Shadow of Ruin (The Complex) by Cherie Marks & The Complex Book Series

Author:Cherie Marks & The Complex Book Series [Marks, Cherie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Timbercreek Press
Published: 2016-12-09T16:00:00+00:00

Zaira lifted her head from her pillow and glanced at the glow of sunlight coming through her bedroom window. Something had woken her up. A pounding, but outside of her head this time. Someone was knocking nearby. She glanced around the unfamiliar surroundings, wondering where she was. In an instant, the previous day came back to her, and she immediately knew two things. The light coming through her window was artificial, and the person knocking at her door was the girl she was going to devastate today.

She dragged herself out of bed and trudged to the front door. The knocking picked up to a steady pounding.

“M’coming. Slow your engines.”

With a slap of her hand, the door slid open, and Rori barged in with a bag in her hand. She walked into the living space, her gaze roaming over every inch of Zaira’s apartment.

“Believe you promised me coffee. I brought this bag of divine pastries that I ordered from the kitchen preparation device. Pretty much any food you want, you just have to ask for it.”

“That sounds…nice…if you like that kind of thing.” Zaira stretched her arms out wide. “Think it’s time to test its coffee-making ability.”

“My thoughts exactly.” She headed through an arched opening and Zaira followed, figuring Rori knew her way around better than she did. Sure enough, they emerged into a sparkling white room with handles and countertops protruding from the walls all around. A utilitarian, rectangular table split the room, and the floor seemed to be covered in warm tiles, as if there were some sort of heating system running beneath them.

Zaira focused on Rori. “So, how do we make the coffee?”

Rori reached for one of the handles, and when she pulled it outward, a steaming cup of coffee waited behind it.

“What if I want a little cream?”

Immediately, a dollop of white liquid poured, seemingly from nowhere, into the cup. Despite her natural cynicism, Zaira couldn’t help but be impressed with this unexpected perk to living here.

Rori closed the cabinet and announced, “Coffee, one cream, two sugars.”

It was exactly how Selky took her coffee.

When she opened the cabinet, her steaming cup of light brown brain-zapper waited. She reached for the cup and sipped it immediately. Zaira did the same, loving the warmth and bitter taste of the hot liquid.

“Okay, I could get used to this.”

“Well, you don’t really have a choice do you?”

Zaira looked at Rori out of the corner of her eye. How much should she tell her? If she told her everything, she’d possibly have another brain working on the problem. More than likely, Rori would just dissolve into hysterics again. Yet, Zaira didn’t like the idea of just disappearing without telling her either. It was enough to make Zaira almost feel a connection to someone other than Selky. It was probably just the visual similarity to Selky that brought out those feelings. However, they were there just the same.

“Yeah, no choice.” Again, Zaira wondered why Rori looked so much like Selky. “Where are you

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