Hero (Book Two) by Laura Frances

Author:Laura Frances [Frances, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2017-12-25T06:00:00+00:00

15

“You were amazing,” Meli says. We’re walking the hall in quick strides, hurrying toward the brick room because Solomon asked us to. My heart is still pounding.

“She’s right,” Takeshi says behind us. “You’re the only reason we won the majority over.”

Cash catches up, walking to my right.

“Thank you,” he says quietly, leaning so his words are private. “It was better coming from you.”

I’m still shaking from the rush of spilling my heart so openly. I don’t answer, but I feel calmer with him near me.

The brick room has been stripped of furniture and is now full of muscled bodies. I squeeze in next to Cash, feeling out of place. Ian steps in just as the room grows quiet.

“As soon as the sun sets,” Solomon is saying. “You’ll leave. There are three meetings arranged tonight, each in separate sectors of the valley.”

“How do we know they’re secure?” a man asks. He has blond hair cut short, and his body is tall and lean-muscled; clearly a Watcher, but less built than some of the others. He looks made for speed.

“We don’t,” Takeshi says. His calculating gaze moves over the room. “And let me speak to any of you who may be conflicted in your loyalties. Remember who you’re making deals with. The Council may threaten your families today, but they threaten your generations to come if we lose this. Consider that before you make a choice you can’t undo.”

Everyone shifts, uneasy at the idea of a traitor. But even Commander Sterling assured me they were planted among us. And now we’ve seen that it’s true.

“I’m sending you in groups of three,” Solomon says. He calls out the list: Two Watchers paired with Meli; Ian, Takeshi, and Brookes—the tall, lean man; and Drew paired with two Watchers named Thomas and Phil. Cash wastes no time in objecting. Solomon lifts a hand to stop him.

“You, as well as Hannah, are among the most hunted faces in the valley,” he says. “You cannot ask me to send you into the lion’s den when you are the prized meal.”

“This is my responsibility,” Cash says. “I can’t send others to do my job.”

“They can relay our message effectively—”

“With respect, I believe my presence will be more effective.”

“He has a point,” Takeshi says. “And given how fast our deadline is approaching, we need to send the most powerful message we can. Cash might be the best chance we have.”

“I want to go too,” I say. The words blurt out before I can pause and consider their weight. All eyes are on me now, and I stare back at them, willing myself to remain steady.

“Out of the question,” Solomon says.

“I can help.” I take a step away from Cash.

“They’ll see how we’ve united,” I say. “Watchers and Workers. They’ll see the trust. Let me do this.”

“Hannah,” Cash murmurs. I turn to face him.

There are a million pleas running through my head. Countless excuses and reasons flooding into my mind. Most of them aren’t good enough. What I end up saying is, “I can do this.

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