In Irina's Cards (The Variant Conspiracy #1) by Christine Hart

Author:Christine Hart [Hart, Christine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682911051
Publisher: Soul Mate Publishing
Published: 2016-05-04T04:00:00+00:00

I wouldn’t feel safe until I was on that bus rolling quickly out of the city’s core. A horribly long three hours lay ahead. I veered into the gardens on my right. The landscaped lawn between Victoria’s bus depot and the harbor-front Empress Hotel was a quiet and conveniently crowded place to wait until I got hungry enough to grab some dinner, and then finally board my bus.

I sat down on a chilly wood bench and looked back at the sidewalk. The corner of the building concealed the spot where the girl sat and I stared for a long minute to see if she would come after me. Nothing happened and I relaxed a bit. I pulled The Chrysalids from my scuffed purse. On Jonah’s recommendation, I’d picked up the novel at a used bookstore on Johnson Street a few days ago. I looked forward to reading it, particularly now that I had a personal context to relate to the story about mutants hiding their differences from mainstream society. I hadn’t made my way through more than two pages when a tall–no immense–figure walked into my peripheral vision. I closed the book and saw Rubin walking alongside a giant. They strode rapidly towards me.

“You cannot leave town, Miss Proffer. Not without talking to me first,” Rubin said darkly.

“Wow, you don’t miss a beat. ‘Hi, how are you Irina? Great? That’s nice, me too,” I said sarcastically.

The giant glowered at me. His long forehead and thick eyebrows made the angular lines of his face seem outright menacing. He was at least seven feet tall. I shifted in my seat as I realized he was both tall enough and strong enough to lift me several feet off the ground. If he could disappear, this man could easily be my attacker.

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