The Seers (The Enlightened Series Book 1) by Katherine Bennet

Author:Katherine Bennet [Bennet, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-08T16:00:00+00:00

Tobin paced the motel room. Headlights flashed through the curtains. Force of habit urged him to check for an incoming threat, but at this point he’d welcome a fight. His thoughts drifted to fantasies of beating Jasper Bishop to an unrecognizable bloody pulp.

It would be more than a fantasy when Tobin found him.

Henry sat in the corner, clicking away on his computer. Now in a motel outside Chicago, they had evaded capture by civilians and Tavians alike, but Nora was gone.

“Anything new?” Tobin asked through a clenched jaw.

Henry scowled at him. “Not since the last time you asked five minutes ago.”

Tobin raised his eyebrows. He had at least seventy-five pounds of muscle on his travel companion; all of it was aching to hurt someone. Apparently, techies didn’t pick up on that sort of thing.

Tobin rolled his neck to release the tension. “To be clear, this is a rescue mission. I’m getting in and out as quickly as possible. Accessing their mainframe will have to wait.”

“Yes. We’ve discussed that twice.”

Tobin gritted his teeth. He really wanted to smack that computer right off Henry’s lap and explain to him the finer points of physics—like how far a man Tobin’s size could throw a man Henry’s size. He paced until the feeling passed.

Blue lightning flickered from the corner—a teleportation flash. Charlotte limped toward the bed.

Henry stood up. “What are you doing here? Doctor Theron said you’d be in the medical facility for at least a couple more days!”

She grimaced as she lowered herself to the bed and never made any effort to take off her thick black sunglasses even though the room was dimly lit. “That was before Nora was captured.”

“But your injuries,” Henry said, pointing to her chest. “Your lung!”

Charlotte waved a dismissive hand. “Doctor Theron used the same adhesives that they use on guards who have been injured. As long as I don’t overwork my lungs, I’ll be fine.” She looked at Tobin. “He also covered for me. The other council members had a lot of questions, but as far as they know, all of this was from a fall. Nora’s asylum petition won’t be affected.”

“They would believe that,” Tobin muttered before grabbing two bottles of water from the corner. He handed one to Charlotte. “Make sure you stay hydrated—trust me. I’ve been in your position before. And speaking of Nora’s asylum petition, any word?”

She tilted her head back and forth. “It went about as well as I had expected. There’s definitely support for Nora behind the scenes, especially after the deaths of the Seers, but there aren’t many who are willing to publicly support her.”

Ambiguity and duplicity. Sounded about right.

“Do they know she’s been kidnapped? We’re going to need more than that. Did you ask about a rescue mission? Formal negotiations? Anything that could actually help her?”

Charlotte sighed, rubbing her temples. “The general consensus right now is that, as an exile, they can’t negotiate on her behalf.”

Tobin threw his bottle of water against the wall. “That’s as well as can be expected?”

Charlotte’s eyebrows rose above her sunglasses.

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