The Safe Lands Complete Collection by Jill Williamson

Author:Jill Williamson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: ebook
Publisher: Blink
Published: 2015-04-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER

17

Omar is the Owl?” Levi asked.

“That’s what Kendall told me,” Jemma said.

Kendall? “When did you talk to her?”

“She tapped me on my Wyndo, looking for Omar.”

Levi growled at this. That woman needed to stay away from Omar. Levi and Jemma were sitting in the dusty living room of Zane’s abandoned house waiting for Omar to arrive before Zane took them to meet the mysterious Ruston Neil. Jemma had been begging to come out to the city with Levi, and he figured today was a safe day to placate his wife.

But he couldn’t believe how continually stupid his brother was. “And Omar told her this?”

“No. Shaylinn figured it out,” Jemma said. “We all should have. I mean, an owl? Omar? It should have been obvious.”

Levi had never understood his brother’s obsession with owls. “I guess.”

“I think it’s wonderful,” Jemma said.

“It’s a mess, Jem. Hijacking the ColorCast will only make Otley and his goons angry.”

“And what’s wrong with that?” Zane asked, walking into the living room from the kitchen. His hair was flat today, like he’d just rolled out of bed. At this hour, he likely had.

“Because Otley will tighten security and increase enforcer patrols until he catches the Owl.” Which would also make it harder for Levi to free the kids.

Zane sat in the rocking chair across from the sofa Levi was sharing with Jemma. “Don’t you think people deserve the truth?”

“Safe Landers aren’t my business,” Levi said. “And they’re not Omar’s business either.”

“TeleFlash, peer,” Zane said, “I think Omar feels more like a Safe Lander than an outsider. And I think he wants to help people.”

Levi scooted to the edge of the couch. “He needs to help his own people. He doesn’t know what he’s doing, and he’s liable to get himself killed.”

“I see what this is really about,” Zane said. “He went behind your back, and that burns you because you want to be the boss of him.”

“I am the boss of him,” Levi said. “I’m the village elder.”

Jemma’s hand touched his back and moved side to side, scratching lightly, comforting him.

“Look, I know what it’s like to come into this place naïve and get taken in,” Zane said. “To ruin your life because, even though you were warned, you didn’t know any better. I didn’t want that to happen to you, Levi. Which was why I helped you that day at Café Eat. But I didn’t know you yet. And now I know that never would’ve happened to a rule monger like you. And that’s fine. But Omar. That kid …” Zane shook his head. “He got taken by this place, like I did. Now he’s trying to turn it around. But you’re standing in his way with your list of rules. Get out of the way, Levi. Let the kid do what he’s got to do to make up for his pain.”

A pang of remorse shot through Levi. He should be the one standing up for his brother, not Zane. “But nothing will ever make up for his pain.

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