Gears of War: Bloodlines by Hough Jason M

Author:Hough, Jason M [Hough, Jason M]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781789097092
Amazon: 1789097096
Goodreads: 59095226
Publisher: Titan Books
Published: 2079-01-02T08:00:00+00:00

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When Gabe finally crawled over the gunwale of the last patrol boat, he was greeted by Wyatt’s frowning face.

“The hell are you doing here?” Gabe said, and despite everything that had happened he found himself grinning.

“Got your signal,” his brother said.

“There, see, Gian?” Gabe said to the wounded engineer. “Told you it would work.”

“You never said it would work,” she replied, wincing as someone pressed a burn pad to her arm. Gabe nodded at her, conceding the point. He forced the smile from his face, too, upon realizing how it must make her feel. She’d just lost her pilot, Mendez, along with many others. Her signal may have worked, but an awful price had still been paid.

Gabe looked back to his brother.

“Was sort of hoping you’d bring the cavalry.”

“Phillips ordered us to stay put until you’d officially missed your return window. Said the distress call was an Indie trap.”

“You disobeyed a direct order?”

“Unless it comes from Hoffman, I usually do—and even when it does, I’ve gotten pretty good at creative interpretation.”

“You’ve always been good at that.”

“That’s the difference between me and Oscar. I was always an ‘ask for forgiveness’ kind of guy.”

“Funny. I don’t remember you ever asking for forgiveness. Or anything else, for that matter.”

“I’m saving up. Anyway, you rescued us last time. Me and my Ghosts figured it was time to return the favor.” Then he glanced up at the island, specifically the spire at the north end. “We can’t leave just yet, though. What’s the status in that cave?”

He meant, of course, the secret antenna.

Gabe looked to Gian, who stared back at him blankly for several seconds. Then it was as if a light had been turned on behind her eyes, as she suddenly realized what Wyatt was asking. Numbly, she pulled a small device from her shirt pocket, stared at it for a moment, then flipped the safety cover up, revealing its single red button.

Closing her eyes, she pressed it.

There was a deep whump sound from the north. Seconds later, smoke began to billow out of Knifespire.

“That’s the status in that fucking cave,” the woman muttered.

Gabe eyed his brother. “Mission accomplished?”

Wyatt nodded. “Good enough for me. Well done.”

Suddenly exhausted, Gabe lowered himself to the deck and leaned back. He rapped his fist against the hull.

“Take us home,” he said.

The boat’s engines thrummed to life, and they started to power through the waves.

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