Cress dug her fingers into the hover's seat, leaning into the
window until her breath fogged against the glass.
She couldn't open her eyes wide enough, not when there
was so much to see, not when she could barely take it all in.
The city of New Beijing was endless.
To the east, a cluster of skyscrapers rose up out of
the earth, silver and glass and sparkling orange under
the late afternoon sun.
Beyond the city center were warehouses and arenas,
parks and suburbs, rolling on and on.
Cress was glad for the distraction of all the new sights,
the buildings, the people ... Otherwise she thought she
would-be sick.
She gasped as the palace came into view atop its cliff,
recognizing it from countless pictures and vids.
Still, it was so different in real life.
Even more magnificent and imposing.
She splayed her fingers on the window, framing it
in her vision.
She could make out a line of vehicles and a mass of
people outside the gates, winding down the cliff side
and into the city below.
Wolf also had his fierce eyes focused on the approaching
palace, but she could sense no amount of awe from him,
only impatience.
His knee wouldn't stop bouncing and his fingers kept
flexing and tightening.
Watching him was making her nervous.
He'd been so subdued back at the Rampion, so
impossibly motionless. She wondered if this burst of
energy was the first sign that the bomb inside
him had started to tick.
Or maybe he was just anxious, like she was.
Maybe he was tracing over their plan in his mind.
Or maybe he was thinking about that girl.
Scarlet.
Cress was sad that she hadn't met her.
It was as if the crew of the Rampion were missing a
vital piece, and Cress didn't understand how she fit.
She tried to think of the things she knew about
Scarlet Benoit.
She'd researched her a little when Cinder and Thorne
had landed the ship on her grandmother's farm,
but not very much.
At the time, she'd had no idea that Scarlet had joined them.
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Cress
Teen FictionTheir best hope lies with Cress, a girl trapped on a satellite since childhood who's only ever had her netscreens as company. All that screen time has made Cress an excellent hacker. Unfortunately, she's being force to work for Queen Levana, and she...
