Chapter 26, Part 1 Mason helped Mariah carry Kyle outside. They didn’t get very far on the gravel lot before Kyle’s legs buckled. They had no choice but to finish lowering him to the ground. He grabbed his wound and shut his eyes in a rapidly paling face. “Hey!” Mariah shook him, fear welling inside … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 26.1
Chapter 25, Part 2 Mariah lay in the dark, staring up at the glass ceiling faintly illuminated by the fluorescent glow coming from the observation room above the outer door. Lights out had been almost two hours ago, but she hadn’t really gone to bed at 9 P.M. for a long time. Her books had … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 25.2
Chapter 25, Part 1 Cassie nervously re-adjusted her earpiece. It felt too big and the check-ins from the rest of the team that echoed in her ear only added to her nervousness. Darkness had finally fallen half an hour ago which meant that it was almost time to move out again. “Stop messing with it,” … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 25.1
Chapter 24, Part 2 This is really happening, Cassie thought as she climbed up into the sleek plane waiting on the dusty runway. She was the last on – Sam, Luke, Declan, and Josh already boarded and strapped in. They were all dressed in their dusky blue uniforms, but Cassie had pulled on her leather … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 24.2
Chapter 24, Part 1 “I am so. Bored.” Mariah flopped back onto her bed and stared up through the clear ceiling of their prison. “Welcome to the life of the lab rat,” Kyle retorted. He didn’t seem to have much of a problem with their forced activity. He was sitting on his bed, leaning up … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 24.1
Chapter 23, Part 2 “The signal is holding steady, pulsing every half hour,” Captain Santos said. Cassie focused in on the bright red light that blipped on the table screen. That’s where Mariah was. Where she had to be. “So what now, Captain?” she asked. “We’re putting together the team now. Waiting for confirmation that … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 23.2
Chapter 23, Part 1 Cassie had resorted to jumping jacks to try and corral the nervous energy running rampant. The signal had stopped hours ago. The base, which had been filled with hurried activity, now lay dormant as everyone waited for any new update. Please let her be okay, she prayed. That signal had been … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 23.1
Chapter 22, Part 1 They arrived back at the facility far quicker than Mariah expected. Which, for the amount of driving and running they had done, was not fair at all. She and Kyle were unloaded from the back of the SUV and escorted back into the facility. They hadn’t even been gone twelve hours. … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 22.1
Chapter 21, Part 2 “Don’t even think about trying to slip these,” a guard snarled as he fastened cuffs around Mariah’s wrists. She didn’t tell him that she didn’t even have to think in order to phase through the cuffs. She was pulling other people through walls now, so cuffs were no problem at all. … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 21.2
Chapter 21, Part 1 Mariah stumbled after Kyle as he wove through the forested hillside. Sweat trickled down her back and her shirt clung greedily to the stream. They’d been going for almost an hour, dodging around trees and grasping bushes, Kyle pausing every few minutes to emit another one of his hair raising pulses. … Continue reading Children of Two Worlds – 21.1
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