Free The Significant by Kyra Anderson

just trying to get Theo and the
others out of Uren, and it’s fucking depressing to see how desperate they are
to talk. Life is fucking depressing, you know?”
           Raphael sighed and flopped back down on
the bed, lifting the cigarette to his lips.
           “Next thing you’ll tell me is that you
think the Elites are good leaders.”
           “Fuck that,” Kailynn barked a laugh. “As
soon as I have enough to get Theo and the others out of Uren, I’ll never go
back to Anon.”
           As much as she wanted out of Companion as
soon as possible, she had no idea that her status as a Significant would lead
her to the job that would change her life forever.

 
 
 
 

 
    Chapter
Six

 
           Kailynn did not like most of the clients
she found herself with, but she tried not to dwell on her disgust. She went
through each client, focusing only on the amount of money she was collecting.
Every night, she would count up the green, blue, yellow, and white credit chips
she had stored away, figuring out how much more money she needed to free Theo.
She figured she could free most of them in one payment, and then the remaining
members could be released at another time, once Theo had sufficient protection
from the gangs that sought to kill him.
           She needed a big-paying client to partner
with her so that she could get the money quickly. It had already been five
months. She was worried she was running out of time. She knew that Venus could
decide any day to kill her brother.
           After another night of no appointments,
Kailynn was staring at the ceiling, her mind fluttering with thoughts and
worries. A soft chime at the door alerted her to a visitor.
           The door opened and a familiar face
entered.
           “Jacyleen,” Jak greeted, walking into her
dorm room.
           “Hi,” she said slowly, noting the drawn
look on his face. “Is everything alright?”
           “Yeah,” he assured. He grabbed her desk
chair and rolled it over, sitting in front of her, resting his head on his
hands on the back of the chair. “I need to talk to you about something.”
           “Okay…”
           “This conversation didn’t happen, if
anyone asks, alright?” Jak looked at her seriously. Kailyn turned and dangled
her feet over the edge of the bed, cold fear stabbing her gut.
           “Alright, but you’re making me nervous.”
           Jak sighed heavily. “I know that you’re
taking tougher jobs for the higher pay,” he said quietly. “I don’t want to know
why you need the money, so don’t tell me. But…considering you do need the money, I think you’re the
person I can come to for this job.” Jak hesitated. “I can’t really tell you
details, but there is a client, an extremely wealthy client, that is asking for a Significant for an entire
month.”
           “A month ?”
           “Yes, but…” Jak stopped, hesitating
before starting to speak again. “Basically, this person is paying for a very
discreet Significant to be at the home of a friend. The one paying is not the
one who wants to spend time with a Significant.”
           “Paying for someone else?” Kailynn
murmured. “For a month ? Sounds like
this guy has a lot of money to throw around.”
           “He does,” Jak affirmed. “However…he
requested that the Significant be a woman, and someone who has not been a
Significant for long.”
           Kailynn raised her eyebrows. “Sounds like
a red flag to me…”
           “He says that the person he wants to
spend time with the Significant doesn’t like anyone who is fake, and
apparently, they think that all well-trained Significants are fake.”
           “Sounds about right.”
           “He requested someone with a bit of an
attitude. So, naturally, I thought of you,” Jak said. “Are you interested?”
           “It’s all pretty