Valley of Fires: a Conquered Earth Novel (The Conquered Earth Series)
“NEXUS ZOEY LAY ON A WHITE, shaggy carpet near the fireplace, staring up at Aunt Rose as she read from a book in her lap. Try as she might, Zoey couldn’t make out the words Rose was reading, even though something told her they were important.
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine … The song echoed everywhere, drowning out Rose’s voice. She thought she could make out one word as the woman spoke it, but she wasn’t sure.
It looked like … “dragon.”
Then the dream flashed away.
* * * ZOEY WOKE IN... THE strange, black room with its wavy walls. Rose, or the woman who had once been her, sat on the couch, holding her head in her hands. Zoey had an idea why.
“It’s not the way you thought it would be, is it?” Zoey asked. “The memories and the dreams.”
Rose startled at the little girl’s voice. When she looked up, her eyes had a wildness to them, and, for just a moment, Zoey felt a glimmer of emotion. It was fear.
“I don’t like them,” Rose said quietly. “They are … disturbing.”MoreLess
You are my sunshine, my only sunshine … The song echoed everywhere, drowning out Rose’s voice. She thought she could make out one word as the woman spoke it, but she wasn’t sure.
It looked like … “dragon.”
Then the dream flashed away.
* * * ZOEY WOKE IN... THE strange, black room with its wavy walls. Rose, or the woman who had once been her, sat on the couch, holding her head in her hands. Zoey had an idea why.
“It’s not the way you thought it would be, is it?” Zoey asked. “The memories and the dreams.”
Rose startled at the little girl’s voice. When she looked up, her eyes had a wildness to them, and, for just a moment, Zoey felt a glimmer of emotion. It was fear.
“I don’t like them,” Rose said quietly. “They are … disturbing.”MoreLess
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