Double Life by S. Usher Evans

Author:S. Usher Evans [Evans, S. Usher]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S. Usher Evans

Her gaze paused on the last name on the list. "Hello there, Silas Brendler."

"Who?"

"See that guy right there," Razia said, pointing to his name. "That’s one of Silas Brendler’s secret aliases."

"How do you know that?"

"Because I’ve been hunting him for a few months," Razia said, bringing up her hit list.

"You've found all these guys?"

"Well, up until recently I wasn't allowed to hunt any of them," she said darkly. "And I'm not sure if any of these names are still secret. But I know," she pointed to Koa Fascinelli, "that is Silas Brendler."

"Meaning that this Obalone guy was on Brendler's crew?"

She nodded, the wheels turning in her head. "Most likely, but I still have to cross-check the names when the transactions occurred with other places Brendler’s been, just to make sure they match up. Then I need to dig into Brendler's back history of transactions to a time when Obalone may have been on his crew—different name, of course—then see if there was any time when a new name started showing up and...oh, I bet he's still using his original name as his alias—"

Vel’s eyes widened as she continued rambling, her fingers dancing over the dashboard.

***

As it turned out, Obalone, otherwise known as Kent Linus, had been on Brendler's crew for about five years before he struck out on his own. Based on his transaction history, Razia was fairly sure he believed no one knew his secret. Except her, of course.

Obalone had paid for a few nights at a hotel near the casino district on D-882, so that was where Razia headed first. She skipped a little, a small smile on her face. Obalone probably thought he was completely safe, otherwise he wouldn’t have been staying at the same hotel for multiple nights. She played out in her mind how she was going to corner him—sneaking in through his balcony was absolutely out, and she wasn’t too good at picking locks—

"So what’s the plan?" Vel asked, breaking the silence. "How are we gonna find this Obalone guy?"

She glared at him. "I thought I said to keep out of sight."

Vel had insisted on coming with her, and she'd been in no mood to convince him otherwise, eager to go find her bounty as soon as possible. She was sure she wasn't the only person looking for him; others were probably hot on his trail, too.

"I'm telling you, nobody remembers me," Vel said, sticking his hands in his pockets. "I was at that transport station for hours and nobody even gave me a second look."

"Except Sage Teon," Razia mumbled.

"Well, I happen to think he's keenly interested in everything about you. He's the one who told me to bring up the whole Jukin's sister thing. Told me it would shut you up real fast."

Razia stopped mid-stride, cursed Sage Teon and his stupid face, then kept walking.

"How does he know so much about you?" Vel asked.

"We've known each other a long time. Besides you, he's the only other person who knows about me."

"Why's that?"

Again, she stopped, turning on her heel to face the other way.

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