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Authors: Sophie Davis
Hunted (Talented Saga # 3) (36 page)
Epilogue
Ian Crane stood in his study, staring at the ocean below without really seeing the water.
What she wanted him to do was crazy. He knew that. A prison break? Toxic was anticipating the attempt. He’d had the element of surprise on his side when he’d gone to Bethesda to retrieve his niece. Even then, he’d sustained heavy casualties. Were his forces strong enough to attack again so soon?
“Are you going to give her what she wants?” a voice asked from the doorway, startling him out of his musings.
Crane turned and saw Brand leaning against the doorframe. The young man was mutinous. Crane didn’t have to ask his opinion on the matter. Brand’s expression said it all.
“I haven’t decided yet,” Ian Crane replied.
He moved from the window and sat in his favorite recliner. He motioned for Brand to join him in the study.
“One life isn’t worth the countless lives we may lose in the attempt,” Brand said.
Crane said nothing.
“Haven’t enough people died already?” Brand demanded.
“Penny may never recover from what they did to her.”
Ian raised his eyebrows questioningly. “I think you underestimate Penelope, Brand.”
Brand slumped back on the couch, crossing his arms over his chest. Crane watched with an amused expression. He knew Brand’s concern for his niece was genuine, bred from a childhood friendship that never had the chance to become more.
“If you attack Tramblewood, Toxic will retaliate,” Brand said bluntly.
“Having that girl here puts us all at risk.”
Crane sighed.
“You are very young, Brand. And the war with Toxic is very old. It is only a matter of time before they decide we are more than just a thorn in their side. Talia showing up will only speed up the inevitable. We have been playing defense for years. Maybe it is time we took the offensive.”
Brand’s laugh held no mirth.
“You are going to do it, aren’t you? You are going to go after the boy.” The younger man shook his head. “Unbelievable.”
“I am,” Ian confirmed, not realizing until he spoke the words that they were true.
The decision wasn’t an easy one. A prison break would prove next to impossible. Then again, they’d told him starting a war with Toxic was impossible, too. Of course, the rebellion hadn’t ended the way he wanted. He hadn’t succeeded in repealing the mandatory testing laws. Toxic was still experimenting with the Creation drug. The Talented were still oppressed and most of them didn’t even know it.
This time would be different, he vowed.
Brand was right. Rescuing the boy, having Talia in residence, meant Toxic wouldn’t sit idly by any longer. The only question left was who was going to make the first move.
“I am,” Crane repeated.
“Send out the word. Round one starts in forty-eight hours.”
Created, the final chapter in the Talented Saga, coming
Summer 2013
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Acknowledgements
As always, I would like to thank my friends and family for all of their love and support.
I would not be able to create Talia’s world without their help in this one. I would also like to thank all of my beta readers. Without their comments and suggestions, Hunted would be little more than the rambling first draft that I wrote for NANO in 2011.
Thank you to Hannah.
Without her networking and marketing skills, no one would have ever heard of Talented.
A big thank you to Kelley Bjork for providing the cover art images!!
And last, but certainly not least, thank you to all of my fans. You make writing Talia’s story more enjoyable than I could have ever imagined.
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