Elite (Citizen Saga, Book 1) by Claire Nicola

Author:Claire, Nicola [Claire, Nicola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-10-17T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Safest Place There Is

Trent

She was like a little hissing and spitting kitten. Quite adorable. Delightful even. But with an air of conviction that made me think she'd carry through with her threats and scratch someone's eyeballs out. I'd have to change my nickname for her. Zebras weren't known for being feral, were they?

I sat back in the van and let a long breath out. That had been too damn close. I could still feel the cold metal touch of the drone's hand, as it scraped past my neck, glancing my shoulder and shirt. It hardly seems possible that I bested it with a laser pointer. Still, I was sure when I looked into its artificial eyes, just before its lights went out, that I saw the Cardinal operator at the other end.

It had almost seemed alive.

I lowered my head into my hands and tried to get my breathing under control. We'd pushed hard to escape them and she'd kept up, right until the end, where she was prepared to sacrifice herself for me. I saw the look in her eyes when she believed it was our only chance. I saw her reach for that fucking flash-drive in her bra and then think better of it.

I saw it all. And I'm not quite sure how to process that.

I glanced across the van at Alan, who hadn't taken his eyes off Lena once. He was still a little upset she'd beaten him at Wántel, but I knew in his heart he wouldn't harm her. The others? I wasn't so sure. We hadn't agreed that bringing her in was safe and here we were approaching the hub. I was going to get an earful for this.

Reminding me I hadn't heard a word from Si since his last transmission of, "Tracks." I reached up and pulled my earpiece out, stuffing it in my jeans pocket.

"Si's gone silent," I remarked to Alan.

"Ordered a cease communications earlier this morning," Alan replied, still watching Lena flick that knife like a pro. "You were already incognito at the time, couldn't get the message to you safely."

"Why?"

His eyes darted to me briefly and then back to Lena. He shrugged, but I think it was more because he didn't want to say anything aloud in front of the as yet not trusted Elite.

I turned my head and watched her for a moment. It was hypnotic really, and not just because she was damn fine to observe. Her movements with that blade were fluid, rather like the way she swan-dived off buildings in the rain.

There were still so many unanswered questions, Alan was right to be cautious. I needed to remember who her father was. Who her god-father is. Who she lived with for three years after her father's death until she came of age. There was still a possibility she was a mole, sent to infiltrate us and destroy us from within. Tempt us with the Sat-Loc codes, lure us into a web. Hell, she may not even have them.

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