Cosega Sphere (The Cosega Sequence Book 4) by Brandt Legg

Author:Brandt Legg [Legg, Brandt]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Laughing Rain
Published: 2016-07-12T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

As Kruse lunged out of the crew’s quarters, he saw the bodies of the two now unconscious federal agents, bound with zip-cuffs . Gale followed closely, and saw, even before Kruse did, that two other men were keeping the crew and passengers down and quiet.

“Kruse, this way,” one of them yelled.

“AX agents,” he mouthed to Gale, as they started briskly down the aisles. Dread quickly replaced Gale’s brief sense of relief, imagining the gauntlet that lay ahead.

Two more AX agents waited at the front of the plane, where the door was already opened and joined to the gate’s gangway.

“How did you get here?” Kruse asked.

“We were on the plane the whole time,” one of them answered. “The boss doesn’t like to take chances. But we were unarmed, and had to wait until they rushed the door to act.”

“Just in time,” Kruse said as they ran down the gangway. “Thanks!”

One of the agents stayed on the plane to stop an immediate rush of panicked passengers toward the exits. The other three hurried Gale and Kruse to the restroom, one remaining in the hall for cover as the others all dashed inside. Kruse remembered this room and its tunnel from Booker’s instructions.

“The pilot and one of the feds had both called in from the plane,” one of the agents said as they used the code to unlock the maintenance door. “We may be only ninety seconds ahead of an army of pursuers.”

Once in that tunnel, they were only fifty yards from freedom. Rounding the last turn before the exit which led to Booker’s plane, they ran into a security guard. Kruse barreled into the man, instantly knocking him down.

The security guard seemed oblivious to the fact that he had just stumbled upon one of the world’s most wanted people, but was upset to be knocked over. “Hey!” he yelled as he tried to get up. Just as his radio announced the highest-level emergency code, one of the AX agents put him back down on the ground, where he would stay until medical attention arrived.

Kruse and Gale burst through the door and raced for the plane. Its engines were on, and the plane was already slowly rolling. They expected to be dodging bullets, but all seemed clear. They timed their steps and Kruse helped Gale jump onto the folded, extended staircase as the plane picked up speed. She heard Kruse land behind her, then he was pushing her up toward the entrance.

As she reached the top step, about to duck inside, she turned around and realized that it wasn’t Kruse behind her. It was one of the other AX agents. She glanced around and saw Kruse sprinting back into the airport. One last fight, she thought, as the agent shoved Gale into the plane and pulled the hatch shut.

“Happy you could make it,” the pilot said. “We’ve been cleared for take-off.”

“It still might get rough,” the AX agent said to Gale. “Better buckle up.”

“Where are we going?” Gale asked, still afraid to trust anyone.

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