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Revealed (The Nogiku Series, #5)

What happened behind the scenes of Removed?

In this companion novel to the Nogiku Series, relive the events of Removed through Jiro and Mark's eyes.

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About Revealed (The Nogiku Series, #5)...

Come back to the Nogiku world with Jiro Itō and Mark Sakai as they live the events of Removed from their perspective.

Secrets, lies, and cover-ups are all in a day’s work for Jiro and Mark, but when Sanaa Griffin enters their world, truths emerge, plans fall by the wayside, and enemies come out of the shadows. How does Mark veer so far off course while training Sanaa? And how does Jiro win back his family’s loyalty after losing their trust?

If you loved the Nogiku Series, Revealed will uncover the details behind all the action and reveal the future life of Sanaa and Jiro on Yūsei. Don’t miss this companion novel to the four books of The Nogiku Series!

Note: This should be read after Reclaimed, Book Four of The Nogiku Series.

Genre: Adult Science Fiction / Post-apocalyptic Science Fiction
Publication Date: November 18, 2015
Series: The Nogiku Series, Book #5

Chapters from Revealed (The Nogiku Series, #5)...

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Revealed – Chapter 1

It’s New Year’s Eve 3103, and Jiro is bored out of his mind. Ugh.

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Revealed – Chapter 2

Five days earlier. Sakai took a deep breath and placed his hand on the door palm scanner outside Kimie Itami and Lomo Nakamura’s Ku 9 apartment. Sanaa wasn’t at home.

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Revealed – Chapter 3

“It’s almost unreal how quickly she spotted us. Did you know she’d be there?” Koichi leans into Sakai’s ear while Mariko, her brother Matsuo, and wife, Fumiko, talk on the...

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Revealed – Chapter 4

Jiro, Sakai, and Yoichi arrive at the izakaya, but Miko and her girlfriends are already at the temple around the corner, getting their New Year’s wishes and prayers in before...

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Revealed – Chapter 5

“Today’s the big day, Mark. Are you ready?” Lucy rolls over in bed, her long red hair spilling out across the pillow.

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Revealed – Chapter 6

“I choked. I couldn’t do it." “Hmmm.” Koichi hums and strokes his chin, his scar twisting under pressure. “But you’ll do it tomorrow?”

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Revealed – Chapter 7

Sakai waits for Sanaa again at the dōjō. He didn’t sleep much last night.

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Revealed – Chapter 8

Jiro has barely seen Yoichi for the last five weeks and misses him. He knew this day would eventually come, when he would be left behind while his brother’s life...

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Revealed – Chapter 9

Sakai rolls the red wine in his glass, watching the way the blood red liquid clings to the inside before snaking back down to the pool again. Silence descends over...

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Revealed – Chapter 10

The first thing in Jiro’s mind when he walks through the dōjō door is to act like he knew Sakai and Sanaa were coming, pretend he was prepared for this,...

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Revealed – Chapter 11

The next day in the dōjō, Sanaa enters around one-fifteen PM while Jiro waits, sitting cross-legged against the wall and going through messages on his tablet. She closes the door...

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Revealed – Chapter 12

Things have not been going according to plan. On Jiro’s third night at Izakaya Tanaka, Sanaa is still nowhere to be seen.

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Revealed – Chapter 13

Five more days pass with five more afternoons in the dōjō and Sanaa gets progressively more locked up each time. Today, she comes in the door at one-oh-five and doesn’t...

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Revealed – Chapter 14

Sanaa’s injury fades over the next week and Jiro’s guilt over the incident goes with it. She even stepped up her game.

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Revealed – Chapter 15

Sakai lifts the tumbler of Scotch to his lips and sips gently, letting the cold liquid roll over his tongue and down his throat. He never gets drunk anymore, not...

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Revealed – Chapter 16

On the train to Ku 10, Sanaa sits across from Jiro and smiles at him, sweet and sincere. She’s relaxed, her legs crossed and hands folded in her lap, comfortable...

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Revealed – Chapter 17

Jiro and Sakai arrive home to Ku 6 from Ku 10 in time to get called out again for dinner with their relatives, the Suzukis. Jiro spends the entire meal...

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Revealed – Chapter 18

Sakai’s taxi deposits him outside of Section 6 of Ku 2, the Medical Services Ward. He lets the car door close itself, and lengthening his stride, he waves himself past...

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Revealed – Chapter 19

Sanaa’s not doing well in practice today. Her reaction time is completely off, and she keeps blinking her eyes, staring out into space past him when they’re between kata.

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Revealed – Chapter 20

Jiro arrives at Izakaya Tanaka fifteen minutes before he’s scheduled to meet Sanaa, and his heart is beating so fast he thinks he may die before he sees her. This’ll...

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Revealed – Chapter 21

Waiting in the dōjō the next day for Sanaa to arrive, Jiro checks the time over and over. It’s 1:00… then 1:01.

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Revealed – Chapter 22

Making an educated guess, Jiro deposits himself outside of the transitway stop closest to the Hana Okiya at seven-ten. He figures Sanaa will disembark the train here in another ten...

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Revealed – Chapter 23

Goodbyes are said at the okiya and Jiro’s mother makes up for her earlier behavior by hugging Sanaa and asking her over for tea. Miko and Yoichi walk off together,...

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Revealed – Chapter 24

Sanaa enters the dōjō for the first time with a smile on her face, and Jiro knows he’s the one who put it there. The kiss he planted on her...

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Revealed – Chapter 25

Sakai stares at the ceiling, letting Lucy’s light breathing lull him into a sleep-inducing trance. If he ever slept, which he doesn’t anymore.

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Revealed – Chapter 26

Jiro taps his foot impatiently under the table at Izakaya Tanaka, waiting for Sanaa to show up for their date. He’s early tonight, already secured a booth for dinner, and...

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Revealed – Chapter 27

Sakai sighs as he scrubs through the footage of street cameras from around the dōjō. “How long has she been followed.

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Revealed – Chapter 28

Jiro’s date with Sanaa is going well so far. She’s not afraid of his katana, and she even wants one of her own.

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Revealed – Chapter 29

The street outside the dōjō is busy this morning as Sakai lets himself in the front door and climbs the stairs to the second story. He breathes in deep, smelling...

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Revealed – Chapter 30

Her skin is smooth, effortlessly soft. He runs his right hand lightly over her stomach, tracing the outline of her belly button and leaning over to kiss it.

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Revealed – Chapter 31

Lying in bed with Sanaa, Jiro listens to her hum as she rubs her forehead against his side and sighs. These are her happy sounds.

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Revealed – Chapter 32

Years later on Yūsei… A cold breeze zips through the house, a sign of fall coming. The paper screen doors rattle, and Jiro takes the time to walk through the...

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