The X Factor by Bella Street

Author:Bella Street [Street, Bella]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Seffy lay curled up in the back of jeep, facing away from Trent. A part of her wanted the comfort he offered—he'd been pestering her to at least rest her head on his arm for the last half hour, but she'd already depended on him too much—to the point of leaving the known horrors of the compound for the unknown horrors away from it.

Right now, she craved the bland bed in her beige windowless room, away from fear of discovery by the men driving the jeep across the bumpy Montana road, away from sinister faces in the crowd, and away from Trent's disturbing and insidious presence.

She sniffed discreetly to clear her runny nose and wiped her cheeks with the heel of her hand. She must be getting punchy to break down so easily—and in front of Trent. Seffy was pretty sure he'd now seen her in every possible bad light. She desperately missed Gareth.

A fresh wave of tears threatened, but Seffy gulped them back, sucking in a lungful of musty air. If only she could return to the special camaraderie she and Gareth had shared, instead of the awkward stiltedness. As soon as she returned to the compound, she would really apologize to him and somehow make things right. If she survived this ride.

“Seffy, seriously, it's painful to see you bouncing around like that. Take advantage of nice Trent's arm.”

Trent. He was all she needed to muddy the already murky waters of her life. “No.”

He snorted. “One of these days I'm going to find out what bee is in that bonnet of yours.”

She ignored him, closed her eyes, and tried to sleep the rest of the way.

It didn't work.

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