That would be a thing of true beauty.
And it was an image he planned to take to his grave.
“You’re really going to release me?”
“I am.”
Jayne let out a happy sigh. “I’m sorry about your nose. I hope you don’t hold it against me.”
“It’s fine. I barely feel it.”
Then, to his utter astonishment, she curled up in his lap and fell asleep.
Stunned by her unexpected actions, he scowled. No one had ever trusted him like this since his sister had been ripped out of his arms. The girl was all kinds of stupid.
And yet, he had no intention of harming her. She’d probably been on high-alert since the moment of her arrest and this the first time she could let down her guard.
After all, had he meant to harm her, there was nothing she could do to stop him.
But did you have to break my nose?
Then again, he’d done a lot worse for a lot less.
Not wanting to think about that, he didn’t speak while he made his way as fast as possible to her sister’s outpost.
Eve had just finished dressing when she heard a knock on her door.
Suspicious, she grabbed her blaster and made her way to it so that she could check her video feed.
For a full minute, she couldn’t breathe or believe her eyes.
“Evie?”
Her heart racing in excitement, she opened the door to find her little sister in the hallway, dressed in baggy clothes that barely fit her.
“Jayne?”
She fell into her arms with a sob.
Terrified, she yanked Jayne inside and locked her door. “Baby, what happened?”
Jayne pulled herself together with a ragged sigh. “Your friend from The League, he broke me out.”
“My . . .” Eve’s voice trailed off as she realized that she only knew one person in The League. “Jinx?”
“He said his name was Fury.”
Confused, she stared at her sister. “Tall. White blond hair?”
“Yeah. Scary as shit.”
That was Jinx.
“I don’t understand . . .”
Jayne smiled through her teary eyes. “I don’t either. He told me to stay hidden and be careful.” Wrinkling her nose, she pulled at her loose top. “I’m not sure whose clothes he gave me, but I don’t care. It’s so good to have something other than that godawful uniform that I won’t question it.”
No, but Eve would.
