After the War: Military Dystopian Thriller (Friends of my Enemy Book 2) by Birt Autumn M

Author:Birt, Autumn M. [Birt, Autumn M.]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Autumn M. Birt
Published: 2015-07-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

THE LADY GREY

WALKING INTO A TRAP

Arinna changed into the quicksilver, body hugging armor in the tight confines of her chair in the cockpit.

“I don’t think your treatment of that dress is very gentle,” Jared deadpanned as Arinna cursed the lack of space for pulling on her military pants.

“I don’t plan on wearing it again,” she snapped, settling into her chair with a whoosh of breath. “You had to have the back loaded with soldiers, didn’t you?”

“We are needed for an emergency. I thought taking backup would be prudent. I don’t see what you have against fighting in a dress. You looked great.”

“Thanks. I’ve certainly never known a woman to be any less dangerous in a dress, but I find they hamper movement,” Arinna tossed back, pulling up the messages Gabriella and Farrak had sent. “That was the Derrick Eldridge you remember?” Arinna asked as the images loaded.

“Yes,” Jared replied. “Though you still doubt it.”

“Not you ... and maybe not him. I’m not really sure about that. I do remember when the PM was killed and Eldridge, his father, demanding we find his son when he was missing. But ... I know I don’t trust David Eldridge. I don’t know what to think of his son.”

“Well, as nice as I find Derrick, I’d prefer you not to think about either of them for a bit. Gabriella and Farrak need your attention more.”

“Just remind me that he may have just fed another rumor we’ll need to deal with later ... though one not nearly as dire as most this summer. I can see why MOTHER, Gerschtein in particular, suggested I move here. I’d forgotten what a quagmire civilian life is. She barely needs to start rumors to dishonor me,” Arinna said, voice fading as the first images came up along with the field reports.

The pictures showed what looked like a typical FLF recon base with armored buildings for ammo set near crop fields. But something made her uneasy. She reviewed the series of photos again.

“It’s too clean,” she said. “The roads have grass on them. No dust on the vehicles or tire tracks beyond maybe one or two.”

“Yeah. Don’t worry, they noticed, but not as quickly as you. They ran some heavier scans with everything we could throw at it,” Jared said, sending new files to her vid.

“Shit. Where is this?” Arinna asked as images of labyrinthine corridors, false walls, hidden rooms, and underground connecting tunnels appeared on her monitor.

“Parvatpura,” Jared answered. Arinna glanced at him. “North-eastern India. You don’t like that either?” he asked as she sat back in her chair.

“Not really. The temperatures will make crops there difficult even with a supply of water. If you were the FLF and had rigged a trap this elaborate, would you have it leading to wherever you’d hidden your main base or off on a goose chase?”

“I’ll tell Kehm to search toward the northwest once we get a few more satellites online. So what do you want to do with the trap?”

“Spring it, of course,” she said with a grin.

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