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Authors: Megan J. Parker
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just don’t seem the selfish type who steals for no reason.”
“I see,” he frowned and looked down. “If I let myself get arrested, there’s a chance that you won’t be able to help me, right; that The Council would just take me away?”
Serena nodded, “That’s what makes it a risk, sport.”
Axle nodded slowly, “If—and this is a major if , mind you—I’m willing to show you what I’ve been doing, can you trust me long enough to show you?” He looked over, determination set in his face.
Serena frowned. She wanted to trust Axle, though she couldn’t fully come to grips with why . He didn’t seem like the enemy that the files she’d read had made him out to be, and she wanted to find out more about him before she made the decision view him as a danger.
“Okay,” she sighed and nodded. “Fine. You have my trust. Now what are you going to do with it?”
Axle grinned and stepped over as she heard the sound of cloth ripping and gasped, seeing that he had ripped his shirt.
“What the hell are you doing?” She glared, “This was not what I agreed to.”
“Then I guess it’s a good thing that that’s not what I’m doing,” he shook his head and started to tie the torn cloth around her eyes and she frowned, moving to pull the blindfold off. However, her wrist was caught by a strong grip and she felt warm breath near her ear.
“This stays on until we get to where we’re headed.”
Serena frowned, “How do I know you’re not just gonna lead me over the edge of the roof?”
“ That’s where the trust part comes from,” Axle’s voice chimed. Then, as an added quip, “Sport.”
Serena frowned and nodded as she was suddenly lifted in the therion’s strong grip and she gasped as her cheek met with the expanse of his chest. He was stronger than she’d thought, and, as he started running with her in his arms to wherever it was he was going, she found herself feeling far more comfortable than she was comfortable admitting.
S erena sighed as Axle finally let her down and she bit her lip, hoping the blindfold would come off soon. Their trip had landed her in what must’ve been the convertible she’d been “introduced” to the other night. As Axle’s mystery trip took her further and further, she began to worry that Zoey might send a search team after her. She was sure that she’d been gone longer than the others would have expected, and if Zoey couldn’t pick up on her auric signal she might assume the worst.
“We’re here,” Axle finally announced as he pulled off the blindfold.
Serena blinked at the sudden flood of light and frowned at the sight. The building he’d taken her to was old and abandoned and off in the deep, dark seclusion of who-knew.
“Oh good,” she rolled her eyes, “you’re going to show me where you hide the bodies!”
“I’ll have you know that this is what passes as a decent mythos orphanage,” Axle shot as he climbed out of the car and waited for her to follow. “Come on. The children will be excited to meet a newcomer anyway.”
“An orphanage?” Serena looked at the building again, “It’s… uh, kind of a dump.”
Axle glared back at her, “Yea. Almost like it could use some money to pay for the cost of supplies to fix it up, huh?”
Serena bit her lip with realization and followed after him. “Why haven’t I heard anything about this? Wouldn’t The Council have something to do with this?”
“Because The Council’s investment in childcare is limited to what they’ve approved of, and they’re rather disapproving of rogues who try to dodge them. The kids here were all unfortunate enough to be born to parents who worked very hard to not exist on The Council’s radar. According to your higher-ups, none of these kids exist .” Axle growled and shook his head, “And, if they don’t exist, then they don’t need the little luxuries like decent shelter with running water and power, food and legal sources of blood for the
“I see,” he frowned and looked down. “If I let myself get arrested, there’s a chance that you won’t be able to help me, right; that The Council would just take me away?”
Serena nodded, “That’s what makes it a risk, sport.”
Axle nodded slowly, “If—and this is a major if , mind you—I’m willing to show you what I’ve been doing, can you trust me long enough to show you?” He looked over, determination set in his face.
Serena frowned. She wanted to trust Axle, though she couldn’t fully come to grips with why . He didn’t seem like the enemy that the files she’d read had made him out to be, and she wanted to find out more about him before she made the decision view him as a danger.
“Okay,” she sighed and nodded. “Fine. You have my trust. Now what are you going to do with it?”
Axle grinned and stepped over as she heard the sound of cloth ripping and gasped, seeing that he had ripped his shirt.
“What the hell are you doing?” She glared, “This was not what I agreed to.”
“Then I guess it’s a good thing that that’s not what I’m doing,” he shook his head and started to tie the torn cloth around her eyes and she frowned, moving to pull the blindfold off. However, her wrist was caught by a strong grip and she felt warm breath near her ear.
“This stays on until we get to where we’re headed.”
Serena frowned, “How do I know you’re not just gonna lead me over the edge of the roof?”
“ That’s where the trust part comes from,” Axle’s voice chimed. Then, as an added quip, “Sport.”
Serena frowned and nodded as she was suddenly lifted in the therion’s strong grip and she gasped as her cheek met with the expanse of his chest. He was stronger than she’d thought, and, as he started running with her in his arms to wherever it was he was going, she found herself feeling far more comfortable than she was comfortable admitting.
S erena sighed as Axle finally let her down and she bit her lip, hoping the blindfold would come off soon. Their trip had landed her in what must’ve been the convertible she’d been “introduced” to the other night. As Axle’s mystery trip took her further and further, she began to worry that Zoey might send a search team after her. She was sure that she’d been gone longer than the others would have expected, and if Zoey couldn’t pick up on her auric signal she might assume the worst.
“We’re here,” Axle finally announced as he pulled off the blindfold.
Serena blinked at the sudden flood of light and frowned at the sight. The building he’d taken her to was old and abandoned and off in the deep, dark seclusion of who-knew.
“Oh good,” she rolled her eyes, “you’re going to show me where you hide the bodies!”
“I’ll have you know that this is what passes as a decent mythos orphanage,” Axle shot as he climbed out of the car and waited for her to follow. “Come on. The children will be excited to meet a newcomer anyway.”
“An orphanage?” Serena looked at the building again, “It’s… uh, kind of a dump.”
Axle glared back at her, “Yea. Almost like it could use some money to pay for the cost of supplies to fix it up, huh?”
Serena bit her lip with realization and followed after him. “Why haven’t I heard anything about this? Wouldn’t The Council have something to do with this?”
“Because The Council’s investment in childcare is limited to what they’ve approved of, and they’re rather disapproving of rogues who try to dodge them. The kids here were all unfortunate enough to be born to parents who worked very hard to not exist on The Council’s radar. According to your higher-ups, none of these kids exist .” Axle growled and shook his head, “And, if they don’t exist, then they don’t need the little luxuries like decent shelter with running water and power, food and legal sources of blood for the
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