After the elimination of the formidable stranger in The Elder Effect, Beverly thinks nothing can prevent the happiness she has fought so hard to find, but as she and the others become more comfortable with their ominous gift, she desperately wants to find purpose in what has happened to them. With the ability to tunnel through time and space, she and the others have learned very little of their potential. ________________________________________ With my forehead resting hopelessly in the palms of my hands, I sat on the steps by the front door with Vance as I listened to Johan, Magnus, and...
After the elimination of the formidable stranger in The Elder Effect, Beverly thinks nothing can prevent the happiness she has fought so hard to find,...
"How long have I been gone?" "Four years," he said, moving his hands back to my arms. A sickening rush started at the top of my head and went down my entire body, leaving my knees weak. I turned my head and dropped my chin shamefully. I can't look at him. Vance kept his hands wrapped around the top of my arms tightly. "We've been trying to find you the whole time," he said. "We couldn't control it. It was only by chance that I caught you. We had been trying to tunnel you-to catch your attention. I saw you a couple of times, but I couldn't get you to take it. I knew you didn't understand. I...
"How long have I been gone?" "Four years," he said, moving his hands back to my arms. A sickening rush started at the top of my head and went down my ...