Existence: Book Five in the Influence Series by David R. Bernstein
Author:David R. Bernstein [Bernstein, David R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Torment Publishing
Published: 2021-04-29T22:00:00+00:00
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âKaylin!â Momâs ragged wail rouses me from my slumber. âNo! My baby!â
âSheâs okay, sheâs okay,â I hear Farren saying as cold hands clutch my face. âLeeyah, sheâs okay. I swear!â
My eyes flutter open, but I canât see a thing. Chapped lips press against my skin again and again, and for the second time, someoneâs hot tears splash all over me. It takes a moment for everything to catch up with, but then it all comes back in such a rush that Iâm propelled out of Farrenâs arms and onto my own feet.
âWhoa!â he cries out. âEasy now!â
But I feel totally restored as I fling my arms around my motherâs neck. She clings to me like she wants to scoop me up in her arms like an actual baby, but she settles for rocking me side to side instead. After some time, she pushes me back, smushing my cheeks together with her clammy hands.
âWhat were you thinking?â she demands. âJax and Ava told me about the weapon!â
I grasp her wrists and pry her hands away from my face. âIf my Push worked all the way, then the weapon might have been destroyed.â
âHow will we know?â Ava asks, appearing at my mother's side. Deep lines crease her forehead, and I know sheâs thinking only of Jax and Envee right now. As long as the weapon exists⦠as long as those wave tracking devices existâ¦. weâre all in danger.
âWell,â I say carefully. âIt didnât get used on me, so that seems promising. But I guess only time can really tell.â
âSo we just wait around until we get surprised?â Ava scowls.
âIâm sorry,â I say, feeling defensive. âI did the best I could in the moment.â
âYou did better than best,â Amanda says, linking her arm through mine and glaring at Ava, which isnât necessary. I know why Ava is so afraid. I donât need her to be nice to me.
âIf we need to do a reconnaissance mission in a few days, we can,â Seth says, coming to stand beside us. He looks almost shyly at my mother. âHappy to see youâre alive, Lee.â
A small smile twitches her lips. She touches his arm. âLikewise, Seth.â
Farrenâs arm snakes around my waist. âIâm up for anything, but we need to get the Influencers as far away from here as possible before we even try to sift through that wreckage. Maybe back to Durango for supplies and then head west again.â
âWhat?!â I gape at him. âNo way!â
âNo one would expect us to move back toward the radiation,â Farren argues.
âRight, because itâs radiation.â
âWeâll figure out our destination later,â Mom cuts in âBut weâre all going. No reconnaissance missions. They know weâll do anything to recover prisoners now, and thatâs something that they could try to use to their advantage in the next round.â
Ava laughs bitterly. âSo, weâre really just going to not even know if they have a weapon at their disposal that wipes out our abilities?â
My head snaps toward her. âWait, what?â
âYeah!â Avaâs eyebrows jump up her forehead, triumphant. âAsk your mom what happens when that thing zaps you.
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