Enemy Inside (Defectors Trilogy) by Tarah Benner Read Free Book Online

tighten around my chest, and I could tell we were driving downhill again. The opening in the tunnel grew smaller and then disappeared. The tunnel went dark. We were driving underground.
    “There aren’t any rovers,” Logan whispered.
    “Don’t need them,” said Godfrey. “Illegals who break into this place don’t come out.”
    I glanced at Greyson, who looked uneasy. Small spaces used to give him panic attacks when he was a little kid, and I wondered if his time spent in solitary confinement in Chaddock had brought back his old fears.  
    Lights flickered on around us, and I saw we were in a parking structure. Godfrey killed the engine and turned back to Logan.
    “Got those maps?”
    She nodded, pulling the bundle out of her rucksack.
    “We can’t leave with Amory the way we came in. Not unless we want to shoot our way out.”
    He spread out one of the maps on the middle console, dragging his finger from the block we were on to one of the highlighted routes.
    “This is a little bit of a gamble because no one has been in Sector X since the riots except through the main bridge, so we don’t know for sure what security will be like. But —” He stopped, tapping his finger on the map. “One of you will take Amory and leave through this old tunnel. It’s been out of service for years, but you might be able to get through.”
    “I’ll go,” I said quickly.
    He nodded. “Memorize this route. The rest of us will go the way we came and say our pickup wasn’t ready yet, but we left you to push the exit paperwork through. If you run into trouble, don’t try anything stupid.” He looked at me, and his eyes were serious. “You won’t win in a shootout with the PMC. Just lay low until we can come back in and get you.”
    My hands tingled with nerves. The thought of being stuck in Sector X was terrifying.
    Godfrey circled a block on the map and scribbled down an address. “Most of our old safe houses within the city have been destroyed, but this one’s not far from here. You can stay there for a few days until we come for you.” He looked up at me. “Memorize this. Can’t risk taking the map in case you’re captured.”
    I stared at our escape route and the four numbers of the safe-house address, burning them into my brain.
    I could feel Greyson’s eyes boring into the side of my head, but I didn’t want to meet his gaze. I knew what he was thinking: There was a high likelihood Amory and I would get caught.
    “You don’t have to go alone, you know,” he whispered.  
    His show of solidarity warmed my heart.
    “Oh yes she does,” Godfrey grumbled. “It’s suspicious enough that I’m leaving with one fewer officer than I came in with. Now take off those helmets. You look ridiculous.”
    Before anyone could argue, Godfrey was out of the car, reloading his gun. Logan followed, looking pale.
    She came around to my side of the car, and I saw that her eyes were glassy. “If anything happens —”
    “Don’t hug,” said Godfrey, not looking up. “There are cameras everywhere.”
    Logan’s lip trembled, and she looked very young. I decided the uniform did not suit her; it stole everything about her that was vibrant and unique, and it melted away her self-assurance.
    “Nothing’s going to happen,” I said, sounding more confident than I felt. “This is Amory we’re talking about. I went back for Greyson, and I would do the same thing for you. We’re not the rebels,” I added in a whisper. “We don’t leave people behind.”
    She nodded once, and I saw the strength and determination in her eyes.
    I grabbed my gun, and the three of us followed Godfrey to an entrance blocked by a glass door. There was no lock and no handle, but a rover above the doorway scanned each of us, and the glass slid back. I felt a prickle on the back of my neck. Someone somewhere was watching us on the cameras.
    Crowding through the entryway, we emerged into a small, sterile-looking white room. It was empty except for a