Zed (The Zed Trilogy Book 1) by Nelson C.S

Author:Nelson, C.S. [Nelson, C.S.]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2017-09-21T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14: The First Meeting

Annie took a deep breath, adjusted the collar on the first dress shirt she had ever worn, and began walking up the city hall steps. She had pulled her hair back into a tight ponytail, something she hadn’t done since her last mission outside of the Shield. She still wasn’t used to not feeling her hair against her back, even though it had been chopped off months before. She had woken up nervous, more nervous than she had ever felt in her life. She had prepared with Zed, though. She knew what she was going to say at the meeting, once she had heard what everyone else had to tell her.

The same guards who had tried to stop her from entering the president’s office last time held the doors open for Annie, with dark expressions on their faces. The man with the scars on his face glared at her as she passed him. She smiled in return. “Good afternoon,” she said. He grunted in response.

“Ah, Annie, good to see you.” The president stood up from behind his desk, pushing his papers together and closing them in a file before Annie had a chance to read any of it. “You look lovely today.”

The president had always made her uncomfortable. He had always watched her in a way that made her skin crawl. She wasn’t sure if it was fair of her to judge him in this way, but she couldn’t help herself. Today, however, was not the day to be shy. She stepped forward, shaking his hand, gripping it as tightly as she could. “It’s nice to see you too.” She forced a smile.

“I was just finishing up here, preparing for the meeting. I should warn you that these often go on for hours. It is likely to be long past sundown that we will be sending you on your way.”

“That’s alright, I don’t mind.”

“Also, you will hear things this evening that will shock you. Let me know if anything is difficult for you.”

Annie nodded. “I’m prepared.”

“Then there’s just one thing missing before we go.” The president opened his vial of fountain ink sitting on his desk, dipping his finger in and running it in gentle lines across Annie’s cheeks and nose. “You aced, Annie. Wear it proudly. I want all of the breeders to know that you’re a hero.”

With that, they left his office, walked outside, and headed down the front steps. The town center in front of city hall, which Annie was used to seeing busy with people, was eerily quiet in the middle of the day. “Where are we going?” Annie asked.

“It’s a secret spot that I bet none of your fellow rangers know about. A spot that only the breeders, my guests, and I are welcome to visit. It holds all of the secrets of this Shield and Mpho.” The president gave Annie a grin that caused her to be unsure if what he said was true.

She couldn’t help but be intrigued. The Shield was so small that she was sure she had seen everything.

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