Never Fade (A Darkest Minds Novel)
Alexandra Bracken
Language: English
Pages: 544
ISBN: 1423159330
Format: PDF / Kindle (mobi) / ePub
When Ruby is entrusted with an explosive secret, she must embark on her most dangerous mission yet: leaving the Children's League behind. Crucial information about the disease that killed most of America's children-and turned Ruby and the others who lived into feared and hated outcasts-has survived every attempt to destroy it. But the truth is only saved in one place: a flashdrive in the hands of Liam Stewart, the boy Ruby once believed was her future-and who now wouldn't recognize her.
As Ruby sets out across a desperate, lawless country to find Liam-and answers about the catastrophe that has ripped both her life and America apart-she is torn between old friends and the promise she made to serve the League. Ruby will do anything to protect the people she loves. But what if winning the war means losing herself?
Earthbound (Marsbound, Book 3)
Different way. I need to get out of his reach if I’m going to save him. Lillian might have realized, even before President Gray had, that her son was using his abilities to influence the people around him. The timeline was coming together for me, finally. Alban would have seen Clancy do this just before he left to join the League—he removed himself from, as Lillian called it, Clancy’s “reach.” If she had tried asking her husband or any one of his advisers for help disappearing, Clancy would have.
Finding Cole’s data … that would help everyone. That had the potential to reunite families, loved ones. “I’m going to get every kid out of every camp,” I said. “I’m not going to stop until they all get home.” Andy nodded, keeping his eyes on the road ahead. “Then we’re more than even.” The conversation died out, and the radio came on. I watched the sunrise, the colors lighting the horizon a mellow pink, feeling sick to my stomach with exhaustion. But still, I couldn’t fall asleep. I pulled.
Instead, driving into his mind. His body twitched under my control. I saw a flash of Jude’s frightened face in his mind, and it was enough for me. “What did you do to those kids?” I snarled. “The boy and the girl from earlier? Where did you take them?” Chubs had a strange look on his face as he watched me, but he stayed silent. “The guys—” he said, his voice altered by the sickening angle of his nose. My elbow ached in response. “The guys b-brought them to the Slip Kid.” Of course. Those.
Game—but what I liked best was just watching him. Seeing his whole body turn to follow the path of an incredible pass, the grin that broke out when the baseball blew over the far fence. Dad knew the cheers for each team by heart. So I recognized the tone when I heard it, the growls of a hungry crowd. The pulsing beat of clapping hands as they finally found the same rhythm. It set my teeth on edge, long before the fire smoke curled in my nostrils. I stumbled again and again as the kids pushed me.
To which table. The kids, after they picked up their food from the buffet tables, flocked toward the other kids. The beefier guys that were probably ex-military sat with all the other guys with the exact same look, with only a few female agents scattered in there for some variety. I was so focused on counting the women off that I didn’t notice Cate at all until she was standing directly behind Jude. “Alban would like to see you,” she said simply, reaching over to take my tray. “What? Why?”.