Scarlet's Escape: Book 2 (The Sanctum Series) by Katrina Cope

Author:Katrina Cope [Cope, Katrina]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Cosy Burrow Books
Published: 2014-06-22T04:00:00+00:00

- Chapter Twelve -

The Big Secret

In the little over a year that Liam, Hayley, and Dryden had been at Ernest State College, they had never seen Dr. Ernest angry or upset. That day was an entirely different story. To say that Dr. Ernest had steam coming out of his ears would’ve been an understatement. His kind face and caring deep-brown eyes were full of rage, annoyance, and hurt from being disrespected and betrayed. And to make things worse, Liam felt every bit the traitor.

After the doctor had dragged them out of the cupboard, he made them sit on chairs in the corridor, away from all the secret equipment. The students watched him pace up and down in front of them, deciding how to punish them.

Liam looked around the room at the friends who had been caught with him. Nearly all of them were wearing the same expression of worry combined with suspicion, and Liam was sure it was because they were curious about what Dr. Ernest was up to. They all sat in silence, waiting for their judgment to be handed to them.

“I can’t believe that I have found you down here! I’ve had my eye on you four. I thought you all had a bright future here.” The doctor paced the corridor some more, rubbing his bald head in thought. The silent seconds seemed like hours. “What are you all doing wandering around the school in the middle of the night and breaking into rooms? Hmm?” He looked directly at Liam and said, “One of my brightest young students. Is your sister involved in this too?”

Liam shook his head. “No, Dr. Ernest. She isn’t.” Although Liam knew that if Gemma had any hint of what was going on here, she would have been involved, he was not going to jeopardize her bright future.

“Well, that’s good to know.” Relief passed over Dr. Ernest’s face. “But are you going to be able to keep this a secret from her?”

Liam looked the doctor straight in the eyes, showing the most sincerity and truthfulness he could muster. “Yes, Dr. Ernest. Your secret is safe with me.” He forgot to inform the doctor of the fingers he had crossed behind his back. Keeping anything from his sister was difficult to do.

“The problem is, young man and the rest of you”—he glanced around at the rest of the students—“this is not just my secret. You aren’t just protecting me.”

A look of curiosity and shock passed between the students.

“Whose secret is it?” Hayley asked the question dancing on the tips of everyone’s tongues. Deep down, Liam dreaded that they were about to find out that the school was involved in terrorism, though the curiosity was too much. They had to know.

“Well, the government’s, of course. Whose secret did you think it was?” Dr. Ernest looked around at their faces in the corridor.

Liam felt relief. Surely the government won’t be instigating terrorism.

Dr. Ernest must have picked up on their thoughts. “You didn’t think I was working for

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