Death Makes Me Stronger 4 by Eric Vall

Author:Eric Vall [Vall, Eric]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Eric Vall
Published: 2023-12-29T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 10

“You’re all good to go,” the young receptionist said as she handed me a badge. “I assume that Mrs. Stevens told you where to go?”

“The fifth floor,” I nodded and clipped the badge to my pocket. “She said that I’m starting right away. Will this give me access to the entire building?”

“Yes,” the woman said and then picked up the phone as it started to ring. “Just a moment. Mr. Harris, your badge will give you access to everything in the building. As one of our actuaries, you’re expected to work with every department. I assume that you’ve already passed all of your security clearances if Mrs. Stevens sent you to see me. It’s a little hectic at the moment, but I’m sure that you’ll be able to catch on quickly. Good luck.”

“Thanks,” I said as she went back to the phone call.

Frazzled security employees rushed around with files that spilled paper everywhere like the mayor’s office was in the middle of an audit that they weren’t prepared for. One woman spilled coffee all over her pink blouse and burst into tears while another lady led her away to cry in private. Even the guards seemed like they were on high alert as they checked every person for the correct badge like they expected a supervillain attack at any moment.

“You can go,” one of the guards said when I just looked around at everyone. “Your badge clears you.”

“Right,” I said with a relieved smile. “This is all just a little crazy. I only just came to the city. And my hometown’s mayor’s office was never this busy.”

“I’m sure,” the man said as he stopped someone else to check their badge.

I watched for a few seconds to make sure that neither of them had red rings around their eyes, but there were no hints of mind control. But I knew Kyle would definitely have some security guards on his side, so I kept my head on a swivel all the way back out to the elevator. I only spotted a couple with the tell-tale red ring around their irises, and most of them were close to the elevators checking badges to make sure that no one snuck past to attack the mayor.

The Mastermind was clearly worried that his number one subordinate would be taken down by an angry ex-superhero, though I doubted my old colleagues would do anything as subtle as trying to sneak by the security guards. Still, the mayor had made a lot of enemies over the last few days, and if the rumors in the elevator were true, then a lot of those enemies were cops that had been busted for supposed Vis use.

But if Kyle was worried that his favorite lackey would be taken down, then the endgame was definitely close. It meant that the psychic super was worried that there wouldn’t be time to replace the mayor before he started his final gambit, and that meant I was running out of time.

There were way too

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