“He cried out and was rolling from the bed before he rightly knew where he was. The floor greeted him hard, pounding the scream from his lungs. “Thomas!” He was in his own house. Rachelle had slammed through the swinging door. “What is it?” She dropped by his side and helped him to his feet. “Are you okay?” “Sorry, I just . . .” “What’s this?” She touched his shoulder, where a small trickle of blood ran down his arm. “What’s happening?” “Nothing. It’s just a scratch. Nothing.” He wiped the blood... away, images of this nothing bright in his mind. Carlos had shoved a needle into his arm. The pain had been unbearable. But he had to think it through before telling Rachelle. He shook the dream from his head and reacquired his sense of this reality. They’d returned from the desert last night, and one of his men had blurted out the details of how Justin had saved their hides in the desert. The news spread throughout the village like fire. They were only a day away from the Gathering, and the population had swelled to nearly a hundred thousand, including the large group from the Southern Forest.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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