Cadence by Dianne J. Wilson

Author:Dianne J. Wilson [Wilson, Dianne J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Christian fiction
Publisher: Pelican Book Group
Published: 2019-02-19T00:00:00+00:00

18

“I don’t know why you’re so suspicious of what I do here. Someone has messed with your head. When I’ve finalized and approved my serum, it will be produced, packaged into every possible form, and shipped out world-wide. The factories are ready to begin mass-production. They’re all just waiting for me to give them the go-ahead.” A sense of smug self-importance settled over the man.

Suddenly Kai understood. Back in the graveyard when they’d all been serum-ed back into the spiritual realm, they’d seen Dr S’s death date set a few months away from now. Bree, Evazee, and Elden had walked through rooms full of stockpiled serum. This man felt untouchable, but the powers that be were already moving on without him or his consent. It was only a matter of time until he joined the ranks of the expendables.

“Where are my friends?”

“They are being prepped for injecting.”

Kai’s mind flipped. “Why not me? Why aren’t I with them?” Being in the same room would give him a better chance of freeing them.

“Calm yourself. I was concerned about the fact that you’re already a serum user. I don’t know what the residue effect would be if we injected you now. I’m excited for your friends though.”

“Doctor S, I don’t know how to tell you this or make you believe me. You are living on borrowed time. There is a factory that has been producing your serum, apparently without your approval. I hate to tell you this, but once they don’t need you any longer, they won’t keep you around.”

“You are just saying these things to throw me off.” Hot spots of colour blotched his neck. “I thought I could speak sense to you, but I see how it stands.”

“Dr S., please listen. I’ve been under the influence of your serum. It doesn’t do what you think. That stuff is—”

Beep. Eye drops. Blinking.

“What are your eye drops for?”

The doctor seemed caught off guard. “I picked up some weird allergies working here. This stuff settles it. I got it from the other chemists here. When I run out, they give me more.”

“And you don’t find that slightly suspicious?”

“I don’t know who has been spinning fairy tales in your head. You should write books with that imagination.” The doctor grunted as he pushed himself to his knees, his body popped and creaked in the process of standing.

Kai took his moment. He shot to his feet, shoving the doctor against the wall. The man bounced off the wall with a loud crack. Then he gasped and fell back, clutching his shoulder. Kai didn’t hang around to check on him. He bolted from the cell, slamming the door behind him.

Now what?

~*~

Evazee fell out of the archway and rolled to a stop at the sandaled feet of one of the priests from Zulu’s village. Seconds later, Bree and Paintbrush followed. Bree screamed and clutched her hand. The priest stared, his lined face frozen somewhere between fright and elation. Zulu’s entrance was somewhat more graceful. He rolled out of the archway, gained his feet and swore.

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