Lahat ng Kabanata ng The Clandestine Saga: Kabanata 721 - Kabanata 730

Eliza backed up further than he had. Her legs were shorter, after all. With a deep breath, she hurled herself forward, building up speed as she went and lifted up off of the ground, swinging her arms forward for momentum. The toe of her boot clipped the top of the fence, shaking it slightly, but other than that, she made it to the other side with no problems and landed a few feet behind Sergio. He gave her a confident nod and they turned to continue their journey.Lights atop towering polls shed their illumination sparingly in pools around the bottom of their concrete trunks, making it harder to see into the shadowed areas around the buildings. Even with their IACs, it seemed darker in some places than others. Eliza focused her attention on the black spaces, wondering if any of them might start to move. She wasn’t used to shadows picking up their feet and walking, but after what she’d seen the night she killed Honey, nothing would surprise her.Up ahead of

There was really only one direction for Eliza to choose, and though it would put her in a precarious position once the creatures caught on, she had no other choice. With a deep breath, she backed away from the building and then took her best vertical leap, landing on the slanted overhang above the window she’d just broken.With no time to spare, she ran to the top of the building and down the other side where she could better see her teammates. Mila had creatures attached to both of her arms and was trying to kick them away while shouting directions, urging the rest of the team to leave her and get back to the SUV, but no one was going anywhere. All five of them were either surrounded by the enemy or in the process of being tugged to the ground by what seemed like thousands of spindly fingers.Pulling the Beretta she wore on her back around, Eliza took careful aim at the creatures near Mila, avoiding the ones actually attached to the Leader for fear she may hit t

It was no wonder her head was beginning to ache again and the tumultuous feeling in the pit of her stomach hadn’t quite gone away. She was considering another round of Jamie’s blue light when Aaron returned, looking as annoyed as she felt. “It’s like having teenagers,” he said, shaking his head. “Well, I mean, I guess. Not that I’ve ever had teenagers. Except your sister.”“And she only lived with us for a few weeks, but yeah, I get it. What was the problem now?”“Apparently, Aurora got on the plane early and took off all of the Cheetos Elliott had requested be stocked in the snack center. Really? The man can’t go a few hours without his favorite chip?”Cadence bit back a chuckle. “In fairness, that was a pretty petty thing for her to do.”“I agree, but calling her out on it is just going to make her act even more childish. And I thought Elliott and Christian&r

Cadence did so, quickly, tugging at the hem of her white shirt, not that he’d moved it. “What is it? Am I going to die, Doc?” The amount of drama infused in her voice got the laugh she was looking for, but part of her was truly beginning to question how serious this situation might be.“Someday—but not from this. Cadence, I’m not sure I want to tell you right now, since we’re headed into a pretty big battle, but you’re not sick.”“Huh?” she asked, bracing her hands on the edge of the table. “Isn’t that a good thing?”“It could be. But I also don’t think you’re going to be particularly happy to hear what it really is.”She took a deep breath, the edge of the table cutting into her hands. “What is it, Jame? Just tell me.”“You’re... pregnant.”Cadence’s face was frozen, and once again, she felt the blo

Heather laughed, bringing more smiles, but she seemed satisfied with that answer, so Aaron moved on. “Paul, Lex, and Margie will be with her to make sure she’s able to throw her shield if needed.” He looked at those three, certainly a trio that would be difficult for any enemy to reckon with. “Over here, we’ll have Hannah, Mila, Eliza, and Kaycia.” He pointed out the different places where he was positioning the teammates. Cadence had ended up inviting Kaycia and Moira once Aurora was allowed to come, despite the fact that they were Hunters. They’d earned it. The ladies would be close enough to each other where they could see and hear even without their IACs but they weren’t bunched together. “And on the other side, Moira, Cale, and Andor. That’s the first line. Beyond that, the rest of you will be waiting in reserve.”After a pause to let that all sink in, he went over the positioning for the remaining Guardia