Flare of Promise (AMT #4) by Jessie Donovan

Author:Jessie Donovan [Donovan, Jessie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Mythical Lake Press, LLC
Published: 2016-03-16T04:00:00+00:00

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Will almost felt sorry for Giovanni. In their short time together, the man had earned some respect from Will for his intelligence and drive. The only question was whether Gio had managed to use that intelligence in the hectic last minutes of the AMT research facility break-in or not. If he had, then the interrogation under the influence of rowan-berry juice should prove interesting. Gio might have classified information on the research being conducted on the children born inside the AMT system.

It also made him wish he could dose Leyna. He swore she’d looked at him with wanting a few minutes earlier, but he refused to believe it was true. After all, the woman was a professional mercenary. To stay alive in that business meant mastering disguise and schooling your emotions. For all he knew, Leyna was playing an elaborate ruse. To what end, he had no idea. But she had yet to regain his trust.

Jaxton spoke up again and Will focused on the interrogation under way; his own would have to wait. “Tell us why you’re in China.”

Gio struggled to keep his mouth closed, but he couldn’t fight the effects of rowan-berry juice for long. “I wanted to know about the experiments being conducted on the children born inside the AMT.”

Kiarra frowned. “What are you talking about? Elaborate.”

Again Gio resisted, but lost the battle. “I discovered the information in Edinburgh and tricked my father into allowing me to come here. All children born inside the AMT compounds, regardless if they’re first-born with magic or not, are kept inside the facility in Sichuan Province. I wanted to see how they were treated.”

Kiarra prompted, “And? How were they?”

Disgust flashed in Gio’s eyes. “They’re locked up and studied with little supervision and no education.”

Jaxton grunted. “Strange that seems to upset you when locking away elemental magic users such as your sister is completely fine.”

Gio met Jaxton’s eyes and didn’t so much as flinch at the anger there. “Keeping first-borns away from the world is for everyone’s safety. Besides, it’s the law. Keeping innocent children prisoner and not providing basic human rights is not only wrong, it’s illegal.”

Jaxton leaned forward and looked about ready to attack Giovanni. Only Kiarra’s hand on his arm stayed him. “Let’s not make this about me right now, Jaxton.” She turned her gaze to Gio. “Do you know more about the research than you’re letting on?”

Gio answered, “Yes.”

Kiarra nodded. “Good. Then you’re coming back with us. Neena should persuade you to work with us and we can help with the children. I’m sure that will go along with your strange sense of right and wrong.”

Gio’s face remained calm and collected. “Why should I help you? The worst you can do is kill me and I don’t think you’re capable of doing that, Kiki.”

This wasn’t Will’s fight, but the less bloodshed and restriction of information, the quicker they could solve the problem. Regardless of his thoughts on the AMT system, he was 100 percent behind freeing the non-first-born children. “Think about it, Gio.

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