The Mind Thieves (The Mind Readers) by Brighton Lori

Author:Brighton, Lori [Brighton, Lori]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-04-25T05:00:00+00:00

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The drive to Alcatraz, as I’d dubbed it, was silent and awkward. For me, anyway. My dad didn’t seem to care about making small talk, he was too invested in his own thrilling thoughts to speak to me. His eyes sparkled, he smiled, not a care in the world. And I knew the reason for his happy mood…me.

“It means you’re much more powerful than even I’d expected.”

It left me feeling nervous, worried about what would happen next. He obviously expected a lot from me and it wasn’t the first time someone had expected me to do miracles.

“There are so many things I want to show you. So many things you’ll be capable of, I just know it. If you’re anything like your dad,” Aaron had said while we were in his car the first day I’d arrived on the island.

Not a flash, but a memory that came softly, as if it had always been there. And I’d felt uneasy. Worried I wouldn’t live up to his expectations. Just like now.

Startled by the sudden return of my mind, I glanced at my father to see if he’d noticed the change in my mood. He was humming under his breath as he waited for the facial scan that would allow us access to the second gate. He was completely oblivious.

Oh God, my memory truly was coming back.

Lewis…

I remembered Lewis at Lakeside restaurant the day we’d found Savannah’s body. I remembered Lewis in school the next day. He was a new student who had instantly befriended me. As my dad pulled into the parking lot, I remembered Lewis telling me to meet him at the coffee shop the day before we’d left for Aaron’s. Lewis, who had told me my dad was dead. Had he lied, or did Aaron really not know my father still lived? How I wished Grandma was here. She might be able to fill in the questions, but would she tell me the truth? She hadn’t before.

“What’s wrong? You’re so quiet.”

“Grandma,” I blurted out. “Are you searching for her?”

“Of course,” he said, turning off the car. “We have people out looking for her even now. Don’t worry.” He opened the door. “We’ll find her.”

How I wished I could believe him, but there was something in the way he’d spoken the words that made me uneasy. He was calm…too calm. My dad got out of the car and I knew I needed to follow, but I couldn’t seem to move, frozen within the past.

“You will not leave this house! Until you’re eighteen, I control you!” My grandmother’s words whispered through my memory.

She hadn’t wanted me to go. But I’d gone anyway. I pushed the door open and stepped into the cool, morning air. I’d never disobeyed my grandmother on anything major.

“I want you to try your powers today, Cameron,” Dad said.

Still focused on my past, I barely heard what my father said. “Yeah, sure.” We started across the parking lot. Already there were a good dozen vehicles here. What did everyone do behind these brick walls?

“Maddox has set up a room.

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