Glass Helix by Katee Stein EPUB & PDF – eBook Details Online
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- Author: Katee Stein
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This is Stupid
Khai looked back over his shoulder. This is stupid. Why am I doing
this?
The hills and mountains stretched wide behind him and he
resisted the impulse to turn back and find shelter within the familiar folds of
the forest, but something told him this was his last chance to return. ARC
showing up in the last two communities he visited was pushing his
definition of a coincidence.
Thick brambles pulled at the dark navy canvas of his jacket and he
fought for footing in the dense growth. The lights of Ardor glowed, chasing
away the black of night, the soft halo making it possible to make out the
details even here at the boundary.
Flashes shuddered through his body, partially-remembered moments of
the last time he was here. Half-delirious with fever, these same brambles
had ripped into his bare skin and felt like an impossible barrier. Has it really
been four years? The searing lines cut into his skin had been a welcome
relief compared to what had raged through his body.
He locked his jaw against the intrusive thoughts and pushed aside a
sweeping tangle of blackberry canes. The gloves he wore now, though thin,
did their job and spared him the bushes’ small spears. He wove his way
through the dense foliage careful not to leave a discernible path, but it was
slow work. Ahead, he could make out the boundary fence and, more
importantly, the dead space where nothing grew for several feet on either
side.
Sweat beading on his brow, Khai shrugged through the last desperate
cling-ons and stepped up to the fence. A thrill of excitement rushed through
him, leaving anxiety and perhaps reason behind. After all these years, he
was so close. He stretched out his stride, letting his hand bounce along the
dips and rises of the chain links as searched for a junction box. It would be
nearby. They monitored for any movement through the barrier on the off
chance the primary deterrents failed to keep biologicals—such as animals
or even insects—out. This tech, while effective, was no match for him.
His hand bumped into a conduit line and he traced it to its control box.
He popped open the metal cover and swung his backpack around so he
could reach a zipped side pocket. Pulling out what he needed to hack the
system without triggering alarms, he set to work.
There was only one reason to be here in Ardor. It was time to make
good on a long overdue promise.
He bypassed the security and set a timer. It should only take ten minutes
to make it across the boundary fields. He could use a good run. He closed
up the junction box, tightened the straps of his bag and scaled the fence.
The boundary fields were starting to collect the night’s dew and before
he got too far, his feet squelched in his shoes. Mowers swept the field daily,
keeping the mix of grains and grasses from getting too tall, but they still hit
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