Eyes in the Sky

By Viola Grace

Riasa has been working with the resistance to warn talents of the scanning bots flying overhead on schedules. The warning of eyes in the sky saved lives and families.

Rescued before she could be caught, Riasa begins life at Citadel Teklan, but she knows something is very wrong. Confronting her suspicions, she calls in help and destroys the only home she has been offered before getting assigned to a flyer with wings of stone.

Natu was disgruntled to be picking up a farmer’s daughter on Resicor, but once he met Riasa and saw her talent in action, he had to admit that he had been in the right place at the right time.

• Language: English
• Publisher: eXtasy Books Inc
• Release date: Jul 16, 2014
• ISBN: 9781771119559

Viola Grace

Viola Grace (aka Zenina Masters) is a Canadian sci-fi/paranormal romance writer with ambitions to keep writing for the rest of her life. She specializes in short stories because the thrill of discovery, of all those firsts, is what keeps her writing.An artist who enjoys a story that catches you up, whirls you around and sets you down with a smile on your face is all she endeavours to be. She prefers to leave the drama to those who are better suited to it, she always goes for the cheap laugh.

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A woman with vision finds a man who can help her reach heights she never imagined.

Riasa has been working with the resistance to warn talents of the scanning bots flying overhead on schedules. The warning of eyes in the sky saved lives and families.

Rescued before she could be caught, Riasa begins life at Citadel Teklan, but she knows something is very wrong. Confronting her suspicions, she calls in help and destroys the only home she has been offered before getting assigned to a flyer with wings of stone.

Natu was disgruntled to be picking up a farmer’s daughter on Resicor, but once he met Riasa and saw her talent in action, he had to admit that he had been in the right place at the right time.

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Eyes in the Sky

Copyright © 2014 Viola Grace

ISBN: 978-1-77111-955-9

Cover art by Martine Jardin

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Eyes in the Sky

Tales of the Citadel Book 31

By

Viola Grace

Chapter One

This is the hidden report once again, and I am notifying you that Rekitar province, Leomor prefecture and Ysku city all have eyes in the sky. Be aware that they are looking. She signed off quickly.

Riasa dismantled her equipment, put on her protective lenses and left the small hole with the broadcast equipment in its hidden burrow. With a few forks of hay, she covered it up completely.

Humming, she headed out of the barn and continued her chores. She worked the façade on each and every day. The drones flew overhead, seeking her signal. She glanced at them for the appropriate amount of time and returned to her work.

After two more hours outside, she returned to the farmhouse and smiled at her mother. So, I guess tonight’s the night. I wish I could warn them that it was the last broadcast, but that isn’t going to be possible.

Ri, the drones have already narrowed your broadcasts down to our prefecture. You need to go before they capture you. Her mother shook her head. We will miss you, but it will be a relief that you are safe and thriving.

Riasa nodded and washed her hands before helping her mother with dinner. Lobelia Zorgard was a stubborn woman, and if Riasa didn’t go outside of her free will, she would be staked out like a sacrificial lamb if it would get her off Resicor.

Peeling the tubers was therapeutic. Her mind went blank while she was scraping away.

When are they coming?

During the eclipse. Be ready and be prepared to be stunned or zapped in case the drones are watching.

Yes, Mom.

An hour later, her father came in and the meal was served. They ate together as a family and watched the two celestial objects get closer and closer.

Riasa removed her lenses and looked at the sky. It is time for me to go and check on the goats.

She hugged each of her parents in turn and headed outside in the dark with a light and her lenses down. She heard a soft beat above her, and in seconds, she was swept into the sky and over the fields at a low altitude. She dropped her light and held tight as he swept her toward a stone edifice that had a ship clinging to the bottom side of an outcropping. He tucked his wings and they skidded inside.

She got to her feet and looked down at him, all bright lines and wide wings. Wings. He really had wings.

She blinked and reset her vision. Hello.

Please excuse me. I need to get us out of here. He struggled to his feet and headed into the open doorway that led out of the cargo bay they were standing in.

She followed him into the ship and took the available seat across from him when he slid into what was obviously his chair. The narrow rod in the centre in lieu of a back gave it away as belonging to someone with structural issues.

Riasa strapped in and heard the outer door lock. A moment later, they floated free of the outcropping and then they shot skyward.

She clutched the arms