From the Earth (Ember Society Book 2) by AR Colbert

Author:AR Colbert [Colbert, AR]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ramsey Street Books
Published: 2020-06-11T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

Aiden wasted no time preparing the van for us. It waited by the curb when we got downstairs. The doors were all open, and Dax and Rider were with him, filling boxes with supplies and adding additional weapons. They really weren’t messing around with this trip.

Felix’s words sat heavy in my mind. I was kicking myself for not asking him for details about his trip earlier. I’d forgotten to with everything that took place Outside. Felix was feeling the pressure of taking his dad’s role. It was understandable considering how little training and mentorship he’d had for the position. He’d be the youngest Senator Classen City had ever appointed. But there was more to it than that. Felix walked around as though a dark gray cloud hung over his head and no number of storm warnings could protect him from what was coming. What else had his father said during that meeting?

I wanted to comfort him somehow, but there wasn’t much I could do. We stood facing each other, a river of unspoken words flowing between us, until Rider approached. He never made eye contact with Felix. He looked only at me as he spoke.

“Everything’s ready to go. Where’s Emilio?”

“I’m not sure.” I turned to see if Felix had any insight on what Emmaline wanted with him after the meeting, but Felix wasn’t thinking about Emilio. He was too busy slicing Rider to pieces with the intensity of his glare. Down boy.

Rider stood unflinching as though Felix didn’t even exist, which only seemed to make matters worse.

“You better take care of her out there,” Felix seethed.

“I’ll do the job I was hired for.” Rider’s eyes were still fixed on me, making me feel like an uncomfortable pawn in whatever game they were playing. Felix was red hot, angry and protective, while Rider was cold, uncaring. He wore a cool mask of apathy, but underneath I knew he was hiding something too. I just couldn’t be sure what it was.

The double doors to the building swung open behind us, and a jittery Emilio came jogging out. “Sorry to keep you waiting,” he panted. “Emmaline was giving me these.”

He lifted a cardboard box full of rubbery black watches. Only they weren’t watches. They were bands with faceless black rectangular boxes where the clock should have been.

“They’re tracking devices.” Emilio frowned. “She’s concerned about our safety out there, so she wants to know where each of us is at all times.”

We walked together toward the van while Emilio matched up ID numbers on the wrist bands with our names typed on a card in the box. “Dax, this one’s yours.” He extended his arm, waiting for Dax to meet us and lowered his voice to where Aiden couldn’t hear him. “Wear it like a watch. I checked them out on the way down the elevator and I don’t think she’ll be able to hear or see anything through them. They really are just little tracking devices to keep tabs on your whereabouts. But don’t take them off or she’ll definitely know something is up.

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