Toxic Dust (The Deviant Future Book 1) by Eve Langlais

Author:Eve Langlais [Langlais, Eve]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-24T17:00:00+00:00

Eleven

Laura hadn’t meant to run away when she left the closet. She’d headed for the privy mostly because she needed an escape. Lying down beside Axel made her all too aware of him. All too aware of her own body, which made no sense.

Problem was, if she shifted her focus from him then she was left contemplating the coffin-like space he’d locked them in. Secure maybe, but terrifying, too. Why was he locking them in? What if something happened and they couldn’t get out? The walls were so close. The ceiling too low.

There surely wasn’t enough of the stale air for the two of them. Panic built inside her. She had to leave. To get out. So she made up the excuse to use the privy, and then, once she exited the closet, she kept going. She had a sweaty grip around the crowbar, not that it would help. She didn’t know how to fight.

But she couldn’t go back. Couldn’t return to that box.

To him…

The bar on the door yielded, and she made a face at the slight noise. A glance over her shoulder didn’t show him coming. What would she say? There was no excuse.

Opening the door, she remembered to flip the switch, lighting the hall. The empty hall. Why had he taken such precaution? The silence hung thick and the dust undisturbed. It gave her the confidence to keep going.

Closing the door, she moved quickly to the dark shaft. A shaft he’d carried her up before. Surely going down would be simple. She peeked over the edge into the dark throat of the building.

Still no sounds, not even the creak of the structure shifting. He’d been so cautious coming through here, acting as if there was grave danger. Surely an exaggeration. She didn’t get the impression anything had come through here in a while.

And yet…I am not alone.

The prickling warning lifted the hairs on her nape. The quiet remained thick, and yet she’d have sworn something changed.

Something woke.

She needed to move. Standing here would only ensure she would be caught by Axel, or was that her intent? Did she want him to come after her, manhandle her, kiss her again?

Her lips flattened. No, she did not. She had to leave this place, which meant ignoring his warning from earlier.

He claimed she couldn’t survive. She didn’t agree. She had a map. And his buggy was just outside. She’d take it. Drive it until she ran into an Enclave Patrol who would return her to…

To what? She had no idea what would become of her. What did a Madre do? Nikki and Vera had alluded to a situation where she would be hurt. But she didn’t believe them.

Wouldn’t.

The domes were about treating everyone fairly. As they deserved. Yes, the rules sometimes caused pain, but only if a citizen broke them.

What Nikki implied—males intentionally hurting her by illegally fornicating and with the permission of the Incubaii leaders? It seemed implausible. Yet what did she gain by lying?

She was wasting time. She looped the crowbar through the belt on her pants.

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