The Restrainers: Third Book in The Amplified Series by Flauding Lauren M

Author:Flauding, Lauren M. [Flauding, Lauren M.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Blurtery Publishing
Published: 2016-06-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 15

"What?" I yell, my voice echoing through the arena. "Kill me?"

"Miss Quillen," Governor Plenaris answers condescendingly, "I tire of your gullibility. Obviously we would have interfered before he actually killed you. This was only an exercise to see if he would follow through with the command. Apparently, he cares more about you than I suspected."

My cheeks flush.

"Or maybe he doesn't like killing people against his will," I counter.

"Maybe," the Governor replies, but I can tell he's not convinced. "Regardless," he continues, "I need you to come with me. We have some things to discuss."

I dutifully follow the Governor out of the arena. He’s fiddling with the band on his wrist which activates his personal Override system; the one he can use to control people without speaking. I feel slightly nauseous as I recall the night he used it on me, and I’m fairly certain he just used it on Miles. I hear a small sound and glance back at Miles. He's rubbing his head and he looks exhausted, but otherwise I think he's all right.

The observation room is empty when we enter. I assume the Governor assigned everyone elsewhere so we could have this private meeting. I'm a little nervous that he wants to speak with me alone, but then again, I'm always on edge when I'm around Governor Plenaris.

"First, I want to commend you for your excellent work with prisoner 568," he announces, turning to face me. "He has improved more in the combative commands over the last two days than the entire seven months he's been here."

I didn't really do anything, I think. Just me standing there made Miles more susceptible to the commands. But if the Governor wants to give me credit, that's fine. I need to be on his good side for a little while longer.

"I'm interested, however, in knowing how exactly your relationship stands with our prisoner," Governor Plenaris continues. "When I received the reports of your involvement in his progress, I'll admit I was a bit surprised. I had assumed you mainly knew him as a captive knows their captor during your confinement with the Dissenters, but I took it upon myself to do a little research, and what I found was quite disturbing.”

One of the screens in the observation room flickers and suddenly I'm seeing a montage of Miles and myself when we were younger. We're talking at school, playing outside, spending time with his family. I swallow hard. I knew this was going to come up sooner or later. But what throws me off is the presentation. I know the Governor likes to be dramatic, but how did he put all this together and prepare it to play on that screen? Where does he get the time to work on ridiculous projects like this?

"It seems you two were childhood friends," he sneers. "How can I be sure you aren't harboring sentiments for this boy?"

I clench my teeth. I've rehearsed this story thousands of times, and it's partly true, but I still hate having to tell it to the Governor.

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