Treachery by Nora Ash

Author:Nora Ash [Ash, Nora]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Little Huldra Media

The drive to the Pentagon is silent. My father sits beside me in the backseat, leaving AX2 to act as our chauffeur. My father, the general, is used to such arrangements, but it makes me slightly uncomfortable. That’s ridiculous, of course; there’s no reason to feel anything but slight amusement that an AX model worth millions of dollars is being used as a chauffeur. What an excellent allocation of taxpayers’ money.

I reach up to rub at the scar on my neck. The freshly mended flesh itches underneath the gauze, and I know I should have left the covering off to let the fresh, pink skin breathe.

I catch AX2’s eyes in the rearview mirror. Checking up on me. He’s caught the flicker of darkness in my gut through our bond before I even register its presence myself.

I let my hand fall from my neck and take a slow, deep breath. I had the option of falling apart at the hospital. Of letting medical professionals soothe and coddle me while I gave in to the despair clawing at my mind. I chose not to, and I need to stick by that if I want any semblance of my old life back.

Getting through today will be the first step.

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