backside, and it’s a distraction if I ever saw one.”
He could say that again. And he did, one last time, after a discussion about their extraction plans.
Damion ended the call and dialed Caleb Rain, the Renegade’s leader, who was Adam Rain’s twin brother. “Adam sent a team after the Russian. We were forced to take him into custody. Chale’s moving him in your direction at nightfall.”
“Why Chale? And why are you in the shelter?” Caleb said, able to see his location from the Sunrise tech panels.
“I captured a Zodius soldier and went underground for interrogation. A female Zodius soldier. And yes, you heard me right. Adam’s converted a team of women to GTECHs. The one here with me claims she was created specifically to be a GTECH assassin.”
“Let’s take this on monitor,” was Caleb’s immediate response. “Michael’s here, and I need him involved in this conversation.”
Damion punched a button by the phone and set the receiver back on the base. One of the dozen monitors above the desk came to life, and the image of Caleb and Michael sitting side by side at the conference table of the Sunrise City war room filled the screen. The two were complete opposites, well beyond the obvious—Caleb’s short brown hair and Michael’s long black hair. Caleb was the honor-bound Superman of a graphic novel, while Michael was the dark persona of Batman, willing to do what Caleb would not in the name of justice. That was where Damion and Michael often found themselves at odds. Damion believed the Superman-style of justice was the foundation this country needed, now more than ever. Michael believed that foundation was a myth that had never existed.
Once Caleb briefed Michael on the situation, Michael’s head snapped to the monitor, his hard gaze finding Damion’s.
“Where’s the woman now?”
“In the shower washing a head wound,” Damion said. “And here’s the interesting part. I didn’t give her that injury. She attacked her commanding officer and kept her from killing Lev, but took a beating in the process.”
“Why would Adam kill the Russian when he needs him?” Caleb asked. “And why did this woman stop it from happening if that was her intention to start with?”
“I asked the same,” Damion confirmed. “She refused to answer, but I get the feeling Lara is all about killing GTECHs, but humans are another story.
“And one more important little detail that’s going to blow your minds—the commanding officer she attacked was Sabrina, the ICE dealer who’d double-crossed Adam and stolen from him. And before you ask—no, these women aren’t ICE junkies doped up on drugs that Sabrina stole before she disappeared. These women wind-walk, and Icers using the synthetic GTECH serum can’t wind-walk. We’re talking the real deal here. These women are GTECHs.”
“Wait,” Michael said, shaking his head. “You’re telling me that Sabrina is alive and in a command position for Adam?”
“It’s Sabrina, all right,” Damion said. “The one I have here is Lara, but no last name so far. It would help if Sterling could run a check on missing persons with that first name. I have my hands a little full right now.” Sterling was the Renegade’s top tech guy next to Damion, and his brother ran the family-owned Megatech Technology, one of the top tech companies in the world.
“I’ll get him right on it,” Caleb agreed. “And I’ll have him chase down Sabrina’s trail. Her involvement in this makes no sense to me. Adam would have killed a traitor. Hell, my brother’ll kill you for looking at him wrong.”
“Not a woman who could potentially Lifebond with one of his men, no matter what she’d done to him,” Michael disagreed. “Adam would have let the entire male population of Zodius have her. If she didn’t find a match, which we can safely assume, then she would have been handed over to Ava for experimental fertility procedures. Ava must have convinced Adam that injecting
He could say that again. And he did, one last time, after a discussion about their extraction plans.
Damion ended the call and dialed Caleb Rain, the Renegade’s leader, who was Adam Rain’s twin brother. “Adam sent a team after the Russian. We were forced to take him into custody. Chale’s moving him in your direction at nightfall.”
“Why Chale? And why are you in the shelter?” Caleb said, able to see his location from the Sunrise tech panels.
“I captured a Zodius soldier and went underground for interrogation. A female Zodius soldier. And yes, you heard me right. Adam’s converted a team of women to GTECHs. The one here with me claims she was created specifically to be a GTECH assassin.”
“Let’s take this on monitor,” was Caleb’s immediate response. “Michael’s here, and I need him involved in this conversation.”
Damion punched a button by the phone and set the receiver back on the base. One of the dozen monitors above the desk came to life, and the image of Caleb and Michael sitting side by side at the conference table of the Sunrise City war room filled the screen. The two were complete opposites, well beyond the obvious—Caleb’s short brown hair and Michael’s long black hair. Caleb was the honor-bound Superman of a graphic novel, while Michael was the dark persona of Batman, willing to do what Caleb would not in the name of justice. That was where Damion and Michael often found themselves at odds. Damion believed the Superman-style of justice was the foundation this country needed, now more than ever. Michael believed that foundation was a myth that had never existed.
Once Caleb briefed Michael on the situation, Michael’s head snapped to the monitor, his hard gaze finding Damion’s.
“Where’s the woman now?”
“In the shower washing a head wound,” Damion said. “And here’s the interesting part. I didn’t give her that injury. She attacked her commanding officer and kept her from killing Lev, but took a beating in the process.”
“Why would Adam kill the Russian when he needs him?” Caleb asked. “And why did this woman stop it from happening if that was her intention to start with?”
“I asked the same,” Damion confirmed. “She refused to answer, but I get the feeling Lara is all about killing GTECHs, but humans are another story.
“And one more important little detail that’s going to blow your minds—the commanding officer she attacked was Sabrina, the ICE dealer who’d double-crossed Adam and stolen from him. And before you ask—no, these women aren’t ICE junkies doped up on drugs that Sabrina stole before she disappeared. These women wind-walk, and Icers using the synthetic GTECH serum can’t wind-walk. We’re talking the real deal here. These women are GTECHs.”
“Wait,” Michael said, shaking his head. “You’re telling me that Sabrina is alive and in a command position for Adam?”
“It’s Sabrina, all right,” Damion said. “The one I have here is Lara, but no last name so far. It would help if Sterling could run a check on missing persons with that first name. I have my hands a little full right now.” Sterling was the Renegade’s top tech guy next to Damion, and his brother ran the family-owned Megatech Technology, one of the top tech companies in the world.
“I’ll get him right on it,” Caleb agreed. “And I’ll have him chase down Sabrina’s trail. Her involvement in this makes no sense to me. Adam would have killed a traitor. Hell, my brother’ll kill you for looking at him wrong.”
“Not a woman who could potentially Lifebond with one of his men, no matter what she’d done to him,” Michael disagreed. “Adam would have let the entire male population of Zodius have her. If she didn’t find a match, which we can safely assume, then she would have been handed over to Ava for experimental fertility procedures. Ava must have convinced Adam that injecting
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