The Archer: Arrow's Flight Book # 2 by Hays Casey

Author:Hays, Casey [Hays, Casey]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Whispering Pages, LLC
Published: 2014-11-14T05:00:00+00:00

Ava was a lucky one.

We never know if the Serum will work once they’re exposed to the toxin. It’s a risk we take. Because death inside Eden is better than life in Gaza.

At least, that’s what they say.

I squeeze Ava to me. “I missed you, Sissy.”

“Me too. I’m glad the Boogie Man didn’t take you this time.”

I laugh. “Nope. I’m way too tough for him now.”

“Because of the Shift?”

“Yep.”

“Good.”

She snuggles against me, her weight pressed into my chest, and for a fleeting moment Tabitha is in my arms. I swallow, blinking back tears, and protectively wrap my arms around my baby sister.

“Did you bring me something?” she asks.

I focus on her, take comfort from her presence—warm and alive. “From Scarlet Forest? What would you want from there?”

She shrugs, and places two small hands against each side of my face. “I heard they have the giantest-est acorns there. Do they?”

I smile. “And who told you that?”

She leans back.

“Becca. She showed me one. She said her daddy brought it back with him from Scarlet Forest. She has it sitting on a shelf in her room, and she won’t let me touch it.”

Her frown folds her eyebrows together, and she crosses her arms in frustration. I pretend to be sympathetic toward her problem.

“She won’t? Well, I’ll tell you what. Next time, I’ll bring you back an acorn twice as big as hers, and you don’t have to let her hold yours, either. Deal?”

Her eyes brighten. “Deal! But . . .” Her brows furrow in thought. “I might let her hold my acorn. Because I’m a whole lot nicer.”

I laugh, kissing the tip of her nose, which she immediately wipes away with a grimace.

“You’d better get on out of here. I need to shave and stuff, right?”

She hops off the bed, landing with a soft thud, and her pigtails bounce at the motion. “Will you take me running today? Faster than last time?”

“Maybe. I have some things to do first, but if you’re really good for Mom, we’ll see.”

“I’m always good, Ian.” She places her chubby hands on her hips. Her tone carries an air of exasperation that makes me smile again. “You’re the ornery one.”

She skips out of the room. I sigh. She does have a point.

I roll onto my side and open the drawer to my nightstand. The knife is there, and I lift it out. I lean back, flipping it open to examine it again. I run the flat of my thumb across the coiled snake. Just who are these people?

I’m determined to find out. Once I know Kate is safe and settled in Jordan, I’ll have time to search out just why someone would be interested in stabbing me in the back.

I shower with what water is left in the tank, and it almost runs out before I finish. I barely have enough left to brush my teeth. It’s my job to fill the reserve, but I haven’t been around much. A tinge of guilt pokes at me relentlessly. I guess I deserve it.

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