Dark Nebula (The Chronicles of Kerrigan) Read Online Free

didn’t really know him well enough to be able to read his body language . He seems fine. She paused, catching a muscle twitch near his jawline . Or maybe not.
    “Enjoy the tedious ness while you can. L ife will soon become busy , leaving little time for monotony.”
    “Yes, sir.” She had no idea why someone would wish for a boring life.
    Carter glanced around, tapping his thumb against his leg to some internal rhythm. “ Rae, can you get us some chairs ? ”
    Are you trying to see what I can do or still prejudice again st females? Carter had been a total prick to women in general the previous year. It didn’t matter. He had something to tell them , and she intended to find out what it was . Using a levitation tatù and her fingers to direct them, s he brought three chairs forward from against the back wall. The finger tapping paused while Carter waited for Devon and Rae to sit . He continued to stand.
    “Has something happened?” Devon sat on the edge of his seat , his upper body pin straight. His tension wasn’t lost on Rae, though she didn’t know what to make of it.
    “Nothing–yet .” Carter r est ed fists against his hips.
    “Then , what’s going on?” Devon crossed his arms over his chest.
    H is biceps bulged. He’ s definitely put on muscle th is summer. Seems like there have been quite a few changes while I was gone. I like this one… She blinked and forced her attention back to Carter , scolding herself. Focus , Rae … P robably just jet lag.
    “I’ve been on the phone with a colleague in Scotland . It seems …It seems …” he appeared to be grasping for the right words, “ Rae’s father is reaching out from the grave .”
    “What?” Rae froze, the blood pounding in her ears deafening. It took a moment for the words to sink in. She didn’t want to comprehend what Carter meant . She was there when they had buried her parents . Her mother had died protecting her from her father , and her time at Guilder was supposed to be the time when she grew up to be the woman her mother had hoped she would be, without her father’s evil influence . She wanted to scream . Had it all been in vain? She bit hard on the inside of her cheek, the physical pain, and coppery taste of blood pulling her away from the emotional torture.
    Carter seemed to sense her distress. “Y our father’s dead. That’ s for certain . ” He reached out , as if to pat Rae’s shoulder , but must have realized he stood too far away because he awkwardly dropped his hand back to his side .
    Rae let go of the breath she had not realize d she held , and swallowed hard. She dropped back against the chair , mentally running through the anti-anxiety exercises her therapist had taught her as a child, after the terrible tragedy of her parents’ deaths. Breathe, relax, focus. Deep breath…
    “ T he video Lanford played last term when he had you in the tower… do you remember any of it?” Carter’s lips set in a grim line as Rae nodded. “This may sound strange, but did you watch and listen to it at the same time?”
    Rae shrugged, not sure where this was going. “ Yes . Wait… m aybe … when I heard,” she swallowed, “when I recognized my dad’s voice.”
    Carter rubbed the back of his neck “ There’s more to that video than we first thought. A colleague in Scotland f ound a similar tape , which he referred to as H.O.C. or the HOC file . H is guys ha ve been unable to get an audio feed from it .” He turned his attention to Devon . “Well done on retrieving the video last week . The Privy Council is extremely grateful.”
    Devon nodded but remained silent. Rae glanced at him , but his face revealed nothing . What kind of job does the Privy Council have you doing ? When Carter began speaking, s he turned back to him .
    “ They thought all might be lost without the audio , but when I sent a copy of what Rae wrote down about her father’s speech, we were able to put it all together . ” He interlaced his fingers and