Love in the Land of Fire by Brochu Rebecca

Author:Brochu, Rebecca [Brochu, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781771300735
Amazon: B008KA1O5M
Goodreads: 15759492
Publisher: Evernight Publishing
Published: 2012-07-10T06:00:00+00:00

4Chapter Eleven

They have three days of blissful peace before it all comes crashing down around them. They have three quiet days that they spend learning bits and pieces about each other, not doing any scenes just getting truly comfortable with one another. It starts when Josiah undocks his p.a.t.c.h and sets about filling out the paperwork that will bind them into a contract. Rafe will have to file a second set as soon as Josiah’s is accepted and processed, but Josiah wants to get things underway as quickly as possible.

He signs off on the documents with a bit of a flourish and then keys in his personal identification code to verify its authenticity and presses send. For a moment things go as planned, the screen showing its customary request that he wait a moment while his file is processed but then it cuts out. The page that’s normally pale beige in color turns dark blue and tiny white text scrolls its way across the top.

Bad idea, Vanguard. It wouldn’t be wise to file that at the moment. Information packet in route and will arrive on an encrypted chip in three…two…one…

Josiah starts when the chime at his front door goes off at the same time the countdown that’s obviously Gar’s doing hits one. He’s on his feet and moving, p.a.t.c.h laying abandoned on the couch, hand reaching out and plucking his pistol off of the side table, which has not been far from him at any time since this all started, and creeping cautiously towards the door. He waits for a moment but the chime doesn’t sound again so he moves forward silently and keys up the visual screen to look outside. The small screen shows him nothing but he’s still cautious, fully aware that peepers, the small cameras that serve as peepholes, are easily fooled.

He flips the lock on the door and then eases it open all of the way with a booted foot, making sure that he’s otherwise hidden from view. Nothing happens. There’s no shuffling on the other side, no one tries to enter, and there’s no sign that anyone’s there at all. Weapon still in hand, Josiah ducks a quick look around the doorframe and sees only a small box, black lacquered and beautifully carved. Feeling vaguely foolish Josiah lowers his weapon and steps over the threshold to bend down and scoop the box up in the palm of his hand before heading back inside.

He flips the lock on the door and walks back to his chair. The still blue screen of his p.a.t.c.h blinks up at him mockingly.

Understandably paranoid, Vanguard, but I told you it was coming. Open it and if there are any questions…well, I’ll find you before you find me…Skirmisher out.

Josiah scowls at the screen that’s now showing his normal personalized menu for a moment and vows silently to try and beat an actual sense of humor into Gar the next time they see each other. He rolls the black box around in his hands for a moment before he makes up his mind.

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