Flicker: Ember in Space Book One by Rebecca Rode

Author:Rebecca Rode [Rode, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub

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Three days later, Ember sat at the desk of her new quarters and glared at the desk screen in front of her.

ACCESS DENIED

She closed the error screen and tapped the word news again. The error message returned.

“You could at least tell me what’s going on,” she muttered to the screen.

They’d transported her to the Lennai’i under extremely high security, belting her arms to her chest and even blindfolding her. The gesture was amusing. She could ignore Kane's warning and read her guards if she decided to.

A full day of travel, then two days locked in her quarters. She hadn’t spoken to anyone since her arrival. Occasionally she heard a guard cough or sneeze outside her door, but they ignored her questions. Meal trays appeared through a hatch four times a day. When she thanked whoever brought them, nobody replied.

“Come on,” Ember grumbled at the desk-screen error message. Even if there was no news of Earth, she had to know what was going on with the other flickers. Were Mar and Stefan safe?

She felt physically ill when she thought of the assassin in her cell. She’d barely survived, and she had a special ability they didn’t.

Her quarters were irritatingly luxurious, a stark contrast to her cell and consisting of three rooms—a sitting room, an office, and a bedroom. It all felt like such a waste. Lennai’i wasn’t its own planet like the station but rather a massive triangular ship with an opening in the center. Whereas the station’s walls and floor had been a bright white, this ship was all silver and black, sleek and modern. Ember hated every inch of it.

Her solitude gave her plenty of time to think, but that was the last thing she wanted to do right now.

Ember sighed and gave up on the desk screen, eyeing the food tray that had arrived minutes before. She always left the fork and the meat untouched, but the rest was decent enough, much better than the station’s vegetable glob. She lifted the bowl of yellow sauce to her mouth and took a sip. It tasted like apples. She finished it off and glared at the tiny grayish-brown square in the corner. If that was dessert, it didn’t look very appetizing.

When she heard movement at the hatch, she gave her tray one last look, then shoved it through. “Thank you.”

“You’re welcome,” a female voice said, taking the tray.

Ember recognized her immediately as one of the guards who had escorted her here—Amai, a woman ten years older than Ember but who looked to have lived four lifetimes. She had never been rough with Ember, just distant and quiet. These were the first words the woman had spoken in her presence.

Ember was so surprised to receive an answer she stumbled over her next words. “When does Commander Kane get here?”

“He just arrived this morning,” Amai said, still holding the hatch open. “He’s coming to see you any minute. His security team just informed me.”

Ember’s surprise at the woman’s detailed answer was overcome by dread mixed with a tinge of relief.

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