Harbinger by H. P. Bayne

Author:H. P. Bayne [Bayne, H. P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781999397722
Publisher: Bayne Independent Publishing
Published: 2018-10-31T00:00:00+00:00

For whatever reason, the theory proved sufficient to cause Thackeray to rethink any intention of joining in a foot pursuit, allowing Dez to sprint unhindered through the solid stretch of stalled home-goers as he crossed six lanes of traffic on each of the two major streets.

The high-rise housing LOBRA Pharmaceuticals’s head office was visible, one of several towers glinting in the late afternoon sun. By the time he got close enough to see the main entrance, Dez had worked up a sweat.

While he ran, it had occurred to him there was another reason Harry had targeted Sully. Besides being more open to possession than a disciplined psychic or a non-gifted person, Sully was Lowell’s foster nephew. If Harry wanted at Lowell, Sully could be the in he needed for easy access.

Dez’s suspicions were confirmed as he spotted the Toyota parked a little crookedly outside the building’s entrance. His heart, already thudding against his chest wall thanks to the physical exertion, picked up the pace as he saw no sign of Sully.

Dez yanked open one of the doors that made up a portion of the building’s glass-fronted north side and scanned the building’s lobby for his brother.

He recognized one of the building’s uniformed security team members hovering near the front desk. The man was staring in the direction of the elevators and, as he shifted his gaze back to the front entrance and the newest visitor, Dez noticed the bewildered expression of raised eyebrows and parted lips.

“You looking for your brother?”

“Where’d he go?”

Dez listened to the answer as he rushed past, headed for the elevators. “Mr. Braddock’s office. He looked pretty wild.”

Dez tapped the button repeatedly for the top floor, the display above the four separate doors counting down numbers at a maddening crawl. It was end of shift for many and it was clear employees were leaving the building for the day, tying up the lifts as they made to head down to the underground parkade.

“How long ago?” Dez shouted to the security guard.

“Only about a minute before you got here. Why? Should I be concerned?”

Dez kept the thought to himself: God, I hope not. Aloud, he said only, “Family thing. I’ll handle it.”

One of the elevators finally arrived, after heading first to the parking levels, and Dez was greeted by an empty car. Praying no one else had pressed the “up” button on any of the twenty-two floors separating lobby from executive offices, Dez watched the display as it counted toward his destination.

Luck was on his side, and he made it to the top floor without further disruptions, the elevator emitting a chirpy ding, which sounded out of place given the tension of the situation.

As anticipated, he arrived to an anxious-looking receptionist who, seeing him, pointed weakly in the direction of the hall leading to the offices.

Dez didn’t bother to ask for details of his brother’s arrival. Already he could hear signs of a struggle and it only intensified as he raced down the hall in the direction of his uncle’s huge corner office.

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