SarahIt had taken almost no effort to stand, but it took all my willpower to take a step forward. It wasn’t like moving around on the astral plane in a spirit walk, but more like moving through Jell-O. The air seemed to suck and pull at me, and everything around me was muted and foggy.I managed th
Sarah POVI saw Ted was trying to get the plane’s widescreen TV working and finally got it to come on with an, “Ah ha!”She didn’t need to change the channel. Breaking news showed the airport was filled with emergency vehicles, and the main terminal was surrounded by police cars. As it was about two
Sarah POVI waited until things on the plane were settled. I was going to need peace around me for this.First, they needed to refuel the plane, which I thought meant landing at one of the smaller airports, but Travis nixed that idea immediately, and Zane agreed. There was too great a possibility th
I was puzzled they weren’t walking around, but then I realized that would make them obvious on the thermal imaging. Indeed, they had two humans walking back and forth together near the east entrance.I noticed little piles of cell phones everywhere, no doubt confiscated from the humans. I also saw b
Sarah POVI almost passed out when I came back to the plane for the last time, but the feeling of Chloe and Grace cuddling up to me and a half-can of microwaved beans got me feeling better.Zane was relaying messages to me as I scarfed them down.“No indication what the signal is supposed to be?” Za
“Humans aren’t lesser.”“What? I mean.” I scrambled to think of something to mean.“Humans aren’t lesser, and you know it. Or at least, you think you do.”I looked around for guidance, but no one had anything. I saw Chloe and Phillipe were talking over in the corner while Grace and Jackie watched.“
Zane POVIn the end, it took the better part of thirty-six hours to get all the hostages out. Five of the terrorists proved they’d rather die than be captured, but we managed to keep them from killing others. We did have several injuries, but when I thought of what might have happened, of the endles
“We found your money,” I said.“I thought you would.”We sat another few minutes in silence. “So, who was paying you? Who got you to betray my household?”Hayes smiled to himself.“Something funny?”“Do you think I’m some lackey doing someone’s bidding for a few dollars?” he asked, meeting my gaze n