Chapter Twelve
Sarai kept her arms wrapped tight around her middle. She hoped against hope that the maneuver had a slimming effect on her rotund body. But she doubted it.
With every lift of her foot, she felt the jiggle of her upper thighs rubbing together. With every foot placed in front of the other, she heard the ground shake. Could Reed hear it too?
He must have with the way he was fidgeting. He tugged at his ear with his right hand. Then he adjusted a mechanism on his prosthetic.
Sarai marveled at how realistic the fingers looked. The only thing that gave them away was the fact that they weren’t twitching like the fingers of his right hand. Reed reached the apparatus out to her and Sarai jerked, embarrassed that she’d been staring.
“I’m sorry.” Reed pulled his hand away. “It’s ju
