Ray of Light: (The Incandescent Series: Book One) by Elle Scott

Author:Elle Scott [Scott, Elle]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: k'12
Publisher: DJB
Published: 2017-03-16T16:00:00+00:00

TWENTY-TWO

Nora

‘What do you mean they all died?’ My voice is shaking, ‘Eli? Ross?’

‘Oh no, god no. They left, it all got too much for them. All The Uprising team that captured us though, all of them. Seth had no clue what his father was capable of, he was innocent… doing what he thought was right.’

Viv thinks she’s doing the right thing, and the hurt she must be living without her fiancé - I can forgive her for that. But the vision of who I thought she was has transformed into someone I don’t know; someone full of secrecy and hidden agendas. If I’m going to have to make an unbiased choice, I need to know who she is, I need to know who Miles is, who this Uprising leader is and Professor Ladlow…

‘Tell me more, what happened next? Why all the violence?’

‘After my Mum died my father didn’t know how to connect to me, I only joined Palladium to be close to him. It was known as Havendale Department of Applied Sciences back then. Did you know that?’

I shake my head even though I’ve heard that name before, I can’t quite place where.

‘He developed the company with all his scientists, but the one man by his side the whole time was Professor Nichols. They were co-directors. Years ago they were approached by the Government offering a lucrative deal to hand over their technology. They were both all for it until Nichols started to become distant and agitated. He kept saying it wasn’t worth selling themselves short for. I don’t agree with it, but my dad forced him out so he couldn’t disrupt the agreement. Within weeks of leaving, Nichols had formed The Uprising and assembled teams, spies, everything, just in time for Viv to join our team. Then they stepped back the whole ten months while we collected the orbs, letting us do all the work. Their big plan was to ambush us at the Corridors and take us hostage until my dad handed the orbs over. That’s why I wanted everyone to get into the Corridor that day, my dad ordered me to.’

‘Did you know the whole time? What it did?’

Miles grabs my knee and squeezes it. ‘Do you want a break?’

‘Did you know Miles?’ I raise my voice.

He lets go of my knee and goes to run his fingers through his hair but stops. ‘No. I can’t blame you for thinking that but I knew as much as you did until… that day.’

He pauses and follows through on his signature hair tug. It makes me smile, a little character trait that shows me he is human. I’ve always thought he did it because he was being nonchalant and cool, but now it seems as though he does it to cover his nerves; to give himself a moment while he gathers courage or strength.

‘I had just held Viv—more fragile than I’d ever seen but with more strength in her than I thought possible—as she watched her boyfriend die in the most unmerciful and futile way.

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