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hurt could not escape, but some of us
did. I ran for what seemed like years and found myself alone in the desert, the city within
view.”
Jovan closed his eyes. Helicopters? Men in dark clothing carrying weapons? Man,
this had bad news written all over it and stunk like government.
“Oh, hell,” Noah said, putting his head in his hands.
“How many of you survived?” Hudson asked.
“There were twelve of us on the craft. Nine survived the crash.”
“Was there any of your . . . family on the craft?” Beverly asked.
Liberty shook her head. “No. Space was limited, and my sire said that he would
stay to the end as a leader should, whatever that end may be. My moha couldn’t come
because of the lack of space on the craft.I did, however, become close with another
female named Annis.”
“Did she die?” Abby asked.
Tears welled in Liberty’s eyes. “I do not know what became of Annis. When I ran,
she was injured and I left her behind.”
There was a beat of silence.
“And SR44?” Rayner asked. “What’s become of it?”
Liberty stared at the middle of the table, and Jovan watched as her eyes slowly
turned a light pink. The other Warriors began to light up as well. Beverly’s green eyes got
slightly brighter, but nothing like the others.
Liberty took a deep breath, grabbed the arms of the chair, and closed her eyes.
“SR44 is no more. As we left, it seemed our world exploded from the inside, leaving
nothing. It is gone.”
Jovan felt pain in his chest at the loss. Then the emotions in the room welled,
soaring as if they grew wings and took on a life of their own. The blast of sadness and
anger rolled over him, suffocating him, hitting him like a hammer to the diaphragm. He
stood slowly, feeling as though he was under a massive weight, and crumpled to the floor.
The pain in the room was too great, and he thought for sure he would die from it
as it tore through his body, ripping him apart from the inside.
The last thing he saw before he blacked out was Liberty sitting in the chair white
knuckling the arms, her eyes closed, and pain contorting her face.
Chapter 15
Liberty sat on the floor next to Jovan. After she heard the loud thump of his body
hitting the ground, she hadn’t been able to open her eyes until the wave of emotion had
gone through the room.
It had been quite strong.
When it passed, she opened her eyes and saw the others tending to Jovan. His
body began to convulse as they tried to help him, and she quickly figured out what was
going on. Every hand that rested on him was transferring their emotions to him, and his
convulsions became worse when they touched him. Although she was only a guest and
born into servitude, she found the strength within herself to ask everyone to take their
leave of the room. Remembering what Jovan had said about all of them being equals
here, she had been able to find her voice to speak.
There were a couple of arguments, especially from the Warriors, but when she
explained what was happening, the females took charge and got everyone out of the
room.
Jovan’s body had eventually quieted, and now she waited for him to awake.
As she studied his face, she wondered why he had never learned to control his
gift.
It was estimated that only ten percent of beings from SR44 were born with the
gift. However, sometimes it didn’t make itself known until later in life. Perhaps he hadn’t
received proper training in controlling the gift because it flourished later in life, after he
came to Earth.
That had to be it. She couldn’t imagine the officers of the highest ranks of military
allowing a soldier to serve with an uncontrolled gift. It would become a weakness, an
Achilles heel for the Warrior.
She felt very protective of the male Jovan, especially when he looked so
vulnerable. He had given her help when she needed it, and provided her with shelter and
fabrics to cover her body. He had nourished her with that delicious meal of
did. I ran for what seemed like years and found myself alone in the desert, the city within
view.”
Jovan closed his eyes. Helicopters? Men in dark clothing carrying weapons? Man,
this had bad news written all over it and stunk like government.
“Oh, hell,” Noah said, putting his head in his hands.
“How many of you survived?” Hudson asked.
“There were twelve of us on the craft. Nine survived the crash.”
“Was there any of your . . . family on the craft?” Beverly asked.
Liberty shook her head. “No. Space was limited, and my sire said that he would
stay to the end as a leader should, whatever that end may be. My moha couldn’t come
because of the lack of space on the craft.I did, however, become close with another
female named Annis.”
“Did she die?” Abby asked.
Tears welled in Liberty’s eyes. “I do not know what became of Annis. When I ran,
she was injured and I left her behind.”
There was a beat of silence.
“And SR44?” Rayner asked. “What’s become of it?”
Liberty stared at the middle of the table, and Jovan watched as her eyes slowly
turned a light pink. The other Warriors began to light up as well. Beverly’s green eyes got
slightly brighter, but nothing like the others.
Liberty took a deep breath, grabbed the arms of the chair, and closed her eyes.
“SR44 is no more. As we left, it seemed our world exploded from the inside, leaving
nothing. It is gone.”
Jovan felt pain in his chest at the loss. Then the emotions in the room welled,
soaring as if they grew wings and took on a life of their own. The blast of sadness and
anger rolled over him, suffocating him, hitting him like a hammer to the diaphragm. He
stood slowly, feeling as though he was under a massive weight, and crumpled to the floor.
The pain in the room was too great, and he thought for sure he would die from it
as it tore through his body, ripping him apart from the inside.
The last thing he saw before he blacked out was Liberty sitting in the chair white
knuckling the arms, her eyes closed, and pain contorting her face.
Chapter 15
Liberty sat on the floor next to Jovan. After she heard the loud thump of his body
hitting the ground, she hadn’t been able to open her eyes until the wave of emotion had
gone through the room.
It had been quite strong.
When it passed, she opened her eyes and saw the others tending to Jovan. His
body began to convulse as they tried to help him, and she quickly figured out what was
going on. Every hand that rested on him was transferring their emotions to him, and his
convulsions became worse when they touched him. Although she was only a guest and
born into servitude, she found the strength within herself to ask everyone to take their
leave of the room. Remembering what Jovan had said about all of them being equals
here, she had been able to find her voice to speak.
There were a couple of arguments, especially from the Warriors, but when she
explained what was happening, the females took charge and got everyone out of the
room.
Jovan’s body had eventually quieted, and now she waited for him to awake.
As she studied his face, she wondered why he had never learned to control his
gift.
It was estimated that only ten percent of beings from SR44 were born with the
gift. However, sometimes it didn’t make itself known until later in life. Perhaps he hadn’t
received proper training in controlling the gift because it flourished later in life, after he
came to Earth.
That had to be it. She couldn’t imagine the officers of the highest ranks of military
allowing a soldier to serve with an uncontrolled gift. It would become a weakness, an
Achilles heel for the Warrior.
She felt very protective of the male Jovan, especially when he looked so
vulnerable. He had given her help when she needed it, and provided her with shelter and
fabrics to cover her body. He had nourished her with that delicious meal of
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