Enhanced by Brown Ben

Author:Brown, Ben [Brown, Ben]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Publisher: Random Mouse Publishing
Published: 2014-12-12T05:00:00+00:00

19

Dominic watched Lea wake with a start. The young Russian air-hostess stood over her, tapping her on the shoulder.

“I’m sorry to wake you, Miss, but we’re landing soon, and you need to put your seat belt on.”

“Oh — thank you, I’ll do that. Could you bring me some water please?” Lea replied, as she looked at Dominic.

The young hostess smiled and tilted her head slightly as she headed off to the galley.

“How is your headache my dear? Is it any better?” Dominic asked.

Lea had slept for many hours, and in that time, Dominic eyed her hungrily. His nanites had never caused such long lasting side effects before; he was concerned, not with Lea’s health, but with his nanites. The fact that they may prove to be ineffective on such a strong subject worried him. The nanites were struggling to take full control of her. The resulting headaches were the side effect of the ongoing battle within her brain. Every time the nanites reconstructed her synapses, her body would repair it. A war was going on in her head and Dominic was unsure of who, or what, would win.

“It’s a little better, thank you. Once we’ve landed, how long will it take to get to the base?”

Dominic looked at her for a considerable length of time before he answered. He could feel her discomfort.

“By road it would take quite a few hours, but I have a small chopper waiting for us. It should take no more than an hour by air.”

Lea nodded uneasily.

Dominic couldn’t take his eyes from her. “How do you feel about seeing my father again?” He waited to measure her response; this first mention of his father should register some emotion in her. Her response would indicate how effective his nanites were. He was testing her, whether she knew it or not.

“Why should I feel anything? He is nothing to me.”

Dominic was pleased by her answer. Finally he turned to the hostess.

“Where’s that water, my dear? One could die of thirst up here.” He looked back at Lea with a smile, which she returned.

The Bombardier Global Express XRS touched down on the dirt runway and taxied to a small, corrugated tin building. As the engines began to spin down, several men pushed a large set of mobile stairs up to the door of the plane.

The door opened and Dominic surveyed the airfield, which was all but deserted, only a few ground crew running around as they tended the plane.

At the bottom of the stairs stood a young man with long blond dreadlocks, which he wore tied back with a piece of ribbon. The man was muscular and well tanned. He looked like a surfer who had lost his way to the beach.

Dominic left the plane, leading the way down to the waiting man. Lea stepped into the doorway and instantly halted.

Dominic stopped halfway down the stairs; he turned to look in Lea’s direction. Dominic could feel her physical pain; he could feel her eyes burning under the intense sun.

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