Chasing the Shadows by Snyder Maria V

Author:Snyder, Maria V. [Snyder, Maria V.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, Young Adult, Fantasy, Romance, Mystery
ISBN: 9781489252777
Amazon: 1489252770
Goodreads: 46230746
Publisher: Harlequin Teen
Published: 2019-11-18T08:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

12

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I stare at the glowing glyph in shock. Green light fills the grooves. Impossible except…there it is. Hugging my right arm to my chest, I rub it, trying to ease the bone-deep ache from the cold.

“Is that supposed to happen?” Beau asks.

I startle at the sound of his voice. My brain registers that, no, the world as I know it hasn’t ended, it just flipped upside down, and, yes, there are other people here. I turn to him. “Get my parents, please.” My voice is weak and shaky.

“Are you all right?” He steps toward me with his hand extended.

I jerk back. “Don’t.”

He stops and a hurt expression crosses his face. “Sorry.”

“It’s not that. I touched the light. I might be contaminated.”

“Oh. Okay.” Beau dashes away.

The muscles in my legs decide to quit working. I sit on the ground. And by the way my heart is racing, I fear a panic attack is imminent. Why does this keep happening to me? As if answering my question, the ice in my arm disappears. I wish I’d never touched that black Warrior heart and instead listened to my mother.

“What in the world could be so—” My mom skids to a stop with her mouth open.

“Ming, what—” My father’s brown eyes widen until they’re as big as twin moons.

They gape before pulling their gazes from the glowing glyph. It appears to be an effort, and, while my parents peer at me, I don’t think they’re really seeing me. Almost immediately, the spectacle recaptures their attention. I wait, but it doesn’t take them long to partially recover from the shock.

“What…how…” Mom steps closer with an arm outstretched. She halts centimeters before the glyph as her archeological instincts kick in.

Normally, I’d be amused to see my mother in such a state. This time, it just adds to my panic.

“I touched the Warrior by accident.” I explain what happened.

My dad blinks then shakes his head as if waking from a daydream. “That’s it?”

“HoLFs?” Beau asks me.

“No.”

Mom holds out her palm in front of the light. The symbol shines on her skin. “It doesn’t burn.” Mom leans with her head to the side. “No hum or other mechanical noise.”

“Did you hear anything when it turned on?” Dad asks me.

“No, just felt a stab of cold.” I’m still clutching my wrist.

“Like when you touched the heart?”

“Yes.”

Mom presses her bare hand to the Warrior. Nothing happens. Then she tries the one next to it. Still nothing.

“Spencer, gather the techs and have them search all the Warriors for more glows.”

Dad takes off, shouting for the techs to assemble.

“Do you want me to try?” I ask, pointing to the second one.

She clasps her hands together. “We don’t know if this is…benign, or dangerous.”

Her comment sends my thoughts spiraling. What if I just turned it on and it is going to explode? No, there would be evidence of explosives in other pits, especially the ones that have broken Warriors. Seems my imagination has ventured out from where it fled.

“What if I touch that one again? See what happens.

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