Close Enough by Viola Grace

Author:Viola Grace [Grace, Viola]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

Xan spoke in her ear. “How are you getting this kind of speed out of it?”

“I changed the oxygen flow to the processor.” She spoke with her head turned slightly to the side.

“How do you know how to do that?”

“I have been working on engines most of my life. The system on this glider is complicated, but it still operates on basic principles.”

He was silent, so she asked him, “What did you want to do before you were called up?”

He sighed. “You will laugh.”

“I might. What was it?”

“I wanted to be a baker. I used to bake at the embassy.”

“Oh. Well, there is still time. Do you miss anything from your first time around?”

He chuckled. “No. This time around is far more interesting.”

Cyreen blushed and was glad that his armor was a heavy separation between them at the moment. The metal was pressing at her back, and it was strangely hot.

The portal site was surrounded by turrets aimed at the gateway. She settled the glider behind one of the units, and Xan hopped off, walking toward the command unit. He simply pressed his hand against the metal, and all of the guns sagged on their mounts.

“General Xan, what is going on?” Cyreen hesitated to step out of the glider.

“Stay where you are, Cyreen. This isn’t safe.”

She paused and remained in the glider.

Xan walked up to the portal, and he touched the glowing energy shield that covered it.

Cyreen wanted to call out a warning, but she didn’t. She stared and watched as Xan reached out his arms and touched either side of the portal. There was a spark, a flare, and Xan stepped back.

Cyreen wasn’t expecting the army that cascaded through. Some of the armored men were on some kind of flying cycle, but most of them were on foot and running faster than anything she had seen before.

Larger vehicles came through the portal, and they were filled with troops.

Cyreen didn’t have a chance to fly off. Four of the men surged toward her and surrounded her. There was a cold pressure at the back of her neck, and she passed out.

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