Salvation by Caryn Lix

Salvation by Caryn Lix

Author:Caryn Lix
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Simon Pulse
Published: 2020-08-04T00:00:00+00:00


TWENTY-FOUR

THE NEXT THING I KNEW, Cage was gently shaking me awake. “We’re meeting with Eden,” he said.

I sat up and blinked. The tent was empty. “Where is everyone? How long was I asleep?”

“It’s been a while, but I think you needed it.” He crouched beside me and handed me some sort of crackers and dried fruit, along with a cup of water. “I saved you what passed as breakfast. Take a moment to eat and get ready, and I’ll meet you outside.”

I fell back on my bedroll as he slipped out of the tent. I’d actually slept a full night through. No alien nightmares, no jerking awake to check on my friends, no panicking in the dark. “Thanks, Lex,” I muttered softly.

A few minutes later, I’d eaten and smoothed my curls into a ponytail. I also changed into a clean shirt from a few we’d salvaged the night before, which went a long way toward making me feel more human. True to his word, Cage was waiting for me, and we set off toward the curtained area, where Eden lounged with the rest of our crew.

She didn’t say a word, only led us inside. I rubbed sleep from my eyes and noticed Rune doing the same. She gave me a half smile. There was fear behind it, and behind my answering grin. We were walking into death, and this time we were doing it voluntarily. What were we thinking?

Eden directed us into a side room that might once have been some sort of office and sat us down. “Are you ready?” she asked without preamble.

There were nods all around. And the thing was, we were ready. There was nothing to be gained by waiting. If I was going to die, well, I’d rather not have to consider it too much beforehand.

Of course, I would prefer not to die at all, and so I spoke up. “But you’re going to tell us everything. Everything, Eden. We know you’ve been holding back. If we’re going to trust each other in battle, that trust starts here.”

The others nodded, unified, and courage stirred in my heart. Whatever divided us, we would stand together on this. I inspected Priya, Hallam, Matt. If there was anyone I wanted at my back in a fight, it was the three of them. With renewed strength, I met Eden’s eyes.

She nodded slowly. “All right. That’s fair. Here.” She waved her hand, and a holographic image spread across the table. We all jumped.

“That’s gotta be sucking up a lot of energy,” Rune said in fascination.

“It is, and I’d rather not drain our reserves, so let’s keep the questions to a minimum, okay?” Eden gestured, and the image altered. We had shifted to the desert. The city loomed on one side, the sand sweeping away from it in swirls. If there’d been roads or settlements in the area, they were long since buried in dirt. But there was one landmark, a small building some distance from the city. I barely noticed it at first until Eden zoomed in on it.



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