Page 103 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?”

CHAPTER THIRTY-ONE - THOMAS

Sadie stares up at me. I shake her shoulders again, a little harder this time. “Tell me you understand.”

She nods her head, but then begins to shake her head no. “I don’t think you understand, Thomas. I don’t think you know how powerful we are.”

“We?” I ask. Is she with me? Or them?

“Not that way,” she says, struggling to clarify. “We, like who Cyan, Iziah, Uzi, and me are together. We’re not just your average Prodigy project. We’re not Alphas,” she says. “We might be worse.”

“Yeah,” I say, giving her a small smile to try to make her feel better. “I’m getting that impression. But we’re not your average Prodigy project either. We’re so much better than they could ever have imagined as a team. And your friends fucked up by thinking they could take us on in our own domain. We have everything going in our favor, Sadie. Trust me. I know what I’m doing.”

“They are very powerful in teams, Thomas. You can’t even begin to understand what Iziah and Cyan can do. And Uzi and me…” She lets her words drop off. “Well, we’re perfect killers together.”

“OK,” I say, trying to keep her calm. “But you’re not linked with him. You’re linked to me. So he can’t combine his power with yours. He’s only half the monster he thinks he is right now.”

She just stares at me.

“Understand?” I say, still gripping her shoulders.

She sighs, looks down the hallway towards the stairs where the voices are getting louder. Doesn’t look the least bit convinced. But she finally nods. “OK. I’ll follow your lead.”

I grab her hand and half-walk, half-jog down the hallway. When we get to the stairs I stop and look at her again. “Stay here. If things get out of hand, go back to that room Sheila took you in.” I point down the hallway, past the stairs. “And go into the lab. It’s safe in there. They can’t get in, I promise. Molly and Lulu will join you and we’ll come get you when it’s over. Got it?”

She’s still not convinced, but she swallows down her doubt and nods her head. “OK.”

I place my hands on her cheeks as I look down into her eyes. “Trust me,” I say. I lean in and kiss her. “I want you, Sadie Scott. We are the perfect team.” She kisses me back, her hands clutching my shoulders like she never wants to let go.

I don’t want to pull away, but I do. She grabs my hand as I try to walk over to the stairs. I let her keep it for two steps, desperate for me to change my mind. But there’s no way I’m going to change my mind. We have Prodigy right here and there’s no way I’m not gonna take this chance to end them. We might all be almost indestructible, but there are worse things than death. I know that better than anyone.

We make our way to the stairs and Sadie holds on to me for as long as she can. But one more step… she squeezes my fingertips as they slide through her hand… and then she lets me go.