Crusade: A Near Future Thriller (Forsaken Mercenary Book 9) by Jonathan Yanez

Author:Jonathan Yanez [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2020-04-29T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty-One

“Al, that’s enough,” Bapz said, jiggling the sphere in his hand as if that were a way of rebuking her.

“She needs to be aware,” Al continued ignoring the motion. “She needs to know. We aren’t doing her any favors by giving her false hope. She needs to figure out a way to do it on her own.”

“Okay, we get it,” I said, looking at Cassie.

Cassie was pale. She stood there staring at the invisible problem in front of her.

“No, Al’s right,” Cassie said with a weak nod. “I would rather know. Laine can’t go in. Look at what it did to her. I’ll figure this out on my own.”

Cassie was very clearly not okay. She strode off toward the exit to the medical wing without so much as a good-bye.

“Good job, Al,” I said through gritted teeth. “You’re a real saint.”

“What?” Al asked incredulously. “This is my fault somehow? She said she would have rather known. What good would it be to give her false hope?”

“Did you ever think we could break this news to her when we had another option available?” I asked, reining in my voice from a yell. “There’s a time and place for everything. This was neither.”

“Well, excuuuuuuuuuse me,” Al said in a huff. “Bapz, back to work on the holographic imagers being installed in the rest of Dragon Hold. I’m tired of you carrying me around and having idiotic sparring matches with Neanderthals.”

It was my turn to storm off.

Bapz gave me an apologetic look.

I had to find Cassie. I jogged out of the medical wing, catching her back as she exited the main entrance to the manor.

“Ca—” I said, breaking off my yell as she disappeared around the corner.

I ran down the wide corridor, following her outside. I caught her as she walked on the left side of the building around the garage to the rear of the manor.

“Hey, hey, wait up,” I said, running to catch her. I stopped when I reached her side, matching my gait to hers. “Listen, Al is still getting used to the whole human interaction thing. She doesn’t know what she’s talking about. We’ll figure something out. Even if Laine can’t go into your head again, we’ll find another way.”

Cassie didn’t say anything. She didn’t even look at me. If anything, she increased the speed she walked, passing the house and the rear of the building and heading toward the man-made forest to the rear of the grounds.

“Will you just stop for a second and talk to me?” I requested, gently pulling at her right elbow. “Cassie, just talk to me.”

“And what?” Cassie asked in a cold, hard tone I wasn’t used to hearing. “What do you want me to say, Daniel? What do you want to talk about? You want to talk about how we both know that that tiny alien sphere’s right? You know she’s right. We both do. You saw Laine. She can’t go in again. I’d never ask her too.”

“But we’ll figure out another way,” I said.

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