Crystal Fire by Jordan Dane

Author:Jordan Dane
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

13

Haven Hills Treatment Facility

Ward 8

Caila hated seeing Oliver so broken. A tube had been taped into his mouth, and his beautiful eyes, which she always wanted to see, were closed. His skin looked ghostly pale and his lungs filled through a pump. The incessant beeping of machines and flashes of lights had replaced everything that made Oliver human. Had the same thing happened to Zack before his brain ended up in a jar? Seeing Oliver unconscious and hooked to machines made Caila sick.

I’m sorry, Oliver. I’m so sorry. She repeated those words in her head, hoping he’d hear her, but he looked dead. What had they done to him?

“He’s in a coma. If you can reach him, there’s still time to save his life,” Dr. Fiona said. “But it’s up to you now.”

Caila fought the restraints on her arms. She wanted to touch Oliver—to see if he was still in his body—to know if he was alive, but they had tied her to a wheelchair. Strangling this arrogant doctor came a close second for what she wanted to do with her hands. This woman had done something to Oliver that put him in a coma. Now she made it seem as if she were the only one who could save him.

“What do you w-want...me to d-do?” Caila choked on every word. It took all her willpower to hide the hatred she felt for this woman.

“Like Oliver visited you, he did the same with someone else. That boy is the one who hurt Oliver. He did this. I’m sure of it.”

Caila gritted her teeth. “Who is he?”

“I don’t know his name, but Oliver had tracked him with his gift. I know he found him. This boy is a danger to anyone who crosses his path. Unfortunately, until he attacked Oliver, no one had known how dangerous. He’s an Indigo who hurts his own kind.”

Hurts his own kind? Caila wondered if this woman ever listened to the spew coming out of her mouth. “Why would Oliver go after this guy? Did you ask him to?”

“I think Oliver was trying to protect other kids like you and him. That’s the only thing I can figure. He did a brave thing.” Dr. Fiona stroked Oliver’s hair and stared down at him. “I thought that since you were friends, you might finish what he started, because it mattered to him.”

“You say that like he’s already beyond saving, like this is his last wish, or something.” Caila felt heat rush to her face. “Are you keeping him alive only so I can...help you?”

“What kind of monster do you think I am?”

Caila shut her eyes. She didn’t want to look into the smug, lying face of Dr. Fiona, but she had no choice except to do what she said. Touching Oliver, even if it was only to say goodbye, was all Caila had left.

“Tell me about this guy you want me to find,” she said. “What did you tell Oliver about him? I have to know everything.

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