The Cost of Being Special (Survival of the Fittest Book 1) by Shawn Keys

Author:Shawn Keys [Keys, Shawn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-12-03T22:00:00+00:00

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Amanda Hutchings pulled the strap of her overnight bag over her shoulder and asked again, “Where are we going?”

Jill explained, “A safe house. It’s on the edge of town, not far from here.”

Kyle’s Mom sounded unsure, though she kept walking toward the black FDPC SUV. She didn’t look like she thought she had a choice, anyway. “So, we’re not being arrested?”

Jack said, “No, Ma’am. This is for your protection. We have serious reason to believe that certain elements are using intimate knowledge from households to conduct violent robberies. We explained that the deaths of the Simmons couple was a direct result of their daughter letting in unsavory people. The parents were dead shortly after.”

Steve Wallace hmpfed. “We are quite aware of Kyle’s friends. None of them are into that sort of trouble, nor involved in any criminal activity.”

Jill argued back, “We are concerned that Debra Simmons is being influenced. To protect her, Kyle might be forced to do something he might not otherwise do. We have taken similar precautions with a Mr. Erling, a Mr. Marks and their families.”

Amanda looked surprised. “You brought Riley and Nathan to this place already?”

Steve grimaced. “Which means Susan and Chris will be there.” It was clear that the Nathan’s parents were not his favorite people. They had tried to unite with them as friends, giving how close the kids were, but that effort had died quickly.

Jack shook his head. “Not yet. We intend to bring them, but Mrs. Erling is working and Mr. Erling is apparently driving logging trucks in Arizona. However, a Ms. Chloe Erling was at the house and is now in our care.”

Amanda smiled. “Oh, I didn’t know Chloe was back from college. I haven’t seen her in forever.” She shook her head. “What about Riley’s parents?”

“He informed us they were both on assignment elsewhere.”

Amanda sighed as if that was pretty typical. “Lonely kid. I’m glad he found Nathan. Otherwise I think he’d be even more lost.”

Jill kept a stone face as the Hutchings’ woman praised the two for their love. There were few things that were more immediately disqualifying for the baseline than same-sex preferences. The reasons weren’t even religious. If same-sex tendencies were accepted as a genetic trait for a certain percentage of the population, that trait’s very nature limited their ability to reproduce. It ceased to be a morality question and became a practical one for Jill’s superiors. As an FDPC agent, the only thing that should matter was that Nathan and Riley were both Persterim positive, so it really didn’t matter to the agency what lifestyle they embraced. As for her other loyalty… culling undesirables from the population was not yet mandated. She kept a blandly pleasant smile, not caring about any other factors. “Indeed. Well, I am sure they will be a comfort to each other while this situation resolves itself.”

Jack jumped in, “Once we have you together, we’ll be asking you to brain-storm all the places Kyle and Debra might have decided to go.

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