Breaker: A Spicy Dystopian Sci-fi Romance (The Price of Talent Book 1) by AK Nevermore

Author:AK Nevermore [Nevermore, AK]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: AK Nevermore
Published: 2024-07-11T00:00:00+00:00

Riegel stood in a small clearing roughly four hours southwest of the last documented surges. The early morning sun was barely a glow on the horizon. He was pleased the Commandant had relented, sending his squad to investigate instead of Pax’s. Not even the crush of this insufferable helmet could keep the smile from flitting across his lips. Riegel sincerely hoped the Peacekeeper froze off something precious while he was babysitting the border.

The thought helped steady him. It was time. He took a deep breath before dropping his face shield. Sweat immediately soaked his body, and he pulled up zero state to compensate for the panic. It wouldn’t last long.

He gave the order to proceed.

The squad fanned out, moving quickly through the sentinel pines. They swayed above, their rasping branches covering the fall of boots below. Lights appeared between their boles. Riegel signaled half his men around the eastern side of the encampment. He led the rest of the squad to secure the west.

Several poorly constructed cabins raised up on cinderblocks were strewn beneath the trees. Smoke came from three of them. Two were centrally located and the third set back some distance from the rest.

“Farris, recon,” Riegel ordered through comms.

The tek crept forward, keeping low as he approached the first occupied structure, about to deploy a scout unit.

A door opened.

“Hold.”

A flash of flame as a man lit his cigarette. Minutes passed, and Riegel licked the sweat from his lip, struggling to maintain zero. It was so hard to breathe⁠—

The smoker flicked the butt away and went back inside.

“Proceed.”

The scout unit made a sweep of the first few cabins, its findings crawling down the inside of Riegel’s face shield like insects. He gritted his teeth, fighting the urge to hurl the cursed thing from him. A dozen occupants in the closest cabins, just starting to stir. All too bulky or tall to be Kara. The last structure registered four heat signatures seated, presumably around a table.

One of which was considerably more petite than the others.

Riegel’s grin was feral. “Advance.”

They closed in on the buildings, and he made a beeline for the one with Kara. Sending a burst of talent ahead of himself, the door splintered inwards, spraying the room with debris. He ripped off his helmet, striding through the wreckage, slavering toward⁠—

An adolescent male.

Riegel gnashed his teeth, sending out another burst of talent in his fury. The cabin lurched on its footings, and something tore through his ear then hit the far wall.

He spun, crouching with his firearm drawn, pain sharpening his senses. A second projectile pitted the wall. He jammed the damned helmet back on, adrenaline overshadowing his anxiety as the face shield dropped. By the trajectory, the shots had come through the open door.

“Shots fired from the southeast of the encampment. Sweep the trees, there’s a sniper somewhere out there.”

The squad responded to the threat, and Riegel stood, looking over his shoulder at the boy curled up on the floor. A paltry trickle of blood seeped from his nose.

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