As We Rise: Savage (As We Rise Saga Book 2) by Donnielle Tyner

Author:Donnielle Tyner [Tyner, Donnielle]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2017-10-17T06:00:00+00:00

Sixteen

Sky paced outside the Hub in Erswood. She needed to feel like she was doing something productive, but since discovering Beast and Eltanin’s conspiracy, all Sky had done was wait.

Phoenix looked almost bored as he leaned against one of the door posts, his gaze following her as she whirled and stomped in the other direction.

“Does marching about help with your stress?” Phoenix asked.

“It gives me something to do,” Sky answered without stopping. “We came here to summon a meeting with the high elders, and they’re keeping us waiting. It’s infuriating.”

“They’re doing it on purpose,” Rana stated. Sky paused in mid-stride to look at her friend. Rana wore one of her fancy dresses that she had picked up on Lycus before she was ousted by the GCA and they had to abandon their excursion. The deep-blue gown was beaded with pearlescent crystals that complemented her creamy skin in a way that made her look as if she were queen of Polas, the ice planet on the very edge of the binary system.

“Why?” Sky shook her head and resumed pacing, but with less energy. “I expressed the urgency of the issue in my message. Why keep us waiting when we have news that affects all the clans?”

“Because they don’t trust you,” Rana answered. “Except for a few, the elders don’t want you to be involved with any of their business. They hope you will give up and leave.”

Sky snorted. She would not yield without a fight. Not when the entire system was at stake. Her gaze lifted to the cameras watching their group. Sky wondered if her frantic pacing lent credence to Rana’s theory. They might be sitting at the council’s table watching her and having a good laugh.

The idea of being the punchline to some sadistic joke deflated Sky. She slunk over to Phoenix and stood stiffly next to him, arms crossed. Rana sat primly on a bench under the great ers tree, her face tilted upward and her eyes closed as if she were soaking the sun’s rays.

No one spoke, and the air around them felt heavy and awkward. Sky knew that both Phoenix and Rana were as anxious as she, but they were the picture of calm. For some reason, that infuriated Sky.

She was the one who was calm during the storm. She was always the one with the plan. Sky didn’t understand why she couldn’t calm down. Maybe it was the constant soft buzz of her mark that began when she discovered Beast’s treachery. Maybe it was because she hadn’t received a return message from Jo and the holosilence scared her.

No, it was because deep down Sky knew the council would do nothing.

“We are wasting our time. They will not help us,” Sky announced, breaking the silence.

Rana cracked open one eye, her lips pulling into a frown. Phoenix stared at her with a bemused smile.

“We should be at the hut, making our own plans to save Beast’s victims and to stop him from giving away clan secrets.”

“It’s not a waste of time to ask for help,” Rana said.

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