Spirit of the Towers by Jamie A. Waters

Author:Jamie A. Waters [Waters, Jamie A.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-1-949524-01-7
Publisher: Jamie Waters

Chapter Nine

Valentina didn’t bother to look back. Sergei and Yuri would do what they must, and she suspected Lars would intervene with OmniLab on their behalf. But quite honestly, she didn’t care. If Charles or Jakob knew who was responsible for providing them with weapons, Sergei and Yuri would find out.

Ariana and Alec approached them, along with Kayla and Carl. Ariana smiled and said, “I’ll go with you. If there’s any additional damage, I can heal the remainder without surgical interference. If the bullet is still embedded somewhere, Alec may be able to help remove it.”

Nikolai put his arm around her waist, and Valentina leaned against him.

Grigory walked over to her and said, “I would like to accompany you, if you don’t mind.”

Nikolai frowned and glanced at her. “Valya?”

“Please, Uncle Grigory. Come with us. I’d like to speak with you about what happened and why you’re here.”

Alec’s eyebrows rose. “Uncle?”

“Not by blood,” Grigory said and fell into step beside her.

Valentina glanced down at the gold dragon in her hand. “You weren’t surprised when I pulled Charles’s weapon out of his hand. How long have you known about me?”

“I only suspected until now,” he said quietly. “I knew your parents for a number of years, Valya. They were discreet, but you can’t be in a unit for long without knowing every detail about another person. That’s one of the reasons I tried to keep track of you, but you managed to hide your abilities well. I’m assuming your grandmother warned you against the dangers of being discovered.”

“Yes,” she admitted. “Then Ivan knows as well?”

Nikolai tensed beside her, and she couldn’t blame him. Nikolai and Ivan weren’t at odds, but they weren’t allies either. Ivan and her parents had been in the same unit together years before she was born, but Grigory had always remained closer to her family. Several years after her parents had died, Ivan had been awarded his current leadership position.

Grigory sighed and nodded. “Yes. Ivan would have offered you a place within one of his camps, but we knew you were loyal to Nikolai. Years ago, Ivan and I promised your parents we would look after you and Nadiya if anything ever happened to them. You’ve always been independent though. We respected that and decided to keep our distance.”

Now it was her turn to stiffen at the mention of her sister. Valentina darted a glance at Alec, and he was regarding her with a question in his eyes. With a sigh, she said, “Yes, Alec. Nadiya is my sister. She’s an energy channeler, too, but she was too young to come into her abilities when I left. My grandmother would have taught her the same restraint she taught me.” She paused and looked over at Grigory again. “That’s why Nadiya is sworn to Ivan’s service and not in your camp?”

“Yes,” Grigory replied with a frown. “She was safer remaining in one of his other locations. Otherwise, she would have needed to travel with me to areas that were more dangerous.

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