Page 102 of Anarchy Chained: Alpha Thomas

CHAPTER THIRTY - SADIE

“Shit,” I say. “I’m so sorry, Thomas.”

“What for?” he asks. But he’s already out of bed, pulling his clothes back on.

“This is all my fault. I think they set us up.” I get out of bed and look around the room for my clothes too. They’re in a neatly folded pile on the chair.

“What do you mean?”

“Listen,” I say, tugging my jeans on. “I think they sent me to the hospital for you.”

“Yeah, I got that part,” Thomas says. He’s got his shirt on now and he’s looking for shoes.

I get my shirt on too, then turn to look at him. “I think they sent me there, not to kill you, Thomas. We know that’s not possible. They sent me to bring you back. And I did, didn’t I?”

He’s got his shoes on and he’s waiting for me to finish with mine. “They couldn’t have planned this.”

“No?” I say. “Think about it, Thomas. We’re here. At Lincoln Wade’s house. With all three Alphas, and their greatest weaknesses. Lulu and Molly and… me. Oh, fuck, Thomas. They wanted you to bring them here. They’re here on purpose. They’re here to get all of us. And who knows if they’re working alone or with Prodigy—” God, that makes my stomach sick when I think about it. “It doesn’t matter. They sent me to bring you back to them. They want us together, Thomas. They want us as their ultimate weapon. But now—this is turning out even better than they planned. Because they have you, me, Lincoln, Case, Molly, Lulu, and Sheila. They have every weapon in your arsenal, Thomas.”

We’re ready now, so Thomas is at the door, pulling it open as I join him. We enter the hallway, and already I can hear the arguing going on downstairs.

“Look,” Thomas says. “That might be true. In fact, it’s highly probable you’re right. But we still have the element of surprise. They don’t know we know about their little plan. OK?” He’s shaking me a little to make sure his words sink in. “They have no idea what Lincoln is. They have no idea what Case is, either. I don’t even know what Case is, but he’s a smart, formidable motherfucker. Plus we have Sheila. We can take them down, OK? Just let us lead the way. You stay hidden while I try to diffuse the situation.” He grabs my shoulders, making me focus on him and not Uzi’s and Cyan’s voices down below. “Do you understand me, Sadie?”