Cornered (The Corded Saga #2) by Alyssa Rose Ivy

Author:Alyssa Rose Ivy [Ivy, Alyssa Rose]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Alyssa Rose Ivy

Sixteen

Kayla

I missed him the moment he stepped out of the room. I wondered how I’d ever left him in the first place. How had I made myself run from someone who brought me such comfort? Quinn and Bailey. The answer was obvious. The whole reason I was inside this prison was to break them out. I couldn’t forget that. I had to stay focused no matter how often my thoughts tried to creep toward Mason.

Dr. Morton had done nothing but check my vitals and stare at me for the better part of ten minutes. I didn’t mind putting off the blood draw, but after awhile the suspense was getting to me. I couldn’t stay quiet. “Why aren't you doing anything?”

“What do you mean?” He snapped out of his stare.

“You aren't drawing my blood.” I eyed him warily. “Dr. Tardale said you were here to draw my blood again. You asked Mason to leave so you could do it. Why are we just sitting here like this?”

“Oh.” He nodded. “I don’t need to do it.”

"But Tardale said the last sample was contaminated…” I hated that word because it implied there was something wrong with me or my blood, rather than this prison disguised as a hospital. I hated everything about this place from the cold floors, to the colorless walls. Even the lighting gave me a headache.

"We won't be here long enough for him to care, and you would be in for a life of hell if he ever got the results.” He glanced back toward the window. The curtain was blocking it. Had Mason left?

"What do you mean?"

He turned back to look at me. "What was Quinn like as a girl?"

"Excuse me?" I startled at the sudden conversation change.

"What was Quinn like?" He rocked back on his heels.

"Why do you care?" Why was he was asking about my sister when he’d just implied I wasn’t staying in Central for long?

"Because I do." He put his hands in the pockets of his white coat. “Please tell me.”

"She was happy. Or as happy as you can be. She had big dreams." It was strange to talk about Quinn as a child. That reality felt like a lifetime ago.

"What kind of dreams?"

"I don't see how that matters." I tapped my fingers on the rail of the bed.

"I want to know."

And then it hit me, all at once like a shot to the heart. "You care for her."

He said nothing at first, only watched me, as if trying to decide whether he really had to answer. "I do."

I smiled despite myself. "That's why you aren't drawing my blood." There was always a reason for every behavior even if I didn’t understand. But this I understood. Doing something crazy because you cared for Quinn was something I knew all too well.

He looked down at where my hand rested on the blanket. "There is a plan."

"Bailey deserves a life." She deserved more than just a life. She deserved the best kind of life, but I knew living in a fantasy world wasn’t going to help anyone.

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