Shadow Soldier by Kali Argent

Author:Kali Argent [Argent, Kali]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 25917718
Publisher: UnScripted INC
Published: 2015-07-13T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TEN

Saturday morning dawned clear and sunny, the sky a flawless shade of blue that reminded Roux of the color of Deke’s eyes. As they moved closer to fall, the heat had finally abated, giving way to more moderate temperatures. Though still nervous about the evening’s gathering, she had to admit it was a perfect day for a barbeque.

“Cade!” she called, entering through the front door of the house across the street without knocking. “Brody! Greg! Denny!”

Denny stepped around the corner, his customary bowtie looking as prim and perfect as ever. A bright smile lit his lined face, and he adjusted his glasses as he entered the living room. He looked good, younger, no longer ravaged by malnutrition, and in her heart, Roux knew the city they’d distrusted so much in the beginning had saved their lives.

“Roux, it’s good to see you.” He hurried forward, wrapping her into a warm, fatherly hug. “You look beautiful, dear. Trinity Grove is clearly agreeing with you.”

“It has its charms,” she answered, her mind straying to Deke. “Where’s everyone else?”

“On the back deck.” He lowered his voice and leaned closer. “They still haven’t quite adjusted to being confined indoors.”

Roux’s face fell, and her chest constricted. “They don’t want to stay.”

Denny mirrored her frown and shook his head. “I’m afraid not. I thought things would get better.”

“But they’re not.” Roux couldn’t make them stay, but she had to try. “Let me talk to them.”

The men hadn’t shared quite the same experience she’d had in Trinity Grove. Without Deke and Abby, Roux imagined she’d still be plotting ways to escape as well. She didn’t like all of the guards, but Deke had introduced her to other members of the Revenant, and she no longer looked at the Gemini as monsters. Well, not all of them.

Crossing through the living room and the kitchen, she exited the open back door and stepped out onto the wooden deck. “What trouble are you guys plotting without me?”

Cade pushed away from the railing, his smile reaching all the way to his honey-brown eyes. “Roux.” Three strides closed the distance between them, and he lifted Roux into his arms, crushing her tightly as he spun in circles. “Where the hell have you been? I haven’t seen you in weeks.”

His hair looked longer than it had the last time she’d seen him, the brown tresses flowing past his shoulders in soft waves. He, too, had lost the gauntness, and his once ashen skin glowed bronze in the sunlight. He truly was handsome, striking even, but he did nothing for her beyond a passing appreciation.

“I got a job,” she answered, brushing her hair away from her face when he placed her on her feet. “I’m working at the registration office.”

“A job?” Greg asked, pulling her into a hug as well. “You’re staying?”

“I am.”

His golden stubble scuffed against her cheek, and he’d cut his hair so that the short locks spiked out in every direction. Like the others, he’d gained enough weight since his arrival

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