In the wake of several near-cataclysmic events, humanity created the Cure, a DNA-altering antidote to death by disease and old age. But all cures come with side effects: a small percentage of the population develops a wide range of powers, some lethal to others and some lethal to the wielder.<br><br>These people are called the Estranged, hunted and shunned, safe only on the Island of Exile. It is here that Kaeva and Eddie meet ... and where they set a prophecy in motion, quite possibly sealing their own demise, and even the end of Exile.

Breaker

And if that isn’t a case of poor baby Eddie-Weddie whining, nothing is.


Eddie sighed and forced himself to climb off the ATV. He listened to Mecken drive away—far too quickly for the middle of the town in Eddie’s opinion—and a sense of loneliness threatened to overwhelm him. He wanted to return to Kaeva’s, hunt the grumpy prick down, and hold Kaeva until the clouds disappeared out of Kaeva’s eyes. He wanted to climb onto that small but cozy couch on Kaeva’s porch and watch the trees dance. There were a dozen things he could think of that he wanted to do. Walking into the greenhouse and facing another one of Exile’s minions was not on the list.


“I’m not ready,” Eddie whispered. Though unprepared for what, Eddie wasn’t sure: the greenhouse, the biodome, more people, the rest of the day. Anything. Everything. He turned away from the street, pushed his way through the Plastamine sheet of the entrance, and went inside.


Chapter 68