Lucy said. She was very aware of Jaden’s presence at her back. Her eyes flicked to his reflection in the monitor in front of her, where he was staring right back. “If I get caught...” “You’re doing it for a good cause,” Jaden said. “This is blackmail,” Pat chimed in. He was tied to a chair, and as Jaden turned to face him, Pat’s eyes went right to the 9mm in the security chief’s hand. “Pat,” Jaden said in a soft voice, yet it carried to both of the IT techs. “She’s doing this to help you. Remember when I said I would figure out who was stealing the morphine?” Pat nodded, his sweaty bangs falling down over the pale skin of his face. Jaden reached out and brushed the hair aside with the barrel of the gun. “Imagine my surprise, the day we relaxed the guard on the med tent, when IT Pat comes slinking in, looking for a fix. Now, I’m not going to judge you. The end of the world as we know it has put a strain on all of us. But there are people who need that morphine.
