Axiom Theory: Book Four of the Shadow Series by J.M. Pierce

Author:J.M. Pierce [Pierce, J.M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2014-02-21T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 22

Having returned to their home, Ashley and Casper sat in silence as Destin sat on the floor watching television. The boy flipped through the channels while the twins sat behind him constructing their plan; a plan that involved a visit to Manhattan, Kansas.

As the images passed by, Destin shot to his knees and changed the channel back one.

“Hey look!” he exclaimed, pointing at the screen. “Isn’t that the man we just went to see yesterday?”

Both Ashley and Casper’s attention was immediately focused on the image of Christopher Dawson.

Not sure how to approach the situation, Ashley was definitely not ready to explain the hard facts to the boy. Though she wanted him to grow in her image, one Isaac would have been proud of, she realized some time ago that Destin had an inherent “goodness” about him; a fact that she’d been trying to ignore. Unfortunately, it was rapidly becoming an issue. She knew she’d have to squelch it sooner than later.

“Yes, it is,” she replied matter-of-factly.

Destin listened to the reporter and spun on his knees to face her. “He’s dead.” His voice was hollow and full of disbelief.

“Looks that way, doesn’t it?” replied Casper with a Cheshire grin.

With his eyes squinted, Destin looked at Casper, his face wrinkled in confusion. “Why are you smiling?” he asked. “Isn’t someone dying a bad thing?”

“That all depends on who’s doing the dying,” Casper replied arrogantly.

Destin looked to Ashley as she rolled her eyes at her brother.

“Do you know what happened to him?” asked Destin.

Leaning forward on the couch, Ashley replied as she laced her fingers together in front of her. “Destin, sometimes our kind has to take matters into our own hands,” she said with an icy touch. “Sometimes those that pose a threat to us have to be eliminated.”

Destin’s eyes grew wide as he swallowed forcefully. “Did you kill him?”

With a quick exhale and a slumping of her shoulders, Ashley replied as if the question was a bother. “Yes.” She watched as Destin slowly turned back to the television.

Though the image of Dawson was no longer there, he stared at the screen with his back to them. It wasn’t until a few moments had past that she noticed the pulses of light beginning to flash down his arms. She looked down to his hands and saw his fists clenched tightly; a subtle blue glow beginning to radiate over his knuckles. Seconds passed as she watched with a mixture of intrigue and hesitation, waiting to see what he’d do next. Slowly she watched the intensity of his power grow to the point the floor began to vibrate. Only then did she decide it was enough.

“Settle down, Dest,” she said in a tone that struck her as being entirely too motherly. “What had to be done is done.” She waited for him to answer, to turn, to do anything, but instead watched as he opened and closed his fists repeatedly.

From the reclined comfort of his chair, Casper shouted to the boy. “Cool it,

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