Taking Flight (Teen Paranormal Romance Series) (The Caged Series Book 3)
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“This is my father, Mark Merritt,” Jaxson stretched out his hands towards the man who looked just like him, “and this is my mother, Lucinda. A few weeks ago, I snuck out of school because I hadn’t seen them in several years, and Anders wouldn’t let me go visit them. When I got to their house, I discovered it was empty, and had been for a long time.”
The crowd murmured a little bit at that, but Jaxson continued. “Anders promised me they were fine, but he wouldn’t tell me where they were, and I was worried about them. I found out that Griffin and Phoenix’s parents had gone missing ten years ago, and Lexus’ mom had disappeared when she was a baby. We decided to do some snooping, see if we could figure out what had happened to all of them.”
More whispers and rumblings. The air stifled with tension that rose from the crowd like waves of heat.
“We broke into Anders’ office and found an access panel in the floor, and when we unlocked it, we discovered it led to a set of rooms, hidden the basement of this school…” He paused, giving the tension a chance to ratchet up even higher. “It was a prison, where Anders was keeping eight people captive.”
A collective gasp rose up from the agitated crowd, and voices overlapped each other in discord as they tried to come to grips with what Jaxson was saying. Jaxson waited a few seconds for them to settle, but there was no quieting them, so instead he just spoke louder.
“Anders used these people’s gifts against them, wiping their memories and brainwashing them into compliance. We set them free, and Anders came after us and threatened to kill us. We fought him, but he managed to escape, and he took a hostage, Lexus’ mother. We chased after him, but we lost him. He won’t come back here, but if he ever does, I’ll kill him.”
The noise took over the gymnasium, echoing off the concrete walls in an ear-piercing cacophony. Jaxson gave up on trying to speak and stepped back while Mr. Thorn, the upper-level Conduit teacher headed towards the front.
“Settle down, everyone!” he bellowed at the top of his lungs, and the noise level decreased a tiny bit. “The other teachers and I will look into these… allegations, and make sure that everyone is kept safe. For now, I want everyone in their rooms!”
It took several more commands, but the students eventually migrated out of the gymnasium and into the halls. The boys and I stayed, the escapees by our side.
“Take me to this prison,” Mr. Thorn demanded.
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Kellie McAllen is a bibliophile who has her nose in a book every moment she can. When she’s not reading or writing she’s either baking cupcakes, obsessively decorating and redecorating her home, or watching reality dance shows on TV. She lives in North Carolina with her husband, her teenage daughter, and 2 sweet kitties.
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