Silver Elite

by Dani Francis

“Wren. Go downstairs.” He sounds tired. “Is she okay?” “No, she’s not.” “How can I help?” “You can’t.” “Cross—”

"I can't cross that boundary with my enemy, let me try to help him with his mom and be there for him after we had a romantic outing :D"

Either I’m completely crazy, or Cross’s mother is Modified.

that will be the shittiest twist if that's true

A shock wave rocks my body as I realize I’m staring at a scene that was described to me before. Many times. By Wolf.

OHHH REALLLLLLY? WOW what a surprise! did not see that happening at all! whoaaaaaaaa

The jeans I’m wearing are the ones that belonged to Betima. I still think of her often. I didn’t know her as well as I would’ve liked, but I know she didn’t deserve to die.

I'm actually shocked. like truly shocked. Wren is wearing the jeans Betima gave to her. Betima was murdered for being a Mod. Wren is wearing her jeans to go fuck Cross, the General's son and captain in charge of keeping the status quo which is killing and enslaving mods. HELLO?? First of all, why wear the jeans of a murdered friend on your way to a booty call? Most important of all, spitting in the face of Betima's memory by getting fondled and fucked out of her jeans by the General's son. WHAT also having these thoughts while heading to get fucked by the General's son??

The realization hits me hard and fast. I want him to be Wolf. So badly. Because other than Uncle Jim, Wolf is the one person I trust most in this world. I don’t want him to be a voice in my head anymore. I want him to be this living, breathing man. Muscle and flesh and bone and a beating heart beneath my palm as I press it to his chest.

...I swear if she moans out Wolf instead of Cross at some point during this sex scene...

It’s unbearable. It feels like he’s staring into my soul, and I don’t want to know what he sees. I just don’t. I betrayed Tana. Let them take her away so my cover wouldn’t be blown. I let them kill Jim. Stood there and watched him die. I—

wonderful time to be having these thoughts

I want to ask him what side he’s on, if he believes in his father’s vision for the Continent. I want to ask him how he can stomach it when he sentences Mods to death. When he sends us to labor camps. I want to know how he feels about people like us, especially since his mother…

84% in and I think this is the first time she actually acknowledges his role in everything. like actually lay out the things he's done. unfortunately it's written in a way where she's not angry

“Have you ever seen me kill a Mod?” he challenges. I falter. Thinking. The General’s words buzz through my mind. Accusing Cross of overcrowding the labor camps with the Aberrant. His brother killed Betima without hesitation. But Cross…He spares their lives. “I do more good here than I would anywhere else,” he says out loud.

DOES HE?? They slave away in the mines, 12+ hours a day every day til they die, separated from their families! do they even see the light of day anymore?! and if a rapist like Anson makes it into Silver Elite, there's no telling how many more rapists are in charge of overseeing the enslavement camps. if this is a duology or trilogy and in the sequel the Uprising will rescue those in the enslavement camps, then sure he's doing good. but if this is a standalone and those people are just there forever than fuck off

and while we were distracted by the chaos of the explosion, they stole one of our most advanced bomber jets. Our? Confusion fogs my brain. I realize I’m thinking of myself as part of the Command. Their jet, I mean. My people stole their jet. But the lines are blurring. God, they’re blurring.

HOW the FUCK are the lines BLURRING?? How the FUCK do you see yourself as a part of the army who hunts and kills and enslaves your kind?? it's like the only fucking time she acknowledge the horror her kind is going through is during romance scenes with Cross to give her a struggle to check off the dumbass "enemies to lovers" trope this damn book was fucking written around

“I went to see Ellis earlier.” I bite my lip in humor, hesitating only briefly before asking, “Did you know he was working for your enemy?” Cross hisses through his teeth. “Fuck’s sake.” “I’m sorry. I confirmed it with my contact before I reached out to him. He’s been undercover here for years.”

that doesn't make sense. She tried asking who else was undercover before but they refused to answer her. why now? why now after she's proven that she doesn't follow orders and they know she reacts without thinking? even now she's telling one of their enemy's leaders that Ellis is an undercover spy. and WHY tell Cross that anyways?? a random ass thing to say

I was pleading with them in my mind to put their guns down. And then…it just happened.”

except that isn't what happened? she specifically told the firing squad to put the guns to their own heads and shoot themselves?? that's how Jim died, she told them to fire the guns but at the same time she lost control and they were pointing at Jim in their struggle to not obey her command, so they fired the guns and ended up killing him.

“Only you. And now Ellis, I suppose.”

Ellis works for the Uprising so what's stopping him from sharing this new information with them?? IS SHE STUPID, OH YES SHE IS

“I’m angry at you for exposing yourself. For removing the only godfucking layer of protection you had between you and your enemies.” I blink. He’s right. My chest rises as I draw a shaky breath. “I know it was reckless.” “You think?” “But it seemed like a good idea at the time.”

