All Chapters of Aegis Group Dangerous Ladies: Chapter 131 - Chapter 140

Wednesday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.LUMEN SAT ON THE curb next to Aspen and pulled her close. Aspen buried her face against Lumen's shoulder as her slight body shook with all the pent up fear, anger, grief. Everything she'd been dealing with. Alone.Max met her gaze over Aspen's head. There was a barely contained fury in his eyes and the desire to see the whole world burned to the ground. It made Lumen think of how she'd come to meet the boy next door. How the kids had talked about why Lumen's family had to move. She'd been picked on because of her father's indiscretion. Until a skinny boy with a sharp chin and a buzz cut stood in front of her and told the other kids to stop.He'd become her hero the first day they met. The core of who he was hadn't changed. Max might have made the decision to take a different path in life, but that didn't change who he was on a base level. He was still a fierce protector.There was no doubt in Lumen's mind about Aspen and her inten

Wednesday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.LUMEN STARED UP AT the stars while the hammock swung gently back and forth.It was peaceful what with everyone out listening to Sonny speak tonight. Max had gone along with some of the men in their family tree, giving her some much needed space. Not that she'd realized that until he'd gone.That was the thing. Most people annoyed her to some degree eventually, Max never had. She'd co-existed with him when every other person rubbed her the wrong way. She found herself missing that ability to share space with someone.What was she going to do about Max?They'd agreed to wait to figure themselves out decisions until after this job was done, but the way things were going she didn't think a conversation could wait. She was in far too deep with Max.Case in point, when he'd told her about the training her heart had almost stopped. Her world had shrunk, and she'd stood on the edge of darkness for a moment there. She'd been afraid of

Wednesday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.LUMEN RINSED THE LAST dish while the other two women continued to gossip. Tonight she and Max had their first family dinner with the others in their community tree. They all seemed like nice enough people on the surface, but a few had been Creedites for going on twenty years. That set off red flags for Lumen. Maybe someone could be around for a year or two, possibly five, without being aware of what else went on. But twenty?They knew things, and they said nothing. They'd done nothing.Aspen hadn't touched on the family tree structure, possibly because she existed outside of it. For Lumen it was easy to see that this system allowed the administration to keep tabs on everyone. She would be shocked if the very people hosting them for dinner tonight weren't also keeping notes on them.She glanced through the window out on the patio.Their hosts lived in a slightly larger cabin than the one where Lumen and Max were staying. There ap

Wednesday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.ASPEN HUDDLED UNDER THE window, knees drawn up to her chest and listened. Or tried to. Her heart was still pounding so hard it was difficult to hear anything besides the blood rushing past her ears.That was too close.She'd wasted almost half an hour watching the security office, ensuring it was empty before trying to make her move. If it hadn't been for that sick feeling in the pit of her stomach, Thomas would have walked up to her opening the front door.Earlier today she'd finally gotten to check the basement of the main house. She'd thought Buzz had to be there since no one had seen him come or go.The basement had been empty.So where?What other location could they be using to keep Buzz?The security office. It had to be there, didn't it?That was where they had three, secure holding rooms. Normally they were for people who'd taken the party a little too far. But it made sense they might hold Buzz.Damn it.As

Saturday. Creed of Truth Sanctuary, Brazil.MAX STUDIED THE MAP of the sanctuary grounds. They'd covered all of the public places, even strolling the annex classroom hallways.Still no sign of Aspen.Wherever she was hiding, she was doing a damn good job of it. He'd noticed teams of two and three out looking, too. But they hadn't paid Lumen and Max any mind.There were no doubt places the map didn't cover, but Max and Lumen couldn't exactly go search those out in broad daylight.He could only hope that Aspen was able to stay low until things calmed down."Do we want to take a walk to the other side of the river?" Lumen asked.Max's knee jerk answer was no.He shook his head and kept walking slowly.From the little they'd been told, the further away from the river a person went, the fewer rules there were. Something about the hill across the river was a sort of dividing line. A no turning back point. If he had to guess, they'd been awfully close the night they went