Times of Tribulation: Christian End Times Thriller (The End Times Saga, #7) by Cliff Ball Page B

he should do next. He knew that the U.E.’s security office would take something like this very seriously, and they probably had an agent tasked to monitor the situation. Wayne figured he should stick to his assigned task and not get in the way of an official investigation into Powell’s missteps. Saving the email, Wayne continued on to the next email, which was from the Haitian governor, detailing what resources they used during the rescue operations of the North American mainland.
    After reading the reports from everyone in charge of something in the North American region, Wayne understood why Powell wanted to begin printing money, but he felt that the way the administrator went about it was all wrong. Powell should’ve had the full permission of the Patriarch before activating the Mint, and now, Powell was a target because of this unsanctioned activity. Wayne knew that if he was in charge, everything he did would be done with the approval of the Patriarch in mind. If the Patriarch disapproved, Wayne would do his best to follow the Patriarch’s wishes. So far, Powell hadn’t done that. Wayne decided to think about how he could turn this to his advantage.
    Before too long, rumors about replacing Powell were circulating around the Union of United Earth’s headquarters and Wayne made sure to follow what was going on. The head of security for the U.E., Ahmed Sayeed, launched an official investigation into Administrator Powell’s leadership capabilities. Less than three weeks later, Sayeed went to the Patriarch to tell him what was going on with the North American administrator. Before Wayne could find out the latest about the situation, he was called to the Patriarch’s office.
    Wayne rushed to the Patriarch’s office, and as he walked in, he tried not to appear too eager for whatever the leader of the world wanted from him. “You called for me, Patriarch?”
    “Yes, I did, Mr. Davis. Soon, there’s going to be a change in leadership in the North America region and I’d like you to become the Administrator for the region. How would you like that?”
    “I think I’d like that very much, Your Excellency. When would you like me to take over the position?”
    “There’s a military operation about to be under way that will arrest Powell and his subordinates, and I want you to be there to witness the operation. Once Powell is out of the way, you have permission to take over. If you have any ideas about trying to do things your own way, you can bury those thoughts right now, because you will be treated exactly the same as Mr. Powell. Do I make myself clear?”
    “I understand, you can count on me.”
    “Good. You have less than an hour to gather your things and then you’ll report to the helipad, where my personal helicopter will take you to the lead ship of the fleet headed to the Caribbean.” Karimi sat down behind his desk and started working on whatever was on his desk, making it perfectly clear to Wayne that the conversation was over.
    Wayne went to his apartment, gathered a few of the personal items he’d brought with him to Babylon, and then hurried to the helipad. The helicopter was primed and ready to leave as Wayne climbed on board, and it took off before he was finished strapping himself in. Fifteen minutes later, the helicopter landed on the lead aircraft carrier and Wayne was immediately escorted to the bridge.
    “What about my belongings?” he asked one of the naval personnel on the way to the bridge.
    “We’ll take care of it, sir.”
    “All right.”
    On the bridge, Wayne was greeted by Sayeed, who was also the head of the Union’s Special Forces. “Welcome, Mr. Davis, I’m sure you’re eager to get this mission under way. Correct?”
    “Of course. So, what’s the plan?”
    “This fleet will be blockading the transition from the Caribbean to the Atlantic to prevent any of their ships, if they have any, from trying to run. Once Admiral Halani is sure everything’s secure, we’ll go in