Involuntary Control (Gray Spear Society) by Siegel Alex

Author:Siegel, Alex [Siegel, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781105346521
Published: 2011-12-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Marina watched the white stone house from across a farmer's field. She was sitting in a hayloft with Smythe and Norbert. They needed binoculars to see the target at this range, but at least they had a good angle.

A fire truck, an ambulance, and two police cars were parked in the driveway in front of the house. Their red and blue lights flashed in the night. Bright, red embers drifted towards the sky. Before leaving the property, Marina had set some trees on fire to get the authorities attention.

She looked down at a display on her lap. According to it, Adamson was still in the house. Smythe had inserted a tracking device into Adamson's abdomen through a small, surgical incision. The device would stay with the man for the rest of his short life.

"When are they going to move him?" Norbert whispered.

"Any minute," Marina whispered.

The barn smelled of fresh cut hay and fertilizer. Her nose itched but she wouldn't let herself sneeze.

The ambulance pulled out of the driveway, and simultaneously, the tracker began to beep.

"Let's go," she said.

The team quickly climbed down a wooden ladder to the dirt floor of the barn. Their car was parked in the darkness. Smythe took the driver's seat, Marina rode shotgun, and Norbert sat in the back. As soon as the doors were closed, Smythe drove off and turned onto a road.

Marina checked the tracker. "Go north."

Smythe nodded.

The country road had no street lights and there was no moon tonight. The headlights illuminated an uneven gravel surface. He struggled to drive smoothly, but the occasional rut surprised him and made the car bounce.

The tracker had an integrated GPS and map system. The large display allowed Marina to see a satellite view of the entire area, and a red dot showed Adamson's current location. The ambulance was moving fast.

"Take the next left," she said, "then a right. You'll merge onto the highway. Keep your speed up."

"Got it," Smythe said.

She glanced at Norbert in the back seat. His arms were wrapped in bandages, and blood had leaked through in spots. The anxiety on his face reminded Marina that this was his first real mission as a Spear.

"I should apologize," she said.

"For what?" he said.

"Giving you a hard time about sleeping with the twins. It caught me by surprise, and my reaction was immature. I'm the last person who should complain about sex in the workplace."

"Apology accepted."

"Seriously," she said, "what are you going to do? Was it a one-time thing, or is this for real?"

He frowned. "I honestly have no idea. I've never had much luck with relationships in the past, and those were with normal women. This time I don't even know what the girls think of me. Maybe they hated the sex and never want to do it again."

"They didn't talk to you about it?"

"Not really." He shook his head. "They don't express their feelings verbally. Strong emotions seem to confuse them. They want a logical explanation for everything."

"Wow. Good luck figuring out that mess.

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