“Ian?” I stared intently at Jamie's bloody leg“Do...
“Ian?” I stared intently at Jamie's bloody leg“Do you mind getting us some food? I'm hungry,
tooGet us something good
I could feel Ian's eyes on me, but I didn't look up“I'll be back in just a second He emphasized the short time
I kept my gaze down, as if I were examining the wound, until I heard his footsteps fade
“You aren't mad at me?” Jamie asked
“I know you didn't want me to go
“You're safe now; that's all that matters I patted his arm absentmindedlyThen I got to my
feet and let my hair, now chin length, fall forward to hide my face
“I'll be right prada fairy back–I forgot something I wanted to tell Ian
“What?” he asked, confused by my tone
“You'll be okay here by yourself?”
“Course I will,” he retorted, sidetracked
I ducked out around the screen before he could ask anything else
The hall was clear, Ian out of sightI knew he was already suspiciousHe'd
noticed thatI'd noticed Trudy's awkward and artificial explanationHe wouldn't be gone long
I walked quickly, but didn't run, as I moved through the big plazaPurposeful, as if I were on an
errandThere were only a few people there–Reid, headed for the passageway cheap imitation chanel bags that led to the
bathing pool; Ruth Ann and Heidi, paused by the eastern corridor, chatting; Lily and Wes, their
backs to me, holding handsNo one paid me any attentionI stared ahead as if I were not
focused on the southern tunnel, only turning in at the very last second
As soon as I was in the pitch-black of the corridor, I sped up, jogging along the familiar path
Some instinct told me this was the same thing–that this was a repeat of the last time Jared and
the others had come home from a raid, and everyone was sad, and Doc had gotten drunk, and no
one tiffany necklace and bracelet would answer my questionsIt was happening again, whatever I wasn't supposed to know
aboutWhat I didn't want to know about, according to IanI felt prickles on the back of my
neckMaybe Ididn't want to know
I ran as quietly as I could down the dark tunnel
CHAPTER 40
Horrified
Islowed when I heard the sound of voicesI was not close enough to the hospital for it to be
DocOthers were on their way backI pressed myself against the rock wall and crept forward as
quietly as I couldMy breathing was ragged from runningI covered my mouth with my hand to
stifle the tiffany and co. heart toggle necklace soundwhy we keep doing this,” someone complained
I wasn't sure whose voice it wasSomeone I didn't know wellMaybe Violetta? It held that
same depressed tone that I recognized from beforeIt erased any notion that I'd been imagining
things
“Doc didn't want toIt was Jared's idea this time
I was sure that it was Geoffrey who spoke now, though his voice was a little changed by the
subdued revulsion in itGeoffrey had been with Trudy on the raid, of courseThey did
everything together
“I thought he was the biggest opponent to this business
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