Bitter Magic (World War Magic Book 2) by Lee Hayton

Author:Lee Hayton [Hayton, Lee]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Thriller
Publisher: Lee Hayton
Published: 2017-04-20T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

People were watching her. People knew.

That was the main takeaway that Grainne hugged to herself in bed that evening. Some had been there for a long time, watching her every move. They’d joined in with watching the camera feeds even before she and Jane had worked out how to access their closed system. They’d watched Mary and the cat die, staying glued to their screens.

Not that Grainne had asked those questions. Not that those answers would willingly have been given. The more she searched, the more she stumbled upon. A hundred thousand different conversations revealing more about the viewers than the women that they viewed.

Although disgust welled up inside her at the thought she was a pawn in some voyeuristic game, she was still so grateful to have a connection that she didn’t allow the thought much leg room. There were things to be done. Favors to be asked. Relationships outside her walls that she needed to tap into in order to gain her freedom. Along with information, the main takeaway that Grainne had was no one knew much more than her.

A couple of kids had been online, offering her support directly into the chatbox where she’d been typing. The first contact anyone had made with her, and the words resonated with pleasure through her brain.

“We’re friends. We got your power back on. We reconnected your internet.”

The words were astonishing to her. First, in their connection with her, a woman they didn’t even know, then in their power and control over her. Some kids, that’s all they were, and they exerted more control over Grainne’s life and circumstances than she could herself.

When the message came on, “We’re friends,” her hand had raised up to her mouth. The action was involuntary. It covered up a gasp of relief, helped to stop her eyes tearing as she realized that was what she’d been seeking. To not be a state enemy. To not be the horrible scuttling thing that the government needed to kill. She wanted a damn friend, helping her through this dark patch.

Even if she didn’t know the pair from Adam, Grainne was grateful for their kind words. Hesitant to do something, anything, that might unbalance her new relationship, she turned to the camera in the corner and raised a solitary hand.

Each muscle in her body tensed as she waited for a response. With each new step forward, forging new connections, the path became even more fraught with danger. Like the lights coming back on, each new present that alleviated some of Grainne’s pain, also came with the knowledge its absence would be damning. To have someone extend the hand of friendship was one thing, a joyous thing, but it came with the fear that their hand would be snatched away.

Everybody knew so little.

Add Grainne herself into that bunch. The few things that she, Jane, and Mary had deciphered before their abrupt incarceration, was very little indeed compared to what they didn’t know.

Pictures.

One young man sent her a link to pictures.

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