Clone Chronicles 01 - Imitation by Heather Hildenbrand

Author:Heather Hildenbrand [Hildenbrand, Heather]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance, ya, Dystopian, apocalyptic, future, motorcycle, clones, futuristic
Publisher: Accendo Press
Published: 2013-03-10T07:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

“Wake up,” Titus barks, jarring me awake the next morning.

He is cross. I know it before I’ve opened my eyes but there is more proof in his expression. He stands over my bed with drawn eyebrows and fisted hands. I shrink back into the mattress and clutch the sheet.

Somewhere in my mind, I know that he will not kill me. But only because I am more valuable to him alive so someone else can try. Beyond that, I am absolutely positive nothing else is off limits. He is the creator. Even sleep could not blur my recollection of this. It makes me more scared, though it shouldn’t. Nothing else has changed—except that I know something I didn’t twelve hours ago.

“What is it?” I ask. I can hear the timidity in my voice and I hate it.

“We have an agreement. Or have you forgotten? You will abide by the terms or you will be removed,” he says in a voice that isn’t yelling but is much scarier. “And if you think that means you can go home to the City and back to your meaningless existence consisting of tennis and cafeteria food, you are mistaken.”

I want to ask what I’ve done to displease him—mostly because there exists a long list of possibilities—but I don’t say anything. I wait. I am sure he will tell me. He seems to enjoy the buildup.

“I know you’re capable of pulling this off. You put on a good show last night, at the beginning at least. Dancing and laughing at those idiot boys. Somewhere along the way, you stopped trying. Maybe you thought I wasn’t watching but I see everything. He is not acceptable for your circle.”

“Who?” I can’t help but ask. I am frozen—terrified he means Linc. That he saw us on the terrace.

“Obadiah Whitcomb.”

Relief floods over me and Titus scowls. “I mean it. He is not like us. He is not a part of your inner circle. You can’t change that now.”

I stick my chin out, determined to fight for this one. There isn’t much I’ll go against Titus for, but this is one thing I cannot stand to lose. Ida, Obadiah … a single, meaningful friendship. I will not give this up again. “He may have useful information,” I say.

Titus’s mouth tightens. “What sort of information?”

I shrug, like I couldn’t care less. “I don’t know yet but I heard you talking to Daniel about the senator and I thought maybe Obadiah would say something useful if I spent time with him. Besides, he’s gullible and doesn’t ask questions. If I slip and forget something or need to know a name, he will tell me without suspicion.”

“What did you tell him?”

“That I have temporary amnesia from my bump on the head.”

“He believed you?”

“Yes.”

I wait while he weighs my words. I can see him turning it over. For him, it is one hundred percent a business transaction. For me, it is everything.

“Fine. But make sure you don’t give up your inner circle. And don’t mingle the two.

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