Operation Child Soldier (The Academy Book 1) by Jaci Wheeler

Author:Jaci Wheeler [Wheeler, Jaci]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Books and Bowties Publishing
Published: 2017-05-02T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Cameron

Bang, bang, bang.

“Dude, bro, wake up. Let’s go. Up and at ‘em.”

Bang, bang, bang.

“Rise and shine, cupcake!”

I’m going to kill him. Brother or not, he is dead. I haven’t really slept in a month and the first time I finally fall asleep, he is banging on my door at the butt crack of dawn. I roll over and hope he goes away.

“Cam, Cammy. Time to wakey, wakey eggs and bakey.”

Bang, bang, bang, bang…bang, bang.

I jump out of bed, throw the door open, grab Hayden by the collar of his shirt, drag him inside, and slam the door behind me.

“What?!” I shout at him.

He brushes me off and fixes his shirt.

“Has anyone ever told you that you aren’t a morning person? Because seriously, dude, that wasn’t kosher.”

“Hayden, I’m not going to ask you again. What is it? Is Aria alright?” I ask, trying to hide my concern with my anger. Obviously I’m too tired to do a decent job of it because Hayden smirks at me.

“She’s fine, no worries. I came to get you to let you know she will be back soon.”

“How do you know?”

“The patrol dogs are going crazy.”

There are dogs that patrol the perimeter 24/7 for security, and they alert us to any intruder.

“I just assumed you’d want to be there to check her over yourself, but I’d be more than happy to give her a thorough once over,” the creep says with a smile and a wink. He’s lucky I love him. I shoot him a death glare and he throws his hands up.

“Joking, joking, calm down. Are you coming or what?”

“Yeah, I’m coming. Give me a second.”

I grab my jeans off the floor and go into the bathroom. I change, brush my teeth, and run a brush through my long hair, tie it back and then open the door.

“Let’s do this.”

We walk out to the perimeter just in time. The dogs are, in fact, going crazy and Edward is pacing back and forth in front of the clearing. I take this opportunity to approach him and make sure he isn’t hiding anymore tricks up his sleeve.

“Good morning, sir.”

He smiles wide. Oh yes, his has been a very good morning. His pet project is getting ready to fulfill his dreams. I’m not so sure when I became so cynical and suspicious of Edward’s motives, but there’s something there that just doesn’t sit well with me.

“Oh Cameron, my boy, it is a good morning indeed, isn’t it? Our girl has done it.”

“Well, she isn’t here yet, sir,” I add, just because I can. It doesn’t seem to faze him one bit, however.

“Oh she’ll be here and soon, you’ll see. She passed with flying colors; you did well, my boy.” Oh, so now I’m his boy again, am I?

“This is it right, sir? She has passed?” I ask, letting the skepticism slip into my voice.

“Of course, of course. She is going to be placed on the Elite Squad right away.”

“But she’s going to train with them first, right?

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