Children of the Gods Box Set by Jessica Therrien

Author:Jessica Therrien
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Children of the Gods, Box set, Jessica Therrien, Oppression, Uprising, Redemption, Ya
Publisher: Acorn Publishing
Published: 2016-10-05T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 13

FOR THE NEXT WEEK Mac woke everyone at 6:00 a.m., his voice bellowing through the trees.

“Get up, you lazy dogs. All right, get up.”

Every morning eyes were wide as people began to stir. No one seemed tired. Instead it was how I imagined the first week of summer camp to be. I didn’t understand it. I ate breakfast quietly, letting the rolling pitch of Rachel’s voice fade to the background. Only she could find a reason to be excited about training for war.

“First rule,” William yelled to our training group after breakfast. “No abilities.” He paced in front of everyone with his hands on his hips, and I noticed how much older he looked having gone without shaving the past few days. “We all know Christoph and Adrianna can strip us of our powers, and everyone needs to be ready to defend themselves physically, even if it’s a last resort.” He looked at me briefly, and I was reminded of Helen’s class at The Institute when we thought she was crazy for having us duel. This seemed crazier. “Second rule. We’re not trying to kill each other here, but don’t hold back either. Christoph won’t be taking it easy on us if it comes to that. We have a healer and a medic team if needed.”

The name Christoph stuck in my head, and for a moment I thought I saw him standing across from me. I closed my eyes to clear my head, but when I opened them, he was standing there. He glared back at me clear as day, right next to William. My heart picked up as I looked around. Didn’t anybody see him? I opened my mouth to warn everyone to run, to shoot, to kill, but William walked right through him like he was a ghost. Before I’d uttered a word, the image disappeared like smoke.

You okay? Kara asked from beside me. She stared forward as she spoke.

I turned to her, knowing she must have seen him too, at least through my mind.

What was that? I asked.

What?

You didn’t see him?

I heard you get all worked up about it, but there was nothing there.

Even through my mind?

She shook her head. No.

“Kara and Alex will demonstrate,” William announced to the group. I tried to pay attention, but my eyes wandered in search for Christoph. The sight of him had left an uneasy feeling in my stomach.

Kara stepped forward, facing Alex with a smirk on her face. “This really isn’t a fair fight,” she said.

Alex raised his eyebrows. “We’ll see.”

No Christoph. I had imagined him. I relaxed my shoulders, and my heart began to settle as I focused on Kara and Alex. It was stress. Just stress.

“Remember. No abilities,” Mac reminded them, but I could see from the way they looked at each other, his rule wouldn’t last.

Kara was already swinging before Mac had a chance to say go. Her fist found the air to the right of Alex’s face. He was fast, even without his ability.

Kara tilted her head, impressed.

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