The Clash (The Permutation Archives Book 5) by Kindra Sowder

Author:Kindra Sowder [Sowder, Kindra]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: CHBB Publishing
Published: 2018-06-18T04:00:00+00:00

“Good.”

Just as I said the word, the door to the room opened, and Gaia stepped in, staring worriedly at the two of us as we giggled at our own conversation. Her icy blue eyes went wide and then relaxed at the awareness we were getting along. Her blonde hair was down and flowed beautifully around her slender shoulders, just as our mother’s had before her passing. Everything about her reminded me of our mother, the strong and independent woman who had done so much we never realized before we ever had a chance to truly know her. I still wished I had the opportunity, but hindsight was twenty-twenty. There were a lot of things I would wish for that would never occur.

“Oh, good, you guys are getting along,” she exclaimed. “That’s good.”

She came around toward John, standing at the back of his chair with her hand on his shoulder. She looked at him adoringly, the smile on her lips soft and loving. I could see how much she cared about him, and just how much he loved her when he looked back at her. It was apparent that they cared deeply about one another, much like myself and Ryder, who held a checkered past just as bad as John’s was.

“It was touch-and-go for a minute, but, yeah,” I admitted. “We’re getting along.”

She nodded and glanced at him for a second before averting her gaze back to me.

“Well, as much as I hate to get in the middle of this little come to Jesus moment, they’re ready for you, Mila,” Gaia stated.

My heart skipped one of many beats in the last few moments, catching up with where it should be as soon as Gaia said the words. My hands shook as they rested on the countertop of the lab table, never coming to rest with my impending extreme medical procedure. This was an experiment as much as was my initial injection of the serum that put me in the position in the first place. Taking a deep, shaking breath, I opened my mouth and spoke to my baby sister.

“I’m as ready as I’ll ever be, I guess,” I confessed. “All we can do now is go in there and do what we need to do, and hope it works.”

“Well, then, let’s go before we all lose our nerve,” Gaia shrugged.

My determination was already disappearing – something I couldn’t tell her.

“Yes, please, before I lose my nerve,” I responded, standing up from my chair.

John came toward me, moving around the table with a soldier’s grace. His hand came down on my shoulder, and his brown eyes were exhausted, the same stress I felt moving through him at the same speed. The adrenaline made everything move even slower than usual, making this entire experience into a slow-motion horror flick that I could’ve never prepared for.

I was excited and nervous all at the same time, and his next words eased my mind, slowing my heartbeat just a fraction.

“You are going to be okay, I know that for a fact.

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