Covert Talents: Age of Expansion - A Kurtherian Gambit Series (Uprise Saga Book 1) by Amy DuBoff & Michael Anderle & Craig Martelle

Author:Amy DuBoff & Michael Anderle & Craig Martelle [DuBoff, Amy]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: LMBPN Publishing
Published: 2017-11-18T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Ava tightened her telekinetic grasp on Jared as he struggled in the seat across the table from her.

“Wha…” Jared’s words faded to a faint rasp. “What are you doing to me?” he questioned in his mind.

“Just controlling you the way I have no doubt you’ve been controlling your ‘subjects’ for stars know how long. And you’re going to help me get everything I need to bring you down.”

Hatred filled his eyes, accompanied by fear and worry. No, it was disappointment. This was a man who firmly believed in his work, however misguided it may have been. Ava could appreciate his dedication—she felt the same way about her own work—but that didn’t give him a pass. No one would get away with perverse experimentation on her watch.

“You’re going to do everything I tell you,” Ava told him, “and if you try to tell someone anything is wrong, I’ll command you to stab out your own eyes and then slit your throat.”

He nodded. With her inside his mind, there was no doubt that he believed her.

“Now stand,” she ordered, switching over to telepathic commands since they’d be stepping outside. She deactivated the cloaking field, now irrelevant after he’d confirmed that no one was watching at the moment, and returned it to her pocket. It might come in handy wherever they were headed.

Jared unsteadily rose to his feet and stumbled toward the door.

“Relax.” She tried to send him soothing mental tones. “No need to be concerned. I won’t hurt you if you cooperate.”

Ava checked over Jared’s appearance. Fortunately, the whack on his head didn’t seem to have left much of a mark, except for a little redness. It probably wasn’t enough to draw attention.

“Lead the way,” she instructed.

Jared opened the door and stepped into the hall, his movements appearing far more fluid than they had initially. His innate twitchiness worked to her advantage, should any security guard happen across footage of them walking down the corridor.

The halls were empty, and Ava walked just slightly behind Jared, as if he were leading her of his own free will.

He traced a path deeper into the facility, down two extended corridors.

Damn, how big is this place? The facility seemed entirely too large for the workforce she’d seen, or for the population of Tribeca, for that matter.

“What are all these rooms?” Ava asked telepathically when her curiosity could no longer be contained.

“Storage,” Jared stated.

At the risk of doing something out of character for someone on a tour, Ava tried one of the door handles, but it was locked. “Open it.”

Jared complied using his keycard and handprint, his face twisted into a grimace of resistance.

Ava’s chest constricted when she saw the contents of the room—racks of weapons. What the fuck? She glared at her informant. “What’s going on here?”

“Preparations.”

“For what?”

“For war.”

Well, yeah, that much was obvious. Ava bit her lip. “Against whom and with what army?”

“Anyone who resists,” was all Jared told her in his mind. A spasm wracked his body. She couldn’t push him further, lest she be unable to use him for the critical task ahead.

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