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Chapter 203: Luncheon
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"Is that another new dress?" Jack asked Dyna while they sat in his pod zooming to another event."Of course. You can't wear the same dress to more than one event. The media will have a hay day.""Are those real diamonds? How much did this one cost?" Jack looked her red dress up and down. It was overlaid in lace and embroidered with diamond flowers."Of course they're real. And what does it matter what it cost?" She gave him an irritated look. "It's always the same thing with you. Money isn't a problem.""It just seems like a cycle. Get invited to a party, buy a new dress, or a new car, or whatever, go to the event and spend a bunch there, too." Jack said as he leaned back in the pod's seat. "Don't you get tired of these fundraisers?""Is the high life finally getting to you?" Dyna asked.Jack shrugged. "It just seems like it's the only thing we ever do with our money.""What else are you going to do with your money? I don't see you spending it on anything. Even your house. You t
FLUX Chapter 205: Panic, Part 2
He looked up to find found Alexandra patiently waiting for him, her white-gloved fingers still held loosely in his hand. She gave him a sympathetic smile. For some reason that made him feel strange. She felt more- authentic? He pushed it from his mind and followed after her as she continued to lead him to the center of the sphere.The back of her navy gown displayed black lace over bare skin all the way from the top of her exposed back to just above her hips in the shape of a V. The navy satin clung to her figure. It flared out where the slit started at the top of her left thigh. She looked like she was ready to dance the tango rather than a mundane waltz.She stopped and spun towards him as the next song started. Her navy eyes were striking against her strapless dress and her creamy skin. She set her free hand on his shoulder and began to lead him through the music. His hand came to her side. He could feel the ripple of muscle beneath it. She didn't feel as frail as she had the firs
FLUX Chapter 206: Vacation
Jack sat in his third unmarked pod as it wandered through the dark depths of the inlet. He finally found the lit ring and maneuvered the pod towards it. It docked successfully. Slowly it reeled him in up the dimly lit tunnel into the docking ports. Water rushed out from around the pod as the conveyer belt kept it moving. The tunnel opened up into a large room with hundreds of pods parked in the slips.He stepped out onto the metal floor. This was unlike any other Sanctuary he had seen before. He just hoped the rest of them had made it. He walked down the aisle of pods toward what he assumed was the entrance to the rest of the base.A guard working the security station stepped out. "Can I help you?""Jack Swift. Here to see Janice or Jimmy Swift.""You're human?" The guard gestured to his own ears.Jack pressed his hand to his ear. "Yes. These are synthetic. I'm undercover."The guard flicked on his tablet. "The General is on level 30. So is Jimmy." He disappeared back to the guar
FLUX Chapter 207: Reunited/What You Really Need
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Jack walked downstairs and joined Lexi at the kitchen table. The chef was nowhere to be seen."Did you see Chef Randall?""I gave him the day off.""You what?""I told him I would make you breakfast. Isn't breakfast made by your favorite daughter way tastier than some hired help?""You don't have to do that anymore."Lexi slapped the table and gave him a look. She was way more of a teenager than he had ever dealt with before. He was beginning to be just a little scared of her."I mean. Of course, I would love it if my favorite daughter made me breakfast.""That's more like it." She stood and started making eggs, toast, ham, and a few other things.Jack watched her while she worked. She was tall and lanky, but she moved with the same grace Alex did. It was almost like watching someone doing ballet."Muffin, do you know how much I love you?"The clattering behind him made him jump. He turned to find Dyna standing there with shopping bags around her feet. Dyna blinked and reach
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FLUX Chapter 210: Birthday/ For The Best
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