Slither To Her by Leigh Francis

Author:Leigh Francis [Francis, Leigh]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-08-30T22:00:00+00:00

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The cool stone of the hall outside of Jade’s prison cell grounded Morgan as she sat on the ground. Normally when she visited Jade, she stood near the bars of her cell so Morgan could see her while they spoke to each other, but today she didn’t even bother trying to appear dignified. She didn’t care enough to put the effort into some kind of facade today. Jade was close enough that Morgan could see the fresh bruises Vester had left on her face and neck from their most recent ‘interrogation’.

“Where’s Cassian?” Jade asked, sitting in front of the bars, “He usually walks you here, but you’re alone today.”

“I’m alone most of the time,” Morgan whispered, not really intending for Jade to hear her.

Jade huffed, and Morgan wasn’t sure if it was a laugh or if she was annoyed. Morgan tucked her knees up against her chest and wrapped her arms around them. From the corner of her eye, Morgan saw Jade tilt her head as she watched her movements. She was assessing her like she always did. Morgan used to find it unsettling, but now it just reminded her of the way animals watch humans as they walk by, trying to figure out if they’re going to get any closer.

“What happened?” Jade asked.

Morgan was surprised that there was genuine curiosity in her words, instead of the kind of mocking sarcasm that usually decorated their conversations.

“Cassian is being sent out on assignment with Tailon and Vester.”

After considering Morgan’s answer for a few silent minutes, Jade said, “He seems like someone who can be trusted to handle himself.”

“It’s not him that I don’t trust.”

“That’s the smartest thing you’ve said to me since I was thrown in this damn cell,” Jade said, her usually sarcasm leaking back into her words.

Morgan rolled her eyes and nearly jumped out of her skin when Jade laughed. It was a real laugh too, not one of the cruel laughs she liked to throw at people she was trying to hurt. That one laugh made her seem more like the woman that Morgan had known in Orzen than anything else she had said or done. That was Minna’s laugh and the same small smile that always followed was fixed firmly on Jade's lips too.

Sometimes Morgan wondered how much of Minna had been a lie, and how much had been Jade. Ever since Morgan had started visiting her more, she had seen more and more of the woman she had known poking through the icy scales that Jade liked to show the world.

“Do you have more questions for me? Or have you just come to bask in my presence?” Jade asked, coking an eyebrow at Morgan.

“How much of it is a lie?”

Morgan didn’t really know what she meant. She could have been asking about their relationship in Orzen, or the Red Spades, or just about anything else. Morgan was just so tired of everyone lying to her. Cassian seemed to believe Jade was right about a lot, so maybe asking her was worth something.

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