Uprising (Children of the Gods) by Therrien Jessica

Author:Therrien, Jessica [Therrien, Jessica]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: ZOVA Books
Published: 2013-04-23T03:00:00+00:00

15.

KARA SHOWED ALEX THE PLACE in her mind, and he had us there in seconds. Alex, Kara, William, and I stood looking out into the distance at the central plains of North America. Behind us was a small cabin settled into a hill, surrounded by trees and tall grass that reminded me of Little House on the Prairie.

“It’s a little exposed,” I said.

“But it’s in the middle of nowhere. They’d never find us,” Kara said with a grin.

I could tell she was getting excited to see her family. “Well, let’s just go say hi first. We’ll talk about the location later.” I was eager for her. It had been years since she’d seen them in person, though I wasn’t sure how many.

The four of us approached her family’s home with anticipation.

“Is your sister pretty?” Alex joked. “You might have to set us up.”

“She might be,” Kara laughed. “I haven’t seen her since I was seventy.”

Then, her pace slowed, and the smile fell from her face.

“What?” I asked, reaching for my dart gun.

“Something’s wrong.” She looked at me, her eyes wide and worried. “I can’t hear them.” She shook her head and tried to concentrate as we waited. Without another word she took off toward the house at a full sprint.

“Kara,” I yelled after her. If something was wrong, we needed to be careful. Still, I ran after her and the guys followed.

I watched from a distance as she ripped open the door and fell to her knees, her sobs carrying through the air like howling winds. The sounds she made were involuntary and unnatural. They cut through me, worsening the ache in my chest. When I reached her, I wrapped my arms around her shoulders, but she threw me off.

“No. It’s okay. They’re going to be okay,” she screamed. She stood and stumbled toward their bodies, which remained where they had fallen after they’d been shot to death. Blood stains covered their clothes, their skin, the floor. It hadn’t been long. We were only hours too late. If not for the blood, they could be sleeping.

She cried over her mother as I tried to comfort her, but she pushed me away again. I sat on the wood floor next to her, and when the guys ran in, they had no words. None of us did. I was too sick with anger to think about anything but destroying Christoph.

I looked at William. “Alex is right. We have to kill Christoph.”

He nodded.

“We need to get her out of here,” Alex said, watching Kara. It was strange to see his face sink with sadness. I had never seen him feel anything but anger.

“No,” she shouted. “Just leave me here and get out.” William didn’t listen. Instead, he walked toward her, reaching for her shoulders, and pulled her into his arms. “I’m sorry,” he whispered, clutching her body tightly to his. She wept into his shirt, clinging to him, needing him like I’d never seen her need anyone. “I’m sorry.”

“We should bury them,” Alex said after a while, his eyes still sad.

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