Hidden From Men: The Awakened Book Five by Jason Tesar

Author:Jason Tesar [Tesar, Jason]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: 4shadow, LLC
Published: 2013-11-13T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 15

LOCATION UNKNOWN

Armaros stepped off the last stair onto the tarmac and crossed the short distance to the black, armored limousine. Around him, holding a perimeter of fifty meters, were dozens of tall soldiers staring outward toward the horizon. Ahead, the driver stood at the back of the vehicle beside an open door. Armaros stooped and climbed into the back seat.

A few seconds later, his assistant climbed in and took the rear-facing seat opposite. His eyes were focused on the panel of glass in his hands.

When the door shut, the assistant looked up. “Sir, we have a problem.”

Armaros nodded.

“I just received a report. The other teams you dispatched to follow up on the one that disappeared, they didn’t find what we hoped for.”

“How so?”

“Apparently, it was just a minor medical facility with a few security teams—not their central command station. The captain says the building showed signs of assault from our first team and plenty of dead security. But the team wasn’t there, and neither was the liability.”

Armaros placed a hand on his chin and looked out the window. The aftereffects of Helsinki were not only lingering, but they seemed to be growing into something vaguely menacing. So far, he’d lost four of his personal guards. All of them, including the one who had been captured by Null, had suddenly disappeared from the network. These weren’t ordinary soldiers. They didn’t have their own desires. They weren’t capable of going rogue or escaping from Armaros’ control. They were special creatures whose very reason for existence was to protect and serve him.

“The captain is requesting the next objective.”

Armaros exhaled and turned to his assistant. “Have them move to St. Petersburg and await further orders.”

“Yes, sir,” the assistant replied, tapping the screen in his hands.

Armaros turned to look out the window as the car sped away from the private airport. “Give me a status on our Null operations.” Without looking, Armaros could feel the momentary panic from his assistant.

To his credit, the young man swallowed his emotions and answered obediently. “American operations have halted. They found your estate in Costa Rica, but we’ve heard nothing yet on Brazil.”

Null had probably decided, wisely, to leave the portal out of the evidence they had planted, which meant they were hoping to make use of it at some point.

“European operations are also done.”

“Russia?” Armaros asked.

The assistant shook his head. “Winding down.”

“What about Asia?”

“Sorry, sir. Our investigations never got off the ground there.”

Armaros took a deep breath and smiled. As demented as the thought might be, he was rather enjoying this little game of chess. After all, he was a warrior at heart, and it had been far too many ages since his last meaningful conflict.

Where are you? Where is the center of the spider web? he wondered.

* * * *

RUGOV’S ESTATE

WESTERN RUSSIA

“Command? When?” Rugov questioned.

“This morning,” Helmsley replied.

“Who asked about it?” Marshall added, now sounding very concerned. She was leaning against Rugov’s desk with her arms crossed.

Helmsley continued pacing across the room. “Actually, I think Greer mentioned it.

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