Conrad Edison and the Anchored World (Overworld Arcanum Book 2)
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Then he noticed the moisture gathering in Sarah's eyes and the question died on his lips. "What's wrong, sis? Did he hit you again?"
She shook her head quickly, smiled, and wiped the tear in the corner of her eye. "I'm just angry."
"Angry about going up to Overlook?" He bit his lower lip and the dead question resurrected itself. "Promise you won't report me for asking something."
Sarah sighed. "I'm your sister, Max. Robb Alderman thinking he owns me doesn't change that."
"Fine." Max imagined being at the top of the tallest building in the dome. There were so many rumors about what lay up there. "Does the window exist?"
His sister blinked. Nodded.
Max's breath caught in his throat. "Did you—"
She shook her head.
"Not even a glimpse?"
"It's best you don't even wonder, Max." Tears pooled in her eyes. "Don't make the mistake Mom and Dad made. Don't question the facts. Just live."
Max stepped around the table and hugged Sarah. She'd gotten the worst end of the deal after their parents fed the father. "I'm sorry."
She gripped his arm and buried her face in his chest. "It's all a fucking joke anyway." She pulled away and stood on unsteady feet. Sarah fingered the Science Division token on her lab coat and burst into a fit of laughter. "Sick fucking joke."
"What the hell are you talking about?" Max grabbed for his sister's arms, but she jerked away.
Her eyes widened. "Our bodies are the lie." She picked up her fork and dropped it. "That's the lie."
"You're not making any sense!"
Sarah shook her head as if waking from a nightmare. "It's nothing, Max." She looked away. "I'm off my meds."
That explains it. "You'd tell me if Robb did anything to you, right?"
A sad smiled burrowed its way on her face. "If I did, what good would it do? His daddy owns the dome and everyone in it." Sara kissed her brother on the cheek. "Good night."
Before she left, she stopped at the shelf with a picture of their parents and stared at it for a long time, like she did every time she came by. Max let her have all the time she wanted. It was the only thing he found sacred anymore.
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Table of Contents
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Aetherial Annihilation Chapter 1
Aetherial Annihilation Chapter 2
Demonicus Chapter 1
Demonicus Chapter 2
The Martian Chapter 1
The Martian Chapter 2
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