Cade 2 by Neil Hunter

Author:Neil Hunter
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: adventure, science fiction, cyborgs, futuristic fiction, neil hunter
Publisher: Piccadilly Publishing

Thirty minutes later, Cade, Janek and Kate, under armed escort, were taken from the car that had brought them into the Amosin complex and walked across a wide courtyard decorated with beds of lush flowers and ornate fountains. At one side of the courtyard was a wide, curving lawn, complete with shrubs and trees. Birds sang in the branches, and there appeared to be an abundance of wildlife moving in and out of the shrubbery. There was a look of perfection to the setup that made Cade look twice. He realized that the wildlife scene was a highly sophisticated holographic image.

The courtyard gave way to a spacious patio with a huge swimming pool. At a stone barbecue a gleaming service droid cooked sizzling steaks.

“Is that real steak?” Kate whispered as they were ushered past.

“Just be our luck if it’s another holograph,” Cade said.

“It’s real, Marshal Cade. Go ahead, take one. See for yourself.”

Cade located the owner of the voice.

The man stood just outside the curving expanse of a picture window that opened onto the patio. Inside the wide, low-ceilinged room pale carpet covered the floor. The furnishings were expensive and looked extremely comfortable. Even from where he was standing, Cade could see real leather armchairs and loungers.

Cade recognized the speaker as Amos Sinclair. He remembered seeing the man on TV news programs. Sinclair had to be at least fifty. He was in good condition, slim, fit and tanned, his dark hair just showing signs of graying. The man’s face, lean and taut, had a predatory look. His pale blue-gray eyes were fixed on Cade. They told a great deal about the man. He was hard. Uncompromising. He might have been a recluse, although he certainly didn’t look like one.

Sinclair stepped forward, checking out Janek and Kate as he approached.

“It appears our late, unlamented friend Culver made a foolish mistaken when he took you on, Cade. The man obviously didn’t realize how strongly you would retaliate. It’s done now, so there’s no point in worrying about it. At least we have you contained now.” Sinclair smiled. “You had us worried for a while. Your mistake was deciding to come here. Did you really believe you could have achieved anything?”

“I’ve got you out in the open,” Cade said. “All I need now are the others “

Sinclair smiled. “What others?”

“Try Colonel Clayton Munro and Colonel Edwin Poole,” Janek said. “That jog your memory?”

Cade noticed movement in the room behind Sinclair, and a low murmur of voices reached his ear.

“Let’s put faces to the names,” Cade said. “Or don’t you have the nerve to show yourselves?”

Amos Sinclair chuckled. “I think he’s challenging you boys. Let the man have his moment.”

Cade watched the men step out of the room into the sunlight. They were in civilian clothing, but there was no hiding the military bearing.

“You have to admit the man’s good,” Sinclair said. “You could do with someone like him in your outfit, Clay.”

Clayton Munro, tall and dark haired, glared at Sinclair.

“Him? A goddamn cop?”

“A Justice marshal, Clay.

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