Evolution (2020 Edition) by Stephanie Diaz

Author:Stephanie Diaz [Diaz, Stephanie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Stonesong Digital
Published: 2020-05-21T06:00:00+00:00

18

The next morning, I wake to warm sheets and Logan’s arms wrapped around me. The starscape is still on; a galaxy drifts above us. I was going to turn it off before I fell asleep, but I must’ve knocked out too soon.

A wave of worry washes over me as I remember this is the second day of the Mardenite invasion. The dispatched troops must’ve reached the Surface city by now. I check my comm-band for messages, but there’s nothing except for the standard daily schedule of mealtimes in the cafeteria.

I can only assume that means nothing terrible has happened to the soldiers yet. Things are going according to plan. I hope.

Logan wakes a few minutes after me. I kiss the sleepiness from his eyes, and he mumbles, “You’re still here.”

I laugh softly. “I am.”

“I’m glad.” He squeezes me in a tight hug. “I was afraid you’d run off again.”

He’s referring to the last time we spent the night together in the Alliance compound. The night before our group left to invade the lower sectors. I was too anxious to sleep, so I left Logan hours before he woke up. He wasn’t happy to find me gone in the morning, especially when he heard I’d been making plans with Beechy that would put me in danger of being captured.

“Didn’t run, and I promise I won’t,” I say. “What do you want to do today?”

If any strategy meetings come up, I’ll have to attend them. But in the meantime it seems best that I find something to distract myself with while I wait for news of the war happenings on the Surface. And Logan hasn’t had a chance to see much of the Core yet. He’s been stuck in a cell since we got here.

“I wouldn’t mind exploring a bit,” Logan says. “Seeing what everyone thinks is so great about this sector compared to the others.”

“Do you feel well enough to walk around?” I ask.

To prove it, Logan rolls out of bed, grabs his crutches, and takes off around the room.

I laugh. “Good. Let’s hurry to the cafeteria so we won’t miss breakfast.”

We get dressed and head for an elevator that will take us to the upper levels of the Core. I’m surprised Commander Charlie hasn’t sent a guard to escort us everywhere. But then, Logan has to use crutches to walk and I have fractured ribs still healing. We aren’t exactly huge threats to the infrastructure of his society at the moment. And he knows I understand there’s no use trying to overthrow him until Marden’s army has been defeated.

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