Saven: The Complete Series by Siobhan Davis

Author:Siobhan Davis [Davis, Siobhan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-09-25T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 4

Knots twist in my stomach at her declaration. Her supreme confidence shakes me to the core. Bile rises up my throat. Keeping my expression neutral, I pose a question in a calm manner. “What exactly did you do to me?”

“Why, Sadie, I thought you’d never ask. You know, your lack of self-preservation is pathetic.” Her constant baiting is starting to wear thin, but I won’t give her the satisfaction of knowing she is getting to me. She opens the clear case and selects two more black discs. Facing the guards, she speaks directly to them. “Retrieve my son. I want him here for this.”

“As you wish, Supreme Chancellor.” The taller guard bows before ducking out of the room. We sit in silence until he returns five minutes later with a surly Axton in tow. He purposely avoids my gaze, and his dour mood adds to the palpable friction in the room. I try to ready myself for the next curveball.

Griselda abrasively presses the discs to each of my temples. She throws out one last taunt as the chair elevates and the image starts to load. “You were a dreadfully whiny child. Hideous.” She shivers in feigned disgust. “Really, you should thank me. I saved you from a life of mediocrity.”

I grit my teeth and studiously ignore her deliberate heckling. Bracing myself, I inhale deeply as I prepare to watch the history of my hidden past.

I’m a young child, sleeping soundly in my bed, looking warm and contented under my comforter, a fluffy brown teddy bear snuggled into my chest. My sister, Ella, sleeps in the bed opposite me. Griselda and an unknown alien male hover over me, whispering to one another. She bends over, moving her face close to mine. Her lips move as she whispers in my ear. After a short while, she retracts the covers and slips her arms underneath my tiny frame. My head lolls back, and strands of dark hair stream loose as she lifts me up. My teddy plummets to the floor, discarded. Ella stirs, murmuring in her sleep. Griselda freezes on the spot until she settles. The man nods before he jumps into the wormhole. Griselda follows suit with me completely oblivious in her arms.

I drag in a gulp of air as the scene changes to one that is vaguely more familiar.

I’m lying on the bed in my room in Political HQ, sobbing my heart out. Axton enters the room, and my head slowly perks up. Although he is also a child, he looks to be a few years older than I am. His long silver-blond hair is combed neatly off his face, secured in a low ponytail. He wears a stiff black jumpsuit that crinkles noisily when he balances on the edge of the bed. He sends me a happy smile. Scared, I cower in the bed, visibly trembling. “I want my mommy!” My girlish intonation resonates with anguish and pain.

“It’s going to be okay, Sadie. You will see your mommy again. But now we get to play together.

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