Knowledge: The Fifth Division Saga: Book 1 by Kira Stüssy Read Free Book Online

me, as I flailed helplessly…
    I shuddered and looked away from the body, “What are you talking about? You’re…you’re psychotic!”
    Wiley shrugged, “Just doing our job.”
    “Now,” Rezza continued her brother’s thought and she smirked at me, “just come with us and no one else gets hurt, alright?”

 
     
    Chapter 3
     
    Parties had never really been Caspian’s scene.
    In fact, he pretty much hated them. All of the noise and people jammed into a tight space made for too much interaction and way too much physical contact with other people. Despite that fact, Caspian had to admit that Mira had done an amazing job on this one. She kept trying to give him credit, but no matter how she worded it, Caspian knew that the truth of the matter was that she had done almost all of the work by herself. Sure, he had done some shopping and had supplied the height when needed, but his sister owned the visionary talent and made tonight happen. She had a way with things like this.
    Caspian had always been awed by the way Mira so entirely differed from himself. Where he was shy, she was friendly and outgoing. While he preferred to be behind the scenes, she worked the spotlight. It sort of made sense when he thought about it, them being complete opposites even though they were twins, but it still never failed to dumbfound him.
    A sharp pain stabbed his head, a piercing discomfort that knocked the wind out of him and almost caused him to double over. He closed his eyes tight and breathed in and out, in and out deeply until the migraine was brought back under control. Caspian couldn’t remember the last time he didn’t have to deal with a headache. It was more a matter of whether the throbbing stayed merely a dull pain or the short bursts of excruciating torture.
    “You alright?” A small voice questioned. He tilted his head down and to the right in order to see the speaker. A short spunky girl who bounced as she stared up at him, watched him with a concerned gaze. Caspian racked his brain, trying to remember her name and failed. “I thought you were going to pass out, which would have been awkward and, I mean, I could have tried to catch you but who knows how that would have gone and…”
    Danny suddenly appeared at Caspian’s elbow, clearly holding in a snicker, “I’ll take it from here Carly.” The obvious dismissal caused the girl to slump away, visibly sniffling. Caspian felt bad and geared up to chastise Danny on his rudeness when a flicker of brilliant scarlet hair distracted him. Caspian watched as Mira stood innocently in the foyer, seeming to stare out the window at nothing in particular. Her expression indicated that her mind had taken one of it’s common detours to MiraLand. He prepared to turn back to his friend when a big figure approached Mira and nudged her out the front door: Hank.
    Caspian’s eyes narrowed with suspicion. He knew he walked the border of being overprotective of his sister, but with the way guys at school treated Mira who could blame him? There seemed to be no shame when it came to Mira and it drove Caspian to the edge of his patience. He thought back to earlier that day and the way Hank had checked her out like she was some piece of meat he planned to buy at the grocery store; it made Caspian sick just to think about it. Not to mention, Mira barely qualified as a normal sized person with hardly enough upper body strength to do a push up. Caspian hated to admit it to himself, but if someone felt so inclined, they could overpower her without any difficulty. So he felt that it was his job to make sure nothing like that ever happened to Mira or Iris once she grew older.
    It was cold outside at this time of night, meaning that nobody else would be out on the porch anymore. The idea of Hank and his sister being out there alone didn’t sit well. Better not risk it…
    “Hey man,” Danny’s voice cut into Caspian’s train of thought, true worry showing on his face, “Are you