The Vampire Touch 1: The Forsaken by Sarah J. Stone & Ryan Boucher

Author:Sarah J. Stone & Ryan Boucher [J. Stone, Sarah]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-08-27T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

“You are clear to land,” came the voice crackling over the radio. “Be aware you will be met by escort officers, to quarantine”

“Copy that,” Nathaniel said, as the sun rose over the planet. He loved flying into the sunrise. It was a golden explosion of beauty and colors. Today, though, as it erased the darkness, it made him feel like his time to hide was over. Facing the dawn meant facing the future, and he knew it was going to difficult. “Landing procedures in place.”

The radio crackled silent, but it wasn't silence in the cockpit.

“Can you tell her?” Nathaniel turned to Desmond. “I don't want her to be alarmed when we land. I've seen other escorts meet ships and it's aggressive”

“No,” Desmond said,. “That's not my responsibility to tell her.”

“I'm asking you as a friend,” Nathaniel said. “You're better at inspiring calm than I am. I feel like I'm going to shoot through the roof. I need to land this ship, focus on something simple.”

Desmond debating refusing. As a Maestro, you had to multi-task, calm your Tiro, while dealing with the most chaotic and high trauma situations. It was not ever easy, and Nathaniel had never had to experience that. There had always been two of them.

What Desmond noted was that it wasn't just nice to have that support, it was needed. There was no way a Tiro with needs like Sienna could be effectively managed by one Maestro. There had never been a Tiro like her, and there would likely never be a Tiro like her again. They had failed.

But, in a way, Desmond thought, they had succeeded. They had learned so much about themselves, about her, about working through difficult situations, about managing over walls and under tunnels. They had advanced medical trials and survival rates in the locust gene, and relations with so many nations who simply adored her, who loved the fragile but determined Tiro.

They had succeeded.

Except, with her heart, her status, and her training. They hadn't made her a witch because they weren't ever supposed to.

“I'll tell her,” Desmond said, getting up. “For old time's sake.”

“Excellent,” Nathaniel answered, not looking at him.

Sienna was not alone, as Desmond expected. She and Devon were snuggled up, playing with her tablet. They looked bright eyed and awake, happy, young.

Desmond saw himself reflected in the scene. His early days with Mariah played in his mind. He couldn't help but clear his throat, despite telling himself that he wouldn't reprimand her.

“Maestro,” Sienna couldn't help but jump, looking caught. Devon raised an eyebrow, with no intention to move, daring Desmond to say anything. “We are ready?”

“To land? Almost. Nathaniel just got the landing instructions, so a few minutes left. I need to talk to you, though.”

“Oh?” She sat up a bit more.

“Alone.” Desmond glanced at Devon, who turned to Sienna.

“Do you want that?” he asked.

“Devon,” Desmond hadn't ever gotten along with this boy. He had tolerated him, for Sienna's sake, but he didn't have time. “Out, if you please. I can have two minutes.

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