(eng) K. F. Breene - Finding Paradise 02 by Fate of Devotion

Author:Fate of Devotion [Devotion, Fate of]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Roe stepped out of the craft and heaved a sigh. In all the years he’d served as the leader of the rebel group, he’d never gotten into his headquarters via what felt like attempted suicide by the pilot.

The rain hammered the cover over the walkway as he caught sight of the broken front door. “What happened here?” he asked the chirpy trooper who would not leave his side.

“No idea, sir.”

“How about you go get me an answer rather than celebrating your ignorance?”

“Yes, sir. Sorry, sir.” He jogged forward.

Once Roe was inside, he paused, no idea where to go. Passersby walked around him without a word. The kid at the front desk stared, waiting for him to approach.

The door had been kicked in and unfamiliar faces were in their midst, yet no one appeared to be paying attention. They were as bad as the clones. These people were just asking to be killed.

Roe took out his gun and fired three shots, directed outside. Someone screamed, hands covered heads, and everyone bent to the ground.

“Now I’ve got your attention, huh?” He zeroed in on a lady with a tight bun. “Do you know who I am?”

She straightened up slowly and put her hands out to show she wasn’t armed. “No.”

“What do you think this is, a robbery?” Roe stalked toward the desk as more of those chirpy troopers caught up to him.

“What happened?” one of them asked.

“This place is waiting to be taken over, that’s what.” Roe stopped in front of the desk as a large presence seething with danger arrived on scene. Before he turned around to meet it, he stared down the nitwit at the desk. “You are very lucky he showed up.”

The kid gulped.

“Roe,” Ryker said as Roe turned around. Ryker stood there with weariness dragging down his features, blood spattering one of his legs, and a charred suit curling around the sides of his torso.

“Had a bad day?” Roe asked.

“Walk with me.” Ryker motioned him on.

Roe matched his speed as they took a thruway deeper into the building. Walls had been freshly painted cream, they even held artwork, and lights were bright. “This place looks like a damn corporation.”

“A corporation with terrible security,” Ryker growled. They turned left and stepped into a room alive with flashing screens and whirling tech. People worked on code or programs. Maps covered an entire wall.

“Latest tech?” Roe asked, sizing up this room and comparing it with the one he’d created in the old headquarters. It was much more state-of-the-art, not to mention way cleaner. Still smelled like shit, though.

“I wouldn’t know. Listen, this place is a defensive nightmare. There is very little security, as you saw. They are mostly relying on those EMPs a handful of levels up. I think you know how easy it would be to circumvent that. Ground security is a joke. I’m not staying here longer than a couple days. If we don’t have a plan by then, I’m changing locations with my family.”

“Well, shit, I don’t want to stay behind and die.

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