Desolation by Lecter Adrienne

Author:Lecter, Adrienne
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-12-23T00:00:00+00:00

11

The big rally the Colonel had talked about turned out to be exactly that—and left me conflicted on levels I hadn’t anticipated when I’d followed him down inside, silently grumbling to myself about the general unfairness of life and why everyone was happy to risk mine.

I hadn’t been anywhere near the central areas that made up the Enclave before, and after this experience, I felt I hadn’t missed anything. Sure, the cavernous hall he led us to was breathtaking—utterly dwarfing the room where the guard trials had been held. But when we arrived, it was already packed with people.

So many fucking people.

All breathing and talking and coughing all over each other.

Not that I was turning into an agoraphobic, misanthropic germaphobe any time soon, but that was so beyond my comfort zone that it threatened to send my body into flight mode.

Thankfully, I had Dharma and Kas to distract myself with, and Corey and Liam to add the odd remark in between. Only Osprey seemed intent on following the proceedings as they unfolded—which for now meant for all of us to wait, clustered in the corner, as more and more people kept streaming into the hall.

“I see you found the clothes I set aside for you?”

It took me a second to get what Dharma meant with that. Then another to try to decide how to respond. For once, lying seemed the better part of valor.

“Sure. Thanks. I doubt I’d ever be wearing anything close to my size if I relied on Plato and his guys to stash something up there that fits anyone not built like a linebacker.”

She chuckled.

“I was afraid that would happen. Typical that none of the women thought to set anything aside for you.”

I almost laughed when my first impulse was to bite her head off. So much for allegiances shifting. But I got it. She hadn’t been around them long enough to realize the Militia people had exactly zero things to spare… except for the food and drink they had been extremely forthcoming to share with me last night and this morning. And it had been Marion who’d handed me a full set of clothes after I’d been released from my cell.

I hated the not-so vague sense of unease creeping up my spine.

“They probably figured that since I’m officially part of your team, I get all my stuff where you get yours. Or just go ahead and pick it up next time I’m out there. And they weren’t wrong.”

Dharma still didn’t seem quite convinced.

“They treat you all right? I know you said you had no concerns when we dropped you off there two days ago, but—“

I shook my head, almost laughing at the idea that anyone would try some shit under Marion’s scrutiny.

“I’m sleeping in a bunk bed next to a bunch of tween and teen girls. I think the worst that might happen to me is to wake up with some glitter on my face or my hair braided up. The only one up there who’s a menace is the asshole, and if he’s gunning for me, it won’t be in some sneaky fashion.

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