Eden's Revenge (Eden Paradox Book 3) by Kirwan Barry

Author:Kirwan, Barry [Kirwan, Barry]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Summertime Publications Inc
Published: 2013-11-28T05:00:00+00:00

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The truce between Gabriel and Micah hadn’t lasted long. Petra had never enjoyed watching men argue.

Micah shouted, even though Gabriel was right in front of him. “Do you have any idea what the Tla Beth will do afterwards, when they find out you’ve deployed mines? And you’re betraying our only ally!” His hands balled into fists.

Gabriel’s shoulders tensed. “The Tla Beth are otherwise engaged, Micah. And the Ossyrians were about to become an ex-ally.”

“Rubbish!” Micah’s fist slammed down onto the top of the console. “Since the previous two back-up missions failed to arrive, Chahat-Me has negotiated a relief squadron of Level Seven Wagramanians to be here in three months, they will install orbital defences. The Alicians and Q’Roth can’t ambush them, they’re too strong, especially now they’re forewarned.”

“All the more reason our enemies will attack as soon as the Ossyrians leave. From orbit it would take Sister Esma thirty seconds to wipe Esperantia off the face of the planet!”

“You’re obsessed with that woman. For all we know she’s long dead. She killed your father, and I’m sorry for that, but don’t you think it’s clouding your judgment?”

“Sharpening it. It’s your judgment that’s clouded, Micah. Why did you really resign as President?” He didn’t wait for an answer. “It’s because you know deep down that we’ve become completely reliant on other races, victims in waiting; sheep, Micah. And you have led us to this point. Your guilt over our situation, our complete inability to act, made you resign.

Micah turned away from both of them.

Petra touched Gabriel’s arm. “Don’t be too hard on him, Gabe. We wouldn’t even be having this conversation if it wasn’t for him.”

Gabriel shrugged off her touch. “Past records don’t always make for current success. It was time for Micah to step aside, and he did. And here we are.”

Micah spoke softly, still not facing them. “It’s Louise we should be worried about. I’ve seen her in action, Gabriel…”

Petra tuned out the verbal fencing, watched it from a distance. She’d been expecting Micah to turn on her; after all, she had betrayed his trust. But he hadn’t, except for one long, hard look before he’d embarked on this tirade against Gabriel.

She wondered if she should have warned Micah. But then Micah would have found some way to tear down their plans, and she believed Gabriel was right – that even if there was a remote chance a hostile force was waiting for Quarantine to come down, then they had to strike first or risk being exterminated in a matter of hours.

But Gabriel himself was also a reason. He wasn’t hers, but she had made herself important to him, and she was on the ship with him right now, not his girlfriend Virginia, who would be with Marcus in the Hunter. She mentally kicked herself for being so pathetic, so Level Three.

Petra watched the two men she loved: Micah, the father figure, and Gabriel, beautiful Gabriel, whose arms she longed to feel wrapped around her. But a

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