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Chapter 45: Comfortable, Part 3
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FLUX Chapter 46: The Meeting
"We can't just let her keep running free. She's freaking out the population," Jimmy growled."We need to know why she's here," Janice said calmly. "When we figure out what her angle is, we can decide if she is a threat to us.""I'm telling you, she's not like that. She's not malicious. If Alex was here to hurt people, don't you think she would have done it by now? You saw how she handled those ingrates." He shot a look at Jimmy. "She could have killed them, but she didn't. It was self-defense.""Self-defense or not, we have to consider the five thousand other people living here. They don't want a hybrid here. People don't feel safe," Jimmy said."Yes, why is a hybrid living among the humans? Does she think she is so much better than us? She can walk around and lord over us?" Sherry of the department of information distribution said."I find it surprising she doesn't want anything in return," David, the headmaster of education, said, tapping his fingers together as he leaned back i
FLUX Chapter 47: A New Look
"This could be a problem," Ellie murmured.Alex had spent the last couple of days in the lab recreating the file, blueprints included. Ellie talked to herself often, but the way she said this made it seem as if she wanted to catch Alex's attention. Alex lifted her head to see what Ellie was talking about.One of the screens was turned to a news channel. Two blurred pictures of Alex and Jack's faces appeared under a wanted sign. The pictures were in color, but neither clear enough to make out the face. Alex instantly recognized the shot taken at the first facility they had broken into, when she had first met Jack.Alex twirled the end of her burgundy colored braid around her finger. Guess it was time for a new look."Do you think anyone will recognize us?" Alex asked.Ellie shrugged. "I recognize you, but that's because I know you and Jack.""Do you think the other humans in the Sanctuary will recognize us?"Ellie turned, pursing her lips as she thought. "A lot of our people end
FLUX Chapter 48: The Plan
"Almost finished," Alex said to no one in particular as she sat back in her chair and stretched her tired wrists. She had been flicking up this file for the past week and wanted nothing more to do with it. Even though she had it memorized in her head, writing it out allowed her to go over every stitch of information. Alex was able to piece the plan out for Lexi's rescue, incorporating the magnetic pole predictor algorithm that Ellie finished. She was almost done.The door to the lab flung open with a sudden heavy blow. Jimmy entered, red faced and stomping straight towards her. Jack was on his heels shouting at him. "It's not her fault. You can't do this!""I'm head of security on this base. I can do whatever the hell I want," he said, swinging towards Jack, trying to tower over him. Jack rose to his full height and pulled back a fist.Alex darted from her chair and in between them. Pushing her back to Jack, she looked up at Jimmy. She raised her hands up in front of her. "Whateve
FLUX Chapter 49: Goodbye
Alex stood in Jack's bedroom one last time. She pulled a black T-shirt on over her black hair. The swish of the short locks still felt new as they tickled her neck. Her neck felt naked now, the gentle pull of the star necklace gone. She had hid it deep in Jack's dresser, safe for another day, one she would not be a part of.Jack held out his own leather coat to her.Alex rested her hand on the coat and gently pushed his arm away. With a shake of her head she said, "I am not taking anything with me. I don't want to lose it."Jack draped it over the arm of the couch.Alex snatched the tablet off the dresser, trying to steady her hands. She turned and held it out to Jack. "Everything you need is in here."He reached out to grab it, but she held on to it tight. "Follow it to the letter."A small smile tugged at the corners of his mouth. "Every A to Z."She let go of the tablet, letting its smooth surface slide across the palm of her hand.Jack flipped through the tablet's screen. "
FLUX Chapter 50: May 2nd
The water pressed in, dark and suffocating. Jack hated being underwater. As he sunk lower, his nerves started up. The water always made him nervous. It was like being in an endless night. He wanted to be on the surface again, in the wide open. No restraints. No restrictions.Passing through Security had been a breeze. They really should make it more difficult, but with the system hacks the humans had, and the fact that most people who worked security were human, it wasn't really even an obstacle. He stroked his naked face with the back of his hand. He missed his beard, he felt exposed. It was necessary though. They hadn't recognized him with his haircut. He ran his hand through the short cropped brown hair on his head. He shook his head. He couldn't believe the things he was willing to do for this woman. He was back down here again.The lights of his pod illuminated the murky water. The signal of a building blipped on the monitor. It read "Truex Industrial Building 704C." The pod sun
FLUX Chapter 51: Tradeoff, Part 1
"Get dressed you damn woman," Henry Truex said angrily. His black slicked back hair came loose, trailing in front of his emerald green eyes as he waved his hand at Alex.She stood in her old quarters. She was back in the house she had lived at for many terrible years. Alex crossed her arms and stuck her chin out stubbornly.Henry pinched her chin between his thumb and the knuckle of his index finger. "Get dressed. Now," he commanded. "Before I get someone to do it for you.""I'd like to see them try." Her eyes glared defiantly into his. His grip on her chin made her want to shutter, but she held it back.Henry backhanded her, the quick slap made a loud smack that cracked the air. He released her chin with a shove. Alex stumbled backward a step. She held her chin up strong, fighting the urge to cradle her cheek. Alex cracked a wicked smile. "What are they going to think when they see me now?"Henry's eyes narrowed. "If your intention is for me to leave marks, then I will, but we wi
FLUX Chapter 52: Tradeoff, Part 2
"Who else were you expecting?" Lexi asked. "It says my name on the door." The harsh tones in her voice pricked Jack's heart."Lexi Truex," Jack stated as if the truth had just dawned on him from above.Lexi's fingers visibly clenched at her name. "Lexi Davenport," she corrected sternly."Sisters?" Jack asked, cocking his head slightly."Who?""Alex, is she your sister? If you're not a Truex, then you must be sisters."Lexi relaxed her grip a little, obviously surprised by his question. "No, Alex is my mother. I took her name instead of my father's. My father is the reason I am in this place."Jack's fingers worked his brow. Alex sent him here to save her daughter. Lexi wasn't a lover, Lexi was her daughter. Of course, this was why the file had been so important to her. She needed to save her daughter."Get your stuff."Lexi stiffened. "I am not going for more tests tonight."Jack took a step forward. Lexi held her ground, her small arms crossed her chest and small feet plante
FLUX Chapter 53: Getaway
"Get this girl into make-up. If Truex is going to be a congressmen, he needs a wife that doesn't look so trashy, sorry doll. You, Amy, take her to make-up. Now Henry come with me, we need to go over your speech again. Don't worry, don't worry, you've got enough protection on her, what are you worried about? An army taking that pretty little thing away? Ha, no one would dare take something from you." The busy man rattled on and on as he swung his arm around Henry and steered him down the busy halls behind the stage.A mousey little hybrid led her in the opposite direction, with her Alphas in tow. She parked Alex in a seat in front of some incandescent bulbs that lit her face up. The red outline from the healing towel glowed pink. The hybrid bit her lip as she patted foundation and blended it over the skin. She didn't say anything, but Alex could tell she wanted to. Maybe this lady would help her get away. Alex stared at her hazel eyes, she might be able to manipulate her. She was proba
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