Saxon (Shared Survival Book 1) by Annalise Alexis

Author:Annalise Alexis [Alexis, Annalise]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-04-30T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Leigh

As soon as the door slams behind Anya, my anxiety spikes a hundred notches. This feels wrong, and I need to do something to get my mind off of the chaos happening beyond these walls.

Her desk. There has to be a transmission or observation Anya’s documented that can help us. While Saxon’s using some of her tools to mess with the thing in his wrist, I start going through all of her notebooks but only find a mass of random data collection, people’s movements and a whole lot of code words I can’t understand.

There has to be a method to her madness, but I have no clue what it is. Saxon clears his throat, and I realize I’ve been clicking a pen non-stop to curb my anxiety. “Sorry, nervous habit.”

He tucks his hair behind his ears and gives me a half-smile, then goes back to work after I set it down.

I scan the room for Binky only to find her cleaning herself. Well, there’s a thought. I haven’t showered in two days. Between the sex and the clammy weather outside, I’m sure I smell like a real gem. Plus, with several layers of sweat and dirt clinging to me, my skin is itchy and uncomfortable.

Anya’s desk squeaks when I push up to go search the back half of her place. Neither Saxon nor I have been seen it and with all the craziness, I hadn’t even thought to look.

There are pipes running along the walls and ceiling in her command room, so I know she has to have a water pump in here somewhere. A purifier, I’d imagine, as well.

What in the actual hell is going on in here? As soon as I part the curtain she’s using as a makeshift door, there are ammo boxes stacked to the ceiling, spare gun parts, lanterns, and what are these?–old beauty magazines?—haphazardly separated in piles. With every step, I learn something new about my friend. Who knew she was a Cosmo girl?

Nearly stumbling over a giant plastic tub of half created machines, I find a rudimentary shower.

My heart leaps at the thought of getting clean, and when I turn the dial and water begins to trickle out, I yank off my clothes with lightning speed.

The first few seconds are rough as my body adjusts to the coolness of the spray, but once I manage to relax, it feels like heaven. The scent of Ivory soap rises as I work the bar into the length of my hair and watch as streams of brown flow down the drain. Damn, I was dirtier than I thought.

A twinge of embarrassment warms my cheeks. I must have looked awful. Poor Saxon has never seen me anything but rough. I’m pretty sure the all-natural Leigh I’ve been rocking would have sent any normal human male running, life-threatening situation or not.

The air compressor in the tiny space kicks on, and the tolerance I’ve managed to build up to the cold water disappears, leaving my skin covered in goosebumps.

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