Joel Adrian - A Shattered Future

She stood ready to pound him away and defiantly turn in his face to continue packing, but the words had her at a loss. “Y-you… you want to help me? Why?”

Releasing her arm, Tanner motioned to the bag. “Look, this is important to you. I spent time with Mona, and I would never want anything bad to befall her. To hell with that. Let’s do what needs to be done.”

Emersyn thought for a moment. She shook her head and spun. “No, no, you can’t. God only knows what this is going to do to my status. I’ve got to get that Requiem gemstone and the activator. That alone could brand me a terrorist here.”

She heard Tanner sit on the bed behind her, the springs creaking. “So be it,” he said. “The military’s always been my family’s blood. It’s my blood, this is who I am. But I’m not going to let Mona get tortured by these Regulator bastards. No. I don’t care what the cost is.”

She stopped throwing things into her bag. Holding a bottle of shampoo, she tapped the lid on her hand. She trusted Tanner, and he was saying all the right things. But was he going to back her up when it came time? His family had a long history in the military. She couldn’t fathom him throwing it all away, least of all for her. “I can’t ask you to do this.”

He shook his head. “I’m not asking you to. I’m doing this for me. This isn’t right, what’s happened.”

Emersyn took a deep breath. Some of the weight shifted from her, relief washed over her mind. It was nice to have someone on board, standing by her side. She reached up and wrapped Tanner in a hug, and he enthusiastically reciprocated.

She didn’t know what was going on with Mona, but she was going to find out. She was going to save herself.

Thank you for finishing A Shattered Future . This novel has been an ocean of ups and downs to complete, and I hope you enjoyed it. I value any feedback you can possibly give, and if you would consider leaving me a review I would appreciate it. Thank you again for reading this book.

By Joel Adrian

© 2018 Joel Adrian

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