Sentence Sneak Peek - Direct Contact

Direct Contact by Ninette Swann

The first sentence from each chapter of Direct Contact, it's a mini summary of what you can expect to read.

* Spoilers are highlighted like so :)
* Received from the author for review.

“He’ll be there in three minutes.”
 

“He was there again, Julie,” Number Twenty-seven whispered as she struggled into her shirt for the day, “in my dreams.”
 

“Scattered papers covered the metal-tiled floor in the surveillance room. All the file cabinet drawers were opened.”
 

“Malcolm awoke no closer to a solution or to knowing what in the hell Julie was talking about.”
 

“We have four days to inject the girl.”
 

“Malcolm didn’t look up when Julie walked in.”
 

“Malcolm paced near Julie’s lifeless body, fighting the urge to sweep her up and take her to the doctor.”
 

“Teo didn’t know Julie had freed herself—or maybe he was so accustomed to seeing blood on the people he interrogated that he didn’t take note.”
 

“The images came quickly, blinding Malcolm to reality.”

“Julie looked behind her when Malcolm grunted under Anna’s weight.”

“Malcolm laughed aloud when he literally saw the light at the end of the tunnel.”

“The ship bounced and screeched along the small, abandoned road where Malcolm had attempted his landing, waking Julie and Anna who were in the back.”
 

“Julie couldn’t sleep.”
 

“Malcolm made no noise as he rose from the small, uncomfortable cot, careful not to wake Julie.”

“Thirty-four!”