Chapter 9
Kaeva
“So,” Eddie said from where he sat as far away from Kaeva as possible in the ATV. He clung to the rollbars as the tires navigated the rock-strewn path toward the City.
“What?” Kaeva snarled. It’d taken them four tries to get into the vehicle that morning. The first three, Kaeva had fritzed the electric engine, turning it on and revving it from a distance. Nothing had fried, thank God, and after a long meditation session alone in his house while Eddie wandered the yard, he’d been able to get behind the wheel.
Eddie waved expansively to the sky and land around them. “The sun is shining, the birds are singing, the air is ripe with opportunity and the sheer beauty of life.”
Kaeva must have glanced at Eddie like the kid had lost what remained of his mind. Eddie flashed that
