Rise (The Ethereal Vision Book 2) by Liam Donnelly

Author:Liam Donnelly [Donnelly, Liam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liam Donnelly
Published: 2016-08-17T22:00:00+00:00

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Jane and Morris had been moving as surreptitiously as possible, guided by Ciara’s instructions toward where they knew there was an access panel that led to the surface. After ten minutes, they reached the empty corridor and entered it. On the right, Jane saw that it extended only a further thirty feet, where there was a solid bulkhead with a window in the center. For a moment, she ignored the door on her left that she knew would lead them to the surface.

Instead, she steeled herself and walked toward the end, almost afraid to look out the window. When she did, she was frozen with shock, for although she had pictured the device in her mind’s eye‌—‌both beneath the ocean over which they floated, and outside the ship very recently‌—‌nothing had prepared her for the sight that greeted her then.

“Morris… Who built this thing?”

He joined her, standing next to her on the right and glancing over her shoulder. “It’s taking up half the sky!”

Jane turned to him, her face filled with an expression of both awe and fear. “What if this goes badly? What if that thing blows itself to pieces? What if they screw it up?”

“Good point,” was the only reply he could offer.

Jane sighed and shook her head. She glanced back out the window. “We have to try and stop them.”

He nodded his agreement. Then, glancing down, he took her wrists in his hands. “What happened here?”

“They put us in restraints.”

“How did you get out?”

She hesitated. “Uh… They shattered… by themselves.”

“What do you mean?

“I mean… they just broke.”

“Just like that?”

She didn’t respond. She had been staring at her wrists, and now she slowly brought her eyes up to meet his.

“It was him, wasn’t it?” he asked.

After a moment, she nodded.

“Is he coming back?” he asked, his brow furrowing.

“Look‌—‌”

“No, Jane. Forget that. I don’t care about it. We need his help. That’s why I’m asking. Is he coming back?”

“Yes. I think so.” To her surprise, Morris smiled.

“Good,” he said, grinning.

Her lips curled into a smile. Wrapping her arms around his waist, she leaned on his chest as he draped his own arms around her shoulders. She breathed in his scent, but had only a moment to savor it before she heard footsteps approach. After a few moments, Ciara appeared from around the nearby corner.

“Morris!” Ciara yelled as she ran toward him immediately. Her voice was filled with glee, but there was a hint of melancholy.

Jane stepped back, and Ciara ran straight into his open arms, wrapping them tightly around his neck.

“Thanks,” Morris said.

“What do you mean?” Ciara asked.

“Well, you found the place,” he replied, glancing at the door.

“Oh,” she said, pulling away and grinning. “I suppose I did. That’s true.” Mike approached with a huge grin.

Jane could see just the edge of Morris’s smile as he turned toward Mike and hugged him. Mike smiled and embraced him in return. They let go, and for just a second, Morris ran his hand through Mike’s black hair. Mike smiled, blushed, and pulled away, but Morris was after him immediately, grasping his shoulders and tugging hard there.

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