Tremble by Accardo Jus

Author:Accardo, Jus [Accardo, Jus]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Juvenile Fiction, Fantasy & Magic, teen, young adult, denazen, Speculative Fiction, ya, Paranormal, touch, toxic, jus accardo, tremble
ISBN: 9781620610183
Google: vhdBLgEACAAJ
Amazon: B00B6U14XA
Publisher: Entangled Teen
Published: 2013-01-01T07:00:00+00:00

18

We ran seven blocks to the transportation depot on the edge of town and were lucky enough to catch a train just before it pulled from the station. Kale’s plan was brilliant. We’d set up on the train, dig out the tracker, all while staying mobile.

“Here,” Kale said, handing me the knife and lighter as he settled into one of the seats at the back of the car. He pulled off his jacket, followed by his T-shirt, and set them down on the bench beside him. “Sterilize it with the lighter before you make the first cut.”

It was after 3 a.m. and thankfully, that meant an empty car. Having to explain to other passengers why Kale was half naked and I was performing minor surgery on a moving train with a swiss army knife and Sponge Bob cigarette lighter might be difficult, not to mention disturbing.

Reluctantly, I took the items from him. I knew it was going to have to be me. He couldn’t slice the damn thing from his own shoulder. But that didn’t mean I was happy about it. Blood didn’t squick me out like it did some people—namely Brandt—but I wasn’t necessarily a huge fan of it, either. And hacking into someone’s skin to dig something out? Ick factor squared.

I flicked the flint and held the blade over the flame as Kale sat there, patient and bare-chested. I tried hard not to look. Really. But I couldn’t help myself.

He noticed, too. “You’re going to have to look at me—not to mention touch me—if this is going to work.”

“I know.” I let go of the flint and set the knife down beside me to cool. “Too bad Alex isn’t here. He’d get a kick out of it.”

Kale took a deep breath and angled his shoulder closer. “Can you do this?”

Digging into my back pocket, I pulled out the handful of rubber gloves I’d taken from the store and wriggled my fingers into the left one first, and then the right. “Not like I have a choice, right?”

Kale reached over and grabbed the knife from the seat. Holding it out, he said, “That’s not what I asked.”

“Guess we’re about to find out.” With a deep breath, I took the blade from him and ran my left hand across his skin. With just the slightest bit of pressure, I felt along his shoulder, trying hard to ease the trembling in my fingers. The light wasn’t fantastic in here and I felt it before I saw it—the thinnest ghost of a scar. “I think this is it.” Pressing down with my thumb, I poked around until I felt something hard beneath the surface.

“Good. Get it out. It won’t be long before Denazen figures out what we’re doing and where we are.”

“Right,” I said, and positioned the tip of the blade down what felt like the center of the chip. “Ready?”

His left hand curled tightly around the top of the seat. “Just do it, Kiernan.”

So we were back to Kiernan, were we?

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