Minutemen (The Guardians of Time Book 1) by David Danforth
Author:David Danforth [Danforth, David]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-07-10T05:00:00+00:00
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âIâm waiting, Agent Smith.â
After hours of small talk and clever banter, Kaylan was too tired to deflect Thorpeâs insistent inquiries. âOne question. Then you send for Kildere,â she said.
The sun had long since set. The shadows on Thorpeâs office wall had taken over. Kaylan looked at her Chrono tracker. Six thirty. They had four and a half hours left. Kildere wasnât one of the portraits in the hallway. He must have been telling the truth, or at least a half-truth, when Kaylan first met him. He must have been an HR recruiter, which meant his office wasnât on this floor, and he may have kept regular work hours.
âAgent, you seem to labor under the misconception that you have leverage here.â Thorpe smiled.
âDamien, youâre too smart to think I donât,â Kaylan said. âI know every move youâre going to make tonight. If you wonât call Kildere, I know the exact moment I can walk out of here with my team. Weâll visit Kildere ourselves, walk out the front gate, and leave without anyone stopping us, and you get nothing.â
Thorpe walked around the room. He touched his Cezanne, brushing it with the back of his fingers. He turned back to Kaylan.
âAgent Smith, if you could do that, you would have done it. You wouldnât have sent my son to me.â
Kaylan smiled. âMr. Thorpe, youâve obviously never heard of the Fixed-Points Theory.â
Thorpeâs face cracked and broke. He studied her face, and they all suffered through awkward silence for almost a minute.
âNo, I havenât,â Thorpe finally said.
âItâs a theory that was proven in 2068. The Theory of Fixed Points states that there are some points in time that canât be changed, no matter how hard you try. Even if you knew where you were supposed to be in, say, five hours and try to not be there, itâs impossible. Somehow, you would end up there.â
âI think youâre lying, Agent Smith.â Thorpe smiled. âMy patience and your time are both fleeting.â
âOf course, there are few fixed points,â Kaylan continued. âThey pepper universally critical events in the time stream. To change them would be...devastating, both to the person who altered time and to the universe itself.â
Thorpe was silent, staring intently at Kaylan, and she willed herself to remain expressionless. She visualized herself back at school with her poker friends. More often than not, she left those marathon sessions with more credits than what she brought to the table.
âOne question, Mr. Thorpe. Make it a good one.â
Damien Thorpeâs smile slowly transformed into a scowl. âYou say if I donât follow through with my daily routine on this day, something catastrophic will happen?â
âIs that your question?â
Thorpe thrust his finger at Kaylan. âThatâs why youâve come here today, isnât it? My decisions today may alter the universe.â
Out of her peripheral vision, Kaylan saw Travis smile with the satisfaction of a job well done. âIs that your question?â she repeated.
âNo,â Thorpe snapped. Kaylan was seeing a new side of the CEO, the spoiled child who wasnât getting what he wanted. âHereâs my questionââ
Kaylan held up her hand.
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