I AM SO TIRED OF HER SAYING SHE'S FUCKING RECKLESS ALL THE TIME!! 87% into the book AND SHE HASN'T CHANGED. she hasn't grown, she hasn't learned her lesson on why being so damn reckless is bad, she is the same as she was in the beginning of the book and it's so DAMN frustrating to read!! the only thing that's changed is her sympathy growing for the people who are the reason she and her kind suffer

I will rip anyone’s throat out, burn the entire fucking world down, if it means keeping you safe and—”

but not enough to join the Uprising so mods are no longer in danger of being murdered or enslaved :D

“I don’t know. I guess they remind me of freedom.”

and the Uprising doesn't remind you of freedom... they talk about freedom so much in this book but they don't actually give a damn about other people's freedom.

It’s a simple objective, and one that gives me hope I wasn’t lying to Cross when I said they wouldn’t target civilians.

this author doesn't like shaking up the status quo in this book, and usually when that happens in a story the rebellion fighting against oppression suddenly go against their morals and kill a bunch of civilians, because fighting against oppression is BAD to people who likes the way things are. ...I hope I'm wrong about what's going to happen at the Jubilee...

I shift the pack on my back, hoping whoever is monitoring the cameras and may have seen me enter the vehicle pool without a bag, doesn’t notice that I’m leaving with one.

"I don't want anyone to notice I'm leaving with a backpack, let me adjust and fiddle with the backpack to not draw attention to it :D"

“My mind has never failed me,” Jayde interrupts. “Even in childhood. Every vision I’ve ever had has been confirmed with unerring accuracy. This evening’s vision…” Her lips tighten. “I recognized your face immediately.

remember when it was revealed that Jayde can see visions and Wren stupidly thought that wasn't important? YEA ME TOO and I wonder if the Uprising know about this, and I bet Wren never told them

I wish I knew something about this ability of mine. Anything. Does it work on a different frequency?

If only there was a large group that works with other mods who could possibly have an answer to your questions 🤔 who worked with your mom who was also an inciter 🤔🤔🤔

Of all the things that could throw a wrench into the mission, this was the last one I expected.

😑 so stupid

I like to think I’ve grown since I got here. I’ve learned to be more patient.

HAVE YOU?? No fucking way she thinks she's grown more patient!! I swear just one or two or three chapters ago she was once again saying how reckless she is, IN A PRESENT TENSE is this just a character flaw or the author forgetting her own story??

She left without making the same promise.

I just remembered Ivy's room is directly across from Wren's, so Cross's ex girlfriend hears them fuck every time they go at it in Wren's room

He simply stands beside me, the back of my neck tickling as he asks to link.

ask to link?? you two were already linked! I'm starting to believe the ai rumors, because too many stuff like this has happened in the book. Where a character does one thing but the story says they did the opposite.

I lose focus when I suddenly spot Ivy several yards away. She’s a vision in blue. Holding a champagne flute, watching me and Cross. Suspicious.

also just now realizing she revealed herself to be a Mod and the Uprising is going to set off explosives at the party. so the timing of both events will be too much of a coincidence for Ivy and likely Lydia too

Although I’m starting to realize the Uprising is far more powerful than Command Intelligence can even imagine.

at the beginning of the story it's mentioned that the Uprising has agents in every part of the government?? they can put a hold on ID red alerts for hours, and something like sneaking into a government event surprises Wren?? as if Adrienne hasn't snuck into Silver Block which is supposed to have the best of the best and Silver Elite which is the best of bests!

Lyddie. “I promise you, I saw it,” she tells him. I stare at her in horror. “Lyds…” She ignores me. “It’s on her left thigh.” “Lyddie,” I plead. But I don’t know what I’m pleading for. It’s too late. She already turned me in. Not Ivy, but Lyddie. She promised.

wow what a surprise oh em geee

The Uprising is destroying people’s minds. Adrienne confirmed that tonight. But on what scale? Does her ability to corrupt have something to do with the fragmented hospital ward I stumbled upon? Were some of those people corrupted rather than fragmented? Were some of them actually Primes? Most of them, from the look of their veins, were Modified. And I can’t envision Adrienne being okay with experimenting on our own. But I also wouldn’t have believed she could stand there and fry a man’s brain if I hadn’t seen it firsthand.

?? Cross and Xavier knew about underground experiments like this?? Xavier wasn't surprised at the room of fragmented people tied to to hospital beds and confirmed that they knew and did nothing to help because they're mod WHAT THE FUCK IS SHE TALKING ABOUT

I can’t stomach the idea that they’re destroying civilian minds in their war against the Company.

is she really a civilian if she happily marries and has the general's kids? look up Hitler's woman and you'll see she was obsessed with him and shared his ideals. I'm assuming Cross's mom was the same

“No. He needs me too much. But he suspects we were romantically involved.” Cross curses under his breath. “Someone reported seeing me leave your quarters.” “Ivy,” I growl. That makes him chuckle. “Actually…It was Sutler. Guess we weren’t careful one night.”

Y'ALL FLIRT IN PUBLIC, SHUT THE FUCK UP

“Please don’t leave me,” I whisper, embarrassed that Xavier might hear the crack in my voice.

oh my god just pick her ass up and throw her into the damn Blacklands

“What the hell, cowgirl?” Kaine rears back in shock, rubbing his chin.

the only happiness I felt throughout this damn book 😭 Kaine is the only character I like, even though his taste in women (Wren) is terrible

Burn this letter after reading.

I am not reading any sequel that comes out. I'll wait for some youtubers to do a deep dive on the book whenever it comes out. I am so happy to be done with this story. 1 star.