Sin by Malone M. & Malone Nana

Author:Malone, M. & Malone, Nana
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Malone Squared
Published: 2018-05-25T16:00:00+00:00

12

Gemma

I rattled the handle of the infirmary door one more time, as if to remind myself of my predicament. I was locked in, like a kid in time-out.

If anyone I knew ever found out about this, I’d never hear the end of it.

“Ugh! I have to get out of here.” I eyed the ceiling, looking for loose ceiling tiles or a vent large enough that I could climb through. But there was nothing. Just racks of medical supplies, a few gurneys, and the lingering smell of antiseptic.

Maybe they’d designed it this way on purpose, but the medical bay at Blake Security was the perfect impromptu prison.

Distantly, I could hear voices and then laughter. Heat rushed up from my gut. Was he laughing at her? An image of Matthias telling the others about me made me see red. Or Matt. Whoever the fuck he really was.

Could it be him?

I breathed out a long, slow breath at the thought. Against my will, I shuddered with emotion. What if he really was Matt? Memories of warm hugs, shared meals and the certainty of knowing that my pseudo-big brother would take care of me swarmed through my mind. Growing up with the Family had been varying degrees of horrific, but from the moment I’d arrived, Matt had shielded me. His mother had been one of the working girls and he’d grown up in the Family.

Back then, I’d seen him as a welcoming friend, the one safe place in a scary and unfamiliar new one. Now with the benefit of hindsight and maturity, I had a whole new perspective on just how fucked up it was for a kid to grow up there. Matt had taken me under his wing and kept me away from the worst side of that life until the day when he couldn’t protect me anymore.

Tears threatened, and I sprang to my feet, horrified at the rare rush of emotion. I was no longer that scared, vulnerable little girl, taken as collateral for my father’s bad judgment.

Now I was strong. ORUS-trained and bred through the flames of a life few could have survived. Andromeda had saved me, but she’d been very clear from the start that my survival depended on my ability to adapt and excel. ORUS wasn’t a charity, and if I wanted to stay with them, I would have to prove that I deserved to be there.

By being one of their best.

And you did it, I thought bitterly. Congratulations. You’re a star assassin.

“Motherfucker!” I banged the door with my fist once in frustration.

Distantly, I could hear more laughter, and then one of the voices got closer. I pressed my face against the small window in the door and then jumped back in shock at the sight of two big, green eyes staring back at me.

“Are you okay?” The man peering in was vaguely familiar, so I figured he must have been around earlier.

Hope sparked. Maybe he hadn’t gotten word from Matthias that I was supposed to stay in here.

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