(eng) Mackenzie Morris - Time Mage Saga 01 by Chronomancer (2018)

Author:Chronomancer (2018) [Chronomancer (2018)]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 17

Condensation dripped down the side of the soda can when it was slammed onto the plain metal table in front of Jack. A bag of sour cream and onion potato chips slid to a stop next to it. Still dressed in the jumpsuit from Sand, Jack sat with shoulders slumped, watching the tiny blinking red light in the corner of the ceiling from a camera that was recording everything that happened in the room. While his wrists were free of handcuffs, his ankles were shackled to a bolt in the floor below the cold steel chair.

With no windows and no clock on the plain white walls, there was no way to tell how long he had been there. The last thing he remembered was grabbing Thyme's hand and closing his eyes to warp away from Sand Headquarters. But there was a flash of white. When he opened his eyes, his left arm was wrapped in a leather band around his mark, he was in handcuffs, and being shoved into the back of an unmarked FBI van. Something happened when he tried to time travel, and judging by the way they knew to lock his tattoo away, someone in the FBI knew what he was and what he could do.

It was a short drive to whatever facility he was in. He was taken in with a blindfold on before being put in the room and left alone for what felt like hours. But he was not alone any longer. Feeling oddly calm, Jack kept his eyes focused on the female detective in her late forties with the comforting brown eyes and wind-swept dirty blonde hair. Instead of being angry or pushy like he thought an interrogator would have been, the agent was soft-spoken and even smiled at him when she pulled up a chair on the other side of the table.

"Hello, Jack. Can I call you Jack?"

"Sure."

"How are you feeling, Jack? You look like you've been through a lot lately. You look hungry. Are you hungry? You can eat those chips. I can also order you something. Some pizza sound good? What toppings do you like on it?"

Jack shrugged his shoulders.

"I'll get plain cheese. Everyone likes cheese."

He watched her dial the number on her phone. He listened to her ordering a large cheese pizza and a dozen bread sticks, delivered to the 'usual place.' Was this some kind of attempt to get him to open up to her?

The agent ended the call. "The pizza will be here soon, Jack. In the meantime, why don't we talk?"

"About what?"

"About you. What you've been up to lately. Your life. I just want to get to know you a little better. I'm not your enemy. I'm your friend, Jack. I want to help you. My name is Agent Marjorie Dunley. You can call me Agent or Marjorie if you like."

Jack laced his fingers together in his lap. "Okay."

"You're in eleventh grade, right?"

"Yeah."

"Do you like school?"

One part much more than the others. "Drama club."

"So, you

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