Nine: Vengeance of the Warrior by Shobha Nihalani

Author:Shobha Nihalani [Nihalani, Shobha]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Fiction, General, Thrillers, Suspense, Fantasy
ISBN: 9789351187127
Google: taJQAwAAQBAJ
Publisher: Penguin UK
Published: 2014-05-01T11:05:18.737000+00:00

‘It’s difficult to say whether it was destiny or if someone poisoned your grandfather. I don’t know. But your Grandpa was getting sicker and sicker. He would behave erratically; suffered memory loss, personality changes. It was a hard time. He didn’t want to go to work, showed no interest in his research project—his passion. Stayed up nights pacing, said he was hearing things. His condition was deteriorating, he was losing his mind. The doctors diagnosed Alzheimer’s. It was very odd that soon after he met this scientist his intelligent mind suddenly dulled. His brain decayed. I think something was done to him,’ Grandma whispered. Her face was a network of lines, evidence of the range of emotions that she had experienced in her life.

‘That’s why you are worried that I will end up with the same fate?’

Anita kneeled in front of her grandmother. The elderly, sprightly woman was an inspiration, she maintained an active life and had strong willpower. Anita took the mug from her Grandma’s hand and placed it on the low stool. She laid her head on her Grandma’s lap, just like when she was little. ‘Grandma, please don’t worry about me. Nothing will go wrong, I will be careful. After this trip, I will stop this research. Okay?’

‘I’d prefer it if you stopped right this minute,’ Grandma said. She looked at her granddaughter, smoothed her hair and lifted her head to face her. ‘But I know you will not listen to me—you have your grandfather’s genes. I don’t think anyone can stop you from doing what you set your mind to do.’

The flight to London was smooth and comfortable. It gave Anita time to think, to reflect on the blanks that her Grandma had filled in. Axel had gone ahead to attend a business conference. He would meet her the next day. Anita felt a twinge of guilt for taking favours from him although he didn’t seem to mind the least bit. Yet, she felt she owed him. She would find a way to pay him back, she thought.

After the meal was served, the cabin lights were switched off. Anita reclined her seat and tried to sleep. Her Grandma’s words reverberated in her ears. After his meeting, he was never the same again. A sense of unease settled within. What if these protectors already knew of her keen interest in the Nine? She was very vocal about it and had left name cards and contact numbers with various people who she suspected knew of their existence. Like her grandfather, her curiosity was a foible she would have to live with. And what if her life was in danger? That incident in the library—she had dismissed it so easily. Was that how the protectors messed with people’s minds?

Anita’s grandfather had worked hard to achieve his goal. On the one hand the Nine had helped him, had brought recognition to him for his contribution to science. On the other hand, his sanity had been affected. What had happened at that meeting between the scientist and her grandfather, she wondered.

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