Beyond : Series Bundle (9781311505637) by Miller Maureen A

Author:Miller, Maureen A.
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: romance, adventure, young adult, science fiction, space travel, north carolina
Publisher: Smashwords

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An arm lunged out of the abyss to latch onto hers. She screamed and fought the tug. In a second she was shrouded in darkness, her eyes struggling to acclimate. Behind her, bodies pressed into the shadows. She felt their breath, heard their grunts of effort, and still the manacle locked onto her wrist. It squeezed once, almost encouragingly, and then it was gone.

Aimee swung around to focus on the gap in the rock and the daylight beyond. The bulky silhouette of Zuttah filled the opening as the others poured in behind him. With relief, she saw the sun glint atop Gordy’s blond hair before he fell into the shadows of this secreted cave.

A fire erupted behind her, lighting up the cavern. The smell of sulfur filled her nostrils. The source was a burning pile of kindling and moss heaped near the cave wall. It enabled her to survey her new environment. It was a large cavern with recessed walls that made her suspect there was more than just this grand chamber. Her head tipped back to search the vaulted ceiling. Abnormal rock formations and stalactites, hung like daggers from above.

Another fire erupted in the recesses of the cave, casting animated shadows across the moistened walls. There were others that had been waiting inside the cave. All in all, she could count nearly twenty people.

Zak had delved into the dark. She searched as far as the flames extended, but could not locate him. About to pursue, she noticed that Zuttah had settled the unconscious woman on a bed of furs and sat back on his heels now staring at Aimee, expectantly. Did he think she was a doctor?

Aimee dropped to her knees beside him. Something had to be done for this poor woman. Aimee placed the back of her hand on the tanned forehead and felt the scorch of fever there.

“She has a high fever. We need to bring it down. Do you have any ice? From the mountain perhaps?”

Zuttah gave her a quizzical look, and then snorted. He hefted up onto his feet and ambled over to a chest sitting up against the wall. Muttering, he grabbed an instrument and returned, squatting down beside the woman. “Just because we live in caves,” he scoffed, “doesn’t mean that we are cave dwellers.”

He stooped over the woman and pressed a small cylinder against her neck. A muscle rebelled against the touch, but the woman’s expression seemed to relax. Fine wrinkles around her eyes blended into the olive skin and disappeared. Thin shoulders slackened into the fur. There was even a sigh from her chapped lips.

“She will be okay soon.”

Indeed, the woman already looked improved and her eyelids even fluttered open. Brown irises slid about the cave, settling on one of the men who had been marching with them. The man shot forward to be by her side, his hand engulfing hers. As he leaned over, there were warm whispers of encouragement and shy smiles that made Aimee take a step back to offer privacy.

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