“Memories,” he replies with a wistful look in his eye.
I hear the screech of the hovercraft before I actually physically see it, I immediately jump out of my seat.
“Cracked it!” Zane shouts out.
“Get ready for take off,” Agent Dale directs the cockpit as he runs down to greet the hovercraft.
The doors are quickly opened, and four people run towards us. Commander De Luca, Mel, and a man and woman who aren’t familiar to me. “Where’s my mother and Lily?” I scream hysterically as I grab the Commander’s arm. The look of pure anguish in his eyes is plain for all to see.
“I’m sorry Ariana. The authorities had picked them up before we even got there, I was hoping you might have stumbled across them in NSAF,” he says sadly.
“I have to go back for them, please wait,” I turn around and beg Agent Dale.
“I’m sorry Cadet Skyee, but that’s not possible,” he says as he simultaneously advises the cockpit to commence take off. I don’t even pause to consider my options as I make a dash for the exit. The last thing I feel is a sharp pinch in my arm, then I pass out.
A high-pitched wailing sound is the first thing I hear as I come to. I lift my head up and turn in the direction of the noise. It’s Mel, she’s crying hysterically. Our eyes lock in understanding. I attempt to get up and go to her, but I’m securely restrained by my harness. I angrily try to unlock it, but I’m confounded. “Get me out of this!” I roar at Zane who duly cooperates without argument. He looks at me with compassion, but I meet his eyes with a cold, hard stare. The stealth-craft is moving at incredible speed, and I’m still feeling dizzy from whatever sedative they gave me, so I stumble clumsily forward in Mel’s direction. A pair of hands push me down in the chair beside her and press the button to strap me in.
“Don’t move again,” Agent Dale orders.
Mel and I hug closely, wordlessly offering what little comfort we can to each other. I glare at Agent Dale, I’m sure he was the one who injected me, and thwarted my efforts at escape.
A plan is coming together in my head. I don’t want to live in a world without Cal and the rest of my family. If Clementia think they can manipulate me into doing their will, without my loved ones at my side, then they’re sorely mistaken. They’re about to find out just how determined I can be.
END OF BOOK ONE.
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Siobhan Davis is the author of the True Calling book series. She resides in the Garden County of Ireland with her husband and two sons.
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