Redemption (Soul Series) by C. J. Barry

Author:C. J. Barry
Language: eng
Format: mobi
ISBN: 9781455577491
Publisher: Grand Central Publishing
Published: 2013-09-30T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

Reya walked up the stairs and entered the sanctuary of the church they were hiding in. A row of humble pews lined the center of the church leading up to the altar. She made her way to front pew and stood in the middle of the aisle gazing up at Jesus hanging on the cross.

It was late afternoon between services, and Thane was setting up Stewart’s renderings and maps in the cold basement. She was too restless, and she didn’t know why. Well, perhaps that wasn’t true.

Thane was making her restless. She liked the strength and power in his body, the way he smelled. Simple things but she’d missed them. In fact, she missed a lot of things about Earth. The beauty of the land and water. The spray of color when the sun set. The feel of a warm rain on your face. A baby’s belly laugh. Human love.

And then there were things she would never miss. Unspeakable acts of violence against another human being. The soft sobbing of an abused child. The slow death by starvation of so many. Suffering.

Was it all worth it? she silently asked the cast of Jesus. Look at you. Look what they did to you. Was it worth it? Did it make a difference?

Horrible violence continued as it had since Christ died and before. Why was she here, doing this? Why bother?

He didn’t answer.

She took a seat in the front pew and hung her head. Moments later, she knew Orson was behind her.

“Why don’t you want Thane carrying the crystal?” she asked. “He’s supposed to be carrying it, isn’t he? I mean, that’s why his father saved it. For him, right?”

Orson came into view to her left and took a seat beside her. They both stared up at the cross occupying the front façade of the church. “He can’t be trusted to do the right thing.”

“I don’t think you have the right to make that judgment,” she said.

Orson chuckled, knowing she was using his own words on him. “Perhaps.”

“No perhaps,” she said with feeling. “You can’t change the rules when it’s convenient for you.”

Orson looked at her. “This is an extreme case.”

She turned to him then. “Every soul is an extreme case. Isn’t that what you tell me?”

He looked properly chagrined. “Yes, that’s true.”

“Then he should have the choice,” she said.

Orson shook his head. “This is so much bigger than you can imagine.”

It dawned on her that Orson knew a lot more than he was sharing. “Unless you come clean with what the fuck is going on, I’m handing the crystal over to him.”

Orson didn’t even flinch at her swearing. “You won’t like it.”

She gave a short laugh. “Do I ever?”

“No,” he concurred. “We believe we may know why Surt wants the crystal. So he can control the grid.”

That didn’t make any sense, at least not based on what she knew. Although she was beginning to think she knew squat.

“He can’t take over the grid, no matter how hard he tries,” she said.

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