Betrayals (Black Cipher Files Series book 2)
“A fake. No drug.
Susan Chen had lied to them. Or she hadn't known that I had gotten a placebo.
“Good news, huh?” I could cross one worry off my list.
Jordan grabbed me by the shoulders. “You’re going to leave.” He was asking, demanding the answer.
“Yeah.”
“Just give up? Let whoever is doing this win?”
I hated to put it in win-lose terms but.... “Yeah.”
“What about us? What about the baby?”
I couldn’t answer, couldn’t even think about that right now.
“If you were really going to leave, you’d be ...gone already. You’re a super agent. It’s not like I’ve had you handcuffed to me.”
He was right. I’d been putting it off, delaying in the inevitable, because in truth, I didn’t want to leave. Not here. Not him.
Not...us.
If there was such a thing. I wanted that chance to find out.
“Stay. Fight for yourself. Fight for us. Fight for the baby.”
Barb’s eyes were wide with alarm and fascination.
Jordan had me by the biceps, holding on. Not so tightly I couldn’t break his hold if I really wanted to, but tight enough I knew he was serious.MoreLess
Susan Chen had lied to them. Or she hadn't known that I had gotten a placebo.
“Good news, huh?” I could cross one worry off my list.
Jordan grabbed me by the shoulders. “You’re going to leave.” He was asking, demanding the answer.
“Yeah.”
“Just give up? Let whoever is doing this win?”
I hated to put it in win-lose terms but.... “Yeah.”
“What about us? What about the baby?”
I couldn’t answer, couldn’t even think about that right now.
“If you were really going to leave, you’d be ...gone already. You’re a super agent. It’s not like I’ve had you handcuffed to me.”
He was right. I’d been putting it off, delaying in the inevitable, because in truth, I didn’t want to leave. Not here. Not him.
Not...us.
If there was such a thing. I wanted that chance to find out.
“Stay. Fight for yourself. Fight for us. Fight for the baby.”
Barb’s eyes were wide with alarm and fascination.
Jordan had me by the biceps, holding on. Not so tightly I couldn’t break his hold if I really wanted to, but tight enough I knew he was serious.MoreLess
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