Chapter 159

Although Trish wanted to talk, to ask questions, to get to know Trix - she couldn't help but wonder if Trix had started out as a captive too - she found herself tongue-tied. After all, Jordan was still sitting beside her, his arm wrapped possessively around her, firm fingers resting against her thigh. Cupping her thigh, really, as if holding her in place against him.

It didn't seem as if Trix needed much encouragement though. She started talking to both Trish and Jordan, acting as if they were already old friends. Or maybe that was just how she was. From listening, Trish learned that the man and woman who just left were named Bryant and Lenore, and that Lenore was a sniper about to go out on assignment. Exactly what the assignment consisted of was left rather vague, and Trish got the idea that Trix didn't know. Apparently Bryant worked on the compound, making weapons rather than using them, but was considered a civilian because he wasn't trained. Before the