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KELLEY ARMSTRONG //
Darkest Powers and Darkness Rising Mixed Series
This is a paranormal series comprised of two trilogies that revolves around the Edison Group, a team of supernatural scientists, and the subjects of their experiments. What will become of these teen subjects?
Chloe Sanders used to have a relatively normal life. But now she finds herself in the middle of some really strange situations because:
-She suddenly starts seeing dead people.
-She gets locked up in a group home for unstable teens.
-The group home isn't what it seems...
"So what was that? A zombie?" Liz tried to sound calm, but her voice crackled.
"Something like that."
"And you--you can resurrect the dead?"
I stared at the crushed bat and murmured, "I wouldn't call it resurrection."
"What about people? Can you"--she swallowed--"do that?"
I nodded.
"So that's what Tori's mom meant. You raised zombies at Lyle House."
"Accidentally."
"You're telling me you can raise the dead simply by summoning?"
"Yes."
"My God," she whispered, staring at me. "What have they done?"
Hearing her words and seeing her expression, I knew I'd just done something worse than raising the dead--I'd confirmed her worst fears about us. In her eyes, I saw the same thing I saw when people looked at Derek. I saw fear. And I knew we were in trouble.
This is a paranormal series comprised of two trilogies that revolves around the Edison Group, a team of supernatural scientists, and the subjects of their experiments. What will become of these teen subjects in this second trilogy?
The cat had Daniel pinned face-first to the ground. Daniel lay still, playing dead, as I kept shouting at the cougar and my parents shouted at me. The cat snarled again and I braced myself, ready to run if those powerful hind legs bunched for flight. But he made no move to come after me, just snarled and spat and stayed over Daniel.
Rage boiled up in me. Maybe it was shock, but it felt like pure fury. I screamed at the cat looking him square in the eye, and when I did it was like everything else disappeared. The world seemed to dip and darken, and I smelled wet earth and thick musk and fresh blood. The wind whipped past, like I was running. Running so fast the ground whizzed beneath me, the wind cut across my skin. Exhilaration filled me.
A crack and a rush of air. Nicole shrieked. This time, Hayley joined her.
"The door!" Corey said. "The door's open!"
"Hang on!" Daniel yelled at him. "Maya, grab Kenji!"
I lunged for the dog's collar, and just then I heard a gasp. Everyone was yelling and wind rushed through the half-open door and I shouldn't have heard anything. But I heard that gasp.
"Rafe!" I screamed.
I shouted at Nicole to grab him. But as I turned, I saw a blur of motion. Rafe, sailing across the floor of the helicopter.
Out the open door.
"Just take the message. Maya Delaney. Project Phoenix. Salmon Creek. We need help and Rafe's mom said Mr. Mitchell could give it. He can contact me at . . ." I read off the email account Corey had set up at the library.
A long pause. Then, "He can't help you, Maya."
"Can I speak to him? Please?"
"Not without a necromancer."
"A . . . ?" I remembered the pages Rafe had stolen about other supernatural teens. A necromancer was someone who can raise the dead. "He's . . . ?"
"He died six months ago. I'm his daughter."
I took a deep breath. Tried not to panic. "Okay. Can you help? Or can you give us the name of someone who can? Please?"
"No." A pause. "I'm sorry."
She hung up.