Cheryl Rainfield has posted the first six pages of her upcoming paranormal release Hunted. Hunted is the story of a telepath living in a world where being a para is illegal.
Excerpt:
Mom’s gaze flicks to the rearview mirror for the thousandth time, like she’s afraid someone’s tailing us. I don’t know how she thinks she can tell in the dark—or with her abilities shut off, leaving her as blind and dull as a Normal.
“There’s no one there,” I say, sharp like broken glass, as if I haven’t been checking every few minutes myself. As if I haven’t been reaching out around us for anything different. Anything off.
The truth is, I think she’s right to be nervous. I can’t feel anyone watching, can’t even sense another Para close by—but they’ve been shadowing us too quickly lately, like they’ve found a way to zero in on my talent. But only another Para could do that, and I haven’t sensed the metallic bitterness that comes from the Government Paras—the Para-slaves.
Just before we ran, I got the sense that I knew one of the trackers—or that they knew me. That’s never happened before. It’s too big to think about—one of our own, hunting us. Betraying us, without being forced to.
Article Continues BelowI glance at Mom. She’s clenching the steering wheel so tightly it looks like she might wrench it off its hinges. [MORE]
This is Rainfield’s fourth novel. Her other titles include The Last Dragon, Skin Walkers, and Scars, an edgy, realistic, and hopeful novel about a teen survivor of sexual abuse who uses self-harm to cope. While Scars was listed as an ALA 2011 Top 10 quick pick for reluctant readers it is also a frequently challenged book due to the content.
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