The Mangrove Suite (Clean Book 1) by Tim Niederriter

Author:Tim Niederriter
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Mental Cellar Publications
Published: 2017-08-02T06:00:00+00:00

In the lounge at the Mangrove Suite, Thomas handed a plate to me and the other to Rain, who sat on the arm of my easy chair, then he took the chair across from us. He took a deep breath. “You two have caused a lot of trouble, but don’t worry I’m not about to turn you in as long as we’re open about everything from this point forward. What do you know about Yashelia, Jeth?”

I shrugged. “Not much. I ran into her on the train to work yesterday. I have no idea why she went after Rain, but she knew who I was on that train.”

Rain’s hand went stiff beneath mine. She raised her eyes and looked at Thomas. “She was after me.”

“Why?” asked Thomas.

She scowled at the floor. “I don’t remember why. Not anymore.”

“Her memories are fading,” I said.

Thomas took a deep breath. “I was worried something like that might happen.”

“You were worried?” I glanced from Rain to Thomas.

He nodded. “The Mangrove Suite is my brothel, but you’ve never asked me what I did with the proceeds. Why I buy new cleans every year.”

I started to speak, but hesitated. Ever since I moved into Lotdel Tower I had spent as little time thinking about this floor as I could. Being friends with Thomas had not helped with that. I shook my head. “What are you trying to say, Thomas?”

“I’ve been connected to a group. They run experiments on cleans, try to figure out what happens to the information aeons take from them, and what cleans really are.”

“A group. Scientists?” I frowned. “Why haven’t you ever mentioned this to me before?”

“I figured you wouldn’t like it. They take a few cleans at a time for some credits, but they also share their results with me.” Thomas folded his hands together and hunched forward. “Everyone knows ichor overdose is what gets people cleaned. But my contacts think it’s more than that. The aeon that does the cleaning is tied to every human they’ve cleaned somehow.”

“Do they not know how yet?” I asked.

“They don’t know, Jeth.”

“It was Yashelia’s ichor,” I said. “Just a few drops.”

Rain nodded. “I tasted it. And I knew she was the one who cleaned me.”

My eyes narrowed.

Thomas whistled. “That could explain why she was looking for her.”

“I don’t want to lose my mind,” Rain said, “but I can feel it happening.”

I reached for her wrist. She slipped off the chair and stood up. “Let me look at you while I can.” She turned toward me. “Jeth, why did you come to this city?”

Thomas settled back in his chair and looked at me. I looked up at Rain’s face. “I couldn’t just stay in the valley after you left. I came here to be a memeotect.”

“You did it.” She smiled, a slight curve of the lips. “I hope you’re happy.”

“I’ll be happier once we get you back.”

“Jeth, what are you going to do?” Thomas asked.

My eyes met Rain’s. “I want to find Yashelia.” My stomach growled, and I looked down at my plate.

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