Time Catcher by Cheree Peters

Author:Cheree Peters
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Ford Street Publishing
Published: 2016-11-06T16:00:00+00:00

After being escorted back to Casteel, I rush up the stairs two at a time, eager to reunite with Eli. As I scamper up the last few steps, I almost run into Jeresh.

‘Jeresh!’ I say with a fright. ‘What are you doing up here?’

‘We were just inspecting your chamber and your parlour, Your Highness, to ensure they were safe upon your return.’ A sentinel emerges from my room.

This is distressing. ‘Why?’

‘It’s just a safety precaution, Your Highness.’

‘What has happened that you’re introducing new “safety precautions”?’ I ask defensively, thinking of Eli hiding in my room.

‘After the kidnap attempt, Your Highness, security protocols have been reviewed. To ensure the safety of the royal bloodline, your chambers will be searched daily at random times.’

‘As you can see, Jeresh, my bloodline is completely safe in this well-guarded hallway in the most guarded building in the Kingdom of Cardiff.’

‘Yes, Your Highness.’

I put my hands to my hips, trying to hide my shaking arms. ‘Is it safe or must I flee the building in terror?’

Jeresh looks at the other sentinel, who nods. Jeresh smiles at me. ‘No need to flee, Your Highness.’ They both leave without another word.

I wait until I no longer hear their footsteps on the stairs before rushing into my room.

I close the door behind me and whisper, ‘Eli, are you here?’

No response. My stomach sinks. Something’s happened to him.

‘Eli?’

Still nothing. I do the only other thing I can think of and knock twice on the door.

Eli’s head pops out from underneath my bed. ‘See, I knew the knock-code was a winning idea!’ He notices the confused look on my face. ‘I Vaulted from the wardrobe to here.’

Eli scuttles out from underneath the bed as I walk over to him. ‘Spotless under there. Your servants are doing a top-notch job.’

‘I know where Jay is being held, and I have a plan to get him out.’

Eli takes a seat at the dining table and I join him, outlining what has happened at the Jasper Facility and my theory that the Chamber is located in the mysterious basement.

‘But how do you know Jay is there?’ Eli asks.

‘I don’t. But it’s our only lead. Darcy overheard a couple of scientists talking about great progress with the disabling serum.’

‘Who’s Darcy?’ Eli pulls a deck of cards from his pocket and starts shuffling.

‘One of the engineer twins. Their last name is so familiar to me, but I don’t know why. I figured it could only be my old memories trying to surface. Do you know it? Grayson?’

Eli stops shuffling, startled. ‘Yes, we knew the family. The other twin’s called Bennet, right? Their parents left Concord when we were five. We never knew what happened to them. What in pex are they doing living in the kingdom?’

‘I don’t think the brothers know who they really are though.’ Like Eli, my hands need something to do so I flick through the pages of the history book I’ve been reading during breakfast, unconcerned with its fragility in the face of my current problems.

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