Chapter 88: Deception

Her hug is so strong it takes his breath away. Dr. Lund lets him go and gives her characteristic hand clap of glee.

"Marvelous!" She twirls in a circle. "Was he tasty?"

Reid grins. "Yummy."

She clutches her fists to her chest, eyes huge. "Was it hard not to kill your sister?"

He groans. "So hard. I wanted to. I was still hungry. But I told he, what you wanted me to say. That you wanted to watch

her die. She did a lot of screaming after I left."

He hears chuckling behind him, turns his head to see the three soldiers who were his escorts grinning and nodding.

Dr. Lund grips Reid's face between her hands and kisses him. She tastes like cinnamon and honey. "Well done, my son."

He acts on impulse, leaning in himself to press his lips to her forehead. "Thanks, Mom."

She flushes, amber eyes wide and shining with a rim of moisture. She makes a soft, happy sound before letting him go.