Dead Air: A Collective World Novel (Academy's Rise Trilogy Book 3) by Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff

Author:Lia Davis & L.A. Boruff [Davis, Lia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-10-23T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

"Ami." Harper's voice broke through my deep sleep.

"What?" I whispered. It had to be the middle of the night. My scratchy eyes didn't want to open.

"Wake up," she whispered. Light fingers danced down my bare spine. "It's getting late."

"What are you talking about?" I asked groggily. "We just went to sleep."

"Hey," Harper said more urgently. "Are you okay?"

I cracked an eye at her. "Sure, why?"

"You're always up before everyone else, usually with your nose stuck in a book. I know we're in a high intensity situation, but I would've thought you'd at least want to check out the cool stuff your Poppy provided."

She made a valid point, but why would I want to do that stuff in the middle of the night? "Harp, we can do all that in the morning."

I rolled over to try to go back to sleep and wished Noah was still in bed with me.

"Ami. Seriously. Look around. The sun is shining bright through the window. I'm not sure what's up with time in this place, but it seems to flow just like home, because according to my watch, it's after noon, and according to the sun in the sky, my watch is accurate."

After noon? No way. "That's not possible." I sat up and rubbed my eyes, then looked out of the windows that gave a gorgeous view of the ocean. The sun was high in the sky, all right. "Damn."

Harper's face looked pinched and worried.

"Oh, calm down, I was probably just tired," I said through a yawn. "It's all good."

"I know, I'm just making sure you're okay after the stressful day you had yesterday."

Her concern bordered on irritating. "Harper. Will you chill?"

"Sure," she said in a quiet voice. "I'll leave you alone to get ready."

Her hurt pulsed through the bond. Part of me wanted to call out to her and ask her to come back in, but I didn't. She'd get over it, and I needed a breather, time away from those two.

At least they'd given me a great orgasm the night before.

What's wrong with you? You're never so callous.

Great. I was beginning to annoy myself.

After dressing, I stepped out of my bedroom into the hotel room common area to find Meda with her fist raised, about to knock on my door. "Is Phenex in there?" she demanded.

"No." I pushed past her toward the coffee maker.

"I can't find him anywhere."

While I measured out coffee to make a fresh pot, I reached internally for his bond.

It wasn't there. Or, it was, but it was muted, like someone had laid a thick blanket over it. What the hell?

"Where is he?" I asked as I poured water into the reservoir.

"The last I spoke to him, he was going to pop in and get Marvin," she said in a scared tone. "What if that went wrong?"

Rounding on her, I narrowed my eyes. "You let him go alone?"

"Why wouldn't I? He can make tiny little portals to spy and make sure nothing bad could get him. He's not stupid."

It was increasingly difficult to keep my temper.

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