As soon as we got back to the base we put all of our equipment back and made sure that the magazines were taken out of the guns and everything before we handed them back to the armory and then we headed to the mess hall. We’d already missed breakfast but the cooks had made extra food when they knew
“Alright. Let’s just walk away from her.” Ben said, grabbing my arm and pulling me down the other end of the hallway. She had no right to accuse me of being a traitor. I’ve been so loyal to the Hunters and it’s all I know. I lived with people before I came to the army base, but I wasn’t with them f
CAPTAIN STEVENS POVAs soon as I got back to my office I saw someone sitting at my desk so I walked around to my side of the desk and saw councilman Webber sitting there. “What can I do for you today?” I asked, slowly sitting down. I didn’t really know how to act in front of this man. He was big a
LILLY’S POVJustin had come to find me about that whole meeting that they just put me through. I was so glad that they didn’t think I had anything to do with it. But I was also wondering who they thought was the real culprit. I mean, the Captain told me himself that he didn’t believe it was me. I gu
As Ben was leaning over me, kissing me, I started feeling even more nervous, but I also felt amazing. A feeling that I had never felt before. Ben was about to pull away from me, but I tightened my arms around his neck. So he could only pull back far enough to look into my face. I was staring at hi
Ben and I got dressed but neither of us were ready to go back to the base, so Ben pulled me close to him and I rested my head on his chest. “Have you ever thought about what life is like outside of army bases?” Ben asked. “No. Not really.” I said. “Well, you do know that there’s a whole massive w
The following morning I was at least allowed to have breakfast before Justin took me to the shooting range and I had to walk normally and just work through the pain. I wasn’t going to give him the satisfaction of thinking that he was actually getting to me. I couldn’t do that. I was too stubborn for
Ben and I sat in the mess hall together but we got there late so a lot of people were finishing up and they were leaving. “Lilly. You shouldn’t have to put up with this. It’s the equivalent of living with an abusive parent.” Ben said. “Ben. Even if I did try to leave, I won’t be able to. They’ll a