Regressive: The Cult of Serendee by Angel Lawson

Author:Angel Lawson [Lawson, Angel]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-24T16:00:00+00:00

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Elon

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Facing the mirror, I swipe the razor down my chin, removing the last strip of stubble. Twisting my neck, I check to make sure I got everything. I don’t see anything I missed, but what I do see is how fucking tired I look.

Last night had been long.

Anex is determined to expand our territory—pushing for us to make contacts outside of Wittmore University and local buyers. No one inside Serendee knows it, but the rumors about what’s going on behind our walls are starting to gain steam. The word cult is tossed around a lot, as well as scam, con-artist, and charlatan. None of these are good for business or recruitment.

I dry off, patting my face with a towel, then my chest where a few droplets landed during my shave. I unwrap the towel around my waist and hang it on the hook behind the bathroom door and replace it with black pants. In the bedroom, I open the closet and notice a shadow under the bedroom door. I pause, waiting to see if someone is going to knock, but nothing comes. The shadow doesn’t move.

I stride over and open the door. Imogene is frozen in her spot, fist poised to knock. Her eyes stare straight ahead—at my chest, then travel downward. She swallows thickly.

“What?” I ask, pressing my hand to the doorjamb.

“Never mind,” she says, turning to leave. I snatch her wrist before she’s too far out of reach and yank her back.

“I don’t have time for your dramatics today,” I snap. “What do you want, Imogene?”

Her eyes drop to the ground. “I’m sure you’re busy—I can ask Silas.”

“You can ask me,” I reply, not releasing her. Her arm is narrow as a reed down by the lake. “What do you want?”

“I need someone—you—to take me outside of Serendee.”

I drop my hand and cross both arms over my chest. Her eyes lift, taking in my muscles and my dick twitches. I ignore it. “Take you where?”

“Well, that’s the thing. I’m not exactly sure. It’s for, um,” she looks over her shoulder, although we’re home alone, “for something Rex asked me to do. I don’t exactly understand everything he told me to do, but I figured you would.”

Why does hearing this make my stomach clench uncomfortably? She came to me because I’m the kind of guy that will break the rules of Serendee. The shade of gray in this otherwise black and white world. “What does he want?”

“I’d rather not talk about it here.” Her hands twist in the fabric of her dress. “Can you take me into town?”

The answer should be no. The response should be for me to go straight to Anex and tell him that a member of his community is behaving with Regressive intent. But that isn’t who I am, which is exactly why she came to me for help. “I’ll do you one better. I’ve got business two towns over. Whatever you need to do, we can do it there—away from any potential complications.

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