Type X by M.A. Phipps

Author:M.A. Phipps [Phipps, M. A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Seven Sisters Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

My feet shuffle across the floor as my teeth click against the tip of my thumbnail. The mangled remnants of my shackles lay in pieces on the floor behind me. After everything with Bilken, the people here will never see me willingly restrained again. I plan to make sure of that. A part of me is ready to explode out of this room and bring justice to the traitor while another part is too confused to even know what I’m feeling. So, I pace back and forth, unaware of how much time passes.

Too lost in thought to care.

My mind is a jumbled and conflicted mess. It seems like, no matter how hard I focus and try to make sense of what I know, there’s even more that I still don’t understand. My conversation with Nolan brought many revelations. I won’t deny that. Yet, I have a nagging feeling that I’m missing something important.

My stomach twists, causing a horrible nausea to rise in my throat. The way the State used me—that was to be expected. However, when I think of how PHOENIX has used me . . .

As much as I might wish to, I can’t ignore the truth. Not anymore. When I consider the efforts the people in PHOENIX have gone to, as well as the reality behind my extraction and the fact that I’m here at all, I’m led to one foreboding conclusion.

Nolan wants to cause an even greater war.

He spoke of peace. Of change. But when it comes down to it, PHOENIX isn’t any better than the State. They’re simply two sides of the same coin.

Not all of them, a small voice whispers in my ear.

Without warning, Ezra’s face comes to life in my thoughts.

I’m certain he couldn’t fake what he’s told me about us—despite what I’ve seen from people like Richter and Nolan.

His feelings back then.

His feelings now.

They’re real. I know it.

Releasing a small sigh, I shake my head.

No, I tell myself. He wouldn’t have been involved with this.

I remember the way he looked at me when I first arrived here. A combination of incredulity and intense relief lit up his face, hidden behind a veil of desperation. Only one emotion outshone the others.

Love.

If anything, that one emotion reassures me of his innocence.

I run my fingers through my hair before cupping them around my face. My feet stop moving, and the frustration coursing through my body seems determined to exhaust me. It feels like I could collapse at any moment. The confusion I’ve felt for months now also lingers in the back of my mind, exacerbating my muddled and fragmented memories.

“Why can’t I remember?” I wonder.

A loud gasp bursts from my lungs as my eyes widen with realization.

The uncertainty.

The questions.

I’ve held the answer to all of it this entire time.

For so long, I’ve been forced to use this unwanted power. For strategic gain. To kill others. Yet, I never considered using it for myself. Or, maybe, I just didn’t want to.

Using it for the sake of retrieving

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