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

“Oh you mean like little boys who might spontaneously combust or men who can’t touch anybody but one prick who doesn’t know if he wants to stick around?”


Eddie’s gaze was hard. “Yeah. Exactly who I mean.”


Kaeva had to get out of bed or he was going to start tearing pillows in two. He’d been feeling this frustration for weeks without really understanding what it meant or what had caused it, but he’d kept it in check as always with wood chopping, meditation, and being reasonable.


He was tired of those things. He was tired of caring about what would happen if he did get royally pissed off. Let him short out the damned island, blow it up, whatever. He only ever thought of other people’s wellbeing. And Eddie, apparently, only thought about his own.


“So I’m not enough for you to keep living for another few days?”


“But you’re not sure if you will.”


Eddie grunted in frustration. “Kaeva, even if I do, I still suck.”


Chapter 89