Status Updates From Drop His Mask (Fractured Pu...

This was great. Can’t wait for the next book. 5 stars.

Funny how these books always end with Jayce’s pov.

“Where are you taking me? What’s going on? I need to find Player 20.” Just as he decided to do what he must, the lift jolted to a stop, opening.
There had only been a few times in his life when Jayce had felt shocked and nearly all of those revolved around Raven.

“Is it Julian? Is the host Julian?”
“No.” Felix made his way to a door on the ship, and I attempted to take in more of my surroundings, but my eyes were growing tired, my vision blurry. “He is The Host and Julian is Julian.”
I couldn’t fathom what he meant, and I didn’t have time to truly question it before he was placing me into another man’s arms.

Anadil threw something to me. The item bounced a few times before landing at my feet.
“Remove your mask and collar, Raven. Let them see who you are. Our images will not be blurred for this. Let them see who it is behind the mask.”
Still not trusting her, but deciding it was best to establish what she was playing at, I bent and scooped up the item. A block-shaped key.

The Host cocked his head. “Yes, we are nearing the end, aren’t we? Five teams and seventeen players have made it to this round. Over a month we have spent together. Over a month you have spent with your team. Fostering friendships, forgiveness…love. Let us see what happens when it is put to the test.”
My eyes found Griffin’s, and he lifted his head offering a smug smile.

Dame. That’s unexpected.


I heard his retreating feet as, simultaneously, my vision returned.
And I was face to face with my Sponsor.
I glared at the masked man. “How could you? How could you do this to me? You made me the Shadow and for what?

Well if his “parents” are the “creators”. 😐 things aren’t looking good for u Jayce.

My sister isn’t my Sponsor.
The knowledge was soul crushing in a way I couldn’t explain, and it distracted me from my current situation. If they were my friend. If they were born outside of the Facility. There were only a few people left that they could be.

Bet game 10

Either Ivan’s or 32’s team is gonna die
Likely 32 her team is disposable

Also I think in the other country besides Violencia women are incubators and have to be injected to give birth. So the children of such women don’t have familial connections they’re raised like robots. Not “natural born” with parents or uncles, aunts, siblings. And children that are “natural” are cherished.

Dude this is so fucked up. A man who raised a boy is probably doing terrible things to a girl his “son’s” age. Omg everything is fucked up.

The Game Warden finally found the ability to speak. “The Host came to kill her.”
The woman next to the man scoffed haughtily. Her blonde hair fell around her mask and she swept some of it back.

Love that the character names matches the role he’s playing.

“Unkie Julie, you promise mama and daddy love me?” Sparrow asked him as she cuddled further into his side.
At least that’s what he heard.

Ihad intended to complete that round as if it were a transaction. Similar to when I worked for my Faction, but Oleks had confused me.
The man was an enigma. Completely different than who I suspected him to be.
His guarded eyes had reminded me of my own.
But I didn’t feel any guilt. I had made it through another round, used my body once more as I had in the past.

I swallowed down the poison he breathed into me. The stinging flavor was oddly delicious, and I panted under him as he continued his assault on my senses.
Panting, I managed to push him back.
“What…what is this?” I watched him through my lashes. My nerves danced under his touch, goosebumps prickling up and coating my skin in a sensitive array.

Ah yes. Good old disassociation. And compartmentalization.

Player 23’s eyes flashed open. “She can’t see me like this, please.” They were walking through a hallway he didn’t recognize. “Felix, please.” He spoke the man’s name by mistake.
The guard’s grip tightened on him. “Don’t say that here. The walls have ears. I’ll take you to my quarters first.

“Because you need to win this. And I brought someone to help you remember that.” Nightingale stepped aside to reveal a masked guard.
Player 23 was confused until his attention saw the child in the guard’s arms.
Shock sliced his skin, burrowed into him, before settling into his gut. An anvil. He shot up from the bed in a trance.

A new harem member????

197,195, Julian, Levi, Jayce, Enzo, Maverick

Dame girl

I bet the sister told Levi about Sparrow.

“I couldn’t keep Sparrow safe,” I confessed. A wall that I had firmly placed around the piece of my heart for her crumbled just a bit.
Levi stiffened, but he didn’t say anything.

I was not expecting that 😱