Immersive by Becky Moynihan

Author:Becky Moynihan
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Broken Books
Published: 2020-03-09T16:00:00+00:00

Dr. Stacey met my stare.

Watched me pass the box of serum to Bren and slowly unsheath my daggers.

She bolted.

I charged after her.

As she dashed into the treeline with sure swiftness, I realized how drastically I’d underestimated her. The inconspicuous doctor, quietly earning her patient’s trust, was the ultimate spy. More than a spy, actually. She had multiple skill sets.

She was wicked fast. Fast enough to stab someone at a party without anyone noticing. Fast enough to jump me from behind, inject me with paralyzing serum, and be ready to play the doting doctor half an hour later.

And she was smart. Smart enough to use her high security clearance to open Ryker’s cell door and lead him to my location in Medical.

Crap. Crap!

It all fit. She was the only person who knew where to find me that morning. And she was in close communication with Dr. Bradfield. Close enough to steal serum from his lab without anyone noticing—or maybe even leave The Ridge for a couple hours without raising suspicion.

She had said Bren didn’t want my memories restored until after he’d left, because it would be easier. Had that been a lie?

Now wasn’t the time to figure everything out, though. She was twice my age, but she might as well have springs in her shoes. I resheathed my daggers to free up my hands. We needed her alive for questioning, and my best bet was to tackle her from behind.

Suddenly, she disappeared. I didn’t even have time for confusion as my boot caught nothing but air. And then I was falling, crashing, tumbling down a steep hill. I tried to loosen my limbs, but my hands instinctively shot out to break my fall. Pain stabbed up my right arm as my wrist bent under the impact.

I didn’t scream. I was too busy trying not to get impaled on a stick or tree branch. When I finally reached the bottom, I hit the ground with a jarring thud. Air whooshed from me. I couldn’t breathe, but I struggled to pick myself up anyway, inwardly chanting my old mantra.

Push past the pain. You are not weak!

Every bone in my body protested the movement, but the thought of Dr. Stacey reaching Tatum City and telling Renold all that she knew numbed the pain. I scanned the forest floor, thick with greenery that could easily hide a thin, scrappy woman. Hide. Which was exactly what she would do. I forced myself to still.

To listen.

The slightest of sounds came from the left. I crouched low, advancing on the noise with caution. It could be anything. A squirrel. A wererabbit. A saber cat. But it was her, facedown and motionless. Dead? No. Her back slowly rose and fell. Unconscious, then. I debated what to do. Carrying her to camp wasn’t an option. My wrist was probably sprained, and there was no way I could drag her up this hill.

Maybe I should bind her hands and wait until she woke up, then drag her to camp. Her shoelaces could be used to secure her wrists.

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