Nemesis: A Near Future Thriller (Forsaken Mercenary Book 6) by Jonathan Yanez

Author:Jonathan Yanez [Yanez, Jonathan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Archimedes Books
Published: 2019-11-22T22:00:00+00:00

Seventeen

I had to promise Butch she could come next time and bribe her with treats, but in the end Laine, Cassie, and I boarded one of the off-road SUVs and headed for New Vegas.

The trip would take a total of four hours if we didn’t run into trouble. Cassie sat at the wheel with Laine beside her. I sat behind the two women, lost in my own head. Dragon Hold disappeared behind us. The vast wasteland Earth had become opened up like some skeleton welcoming us for an embrace.

The most direct route went through a road so covered by sand, I wasn’t sure if you could cover a road at all. While I was on the lookout for Grimm Reapers, mutated animals, or the Lord of the Way knew what else was out there, my mind kept going back to my parents.

Wesley told me Rival Mercer’s uncle was suspected of killing them in an explosion. He said Rival followed in his uncle’s footsteps. But what was Rival in the Hole for? He was he also responsible for mass murder?

“Earth to Daniel,” Cassie said over her shoulder. “Or whatever’s left of Earth.”

“Sorry, what did you say?” I asked, tearing my eyes away from the desert landscape.

“I asked if you knew if Preacher managed to contact the GG for the use of a satellite or to get us into the Hole?” Cassie looked at me through the top of the windshield where a squared-off section of the glass acted as a mirror. I could see concern etched in her eyes.

“Yeah, he hit me up on the comm when we pulled out of Dragon Hold,” I answered. “Major Valentine’s there now and she’ll make sure we get in to see Rival Mercer. Colonel Stryfe is working on getting us access to a satellite. He said he should have one he can grant us use of by the end of the day.”

I didn’t realize it until now, but as I spoke, my right hand traveled from my ear with my earpiece to the spot on my neck where X used to sit. My healing ability made it so there wasn’t so much as a hole there anymore. X was gone, as if she were only ever an illusion.

“I’ll make sure I shift into an appearance more normal as not to raise any suspicions when we enter New Vegas,” Laine said from her seat. “We’ll get answers from this Rival Mercer. I’ll right the wrong that was created by my family.”

“Does it hurt when you shift?” I asked, trying to get my mind off X and my dead parents. “Can you turn into anything or just other humanoid appearances?”

“It doesn’t hurt, but it does take some effort,” Laine answered. “I can only shift into other Cantz-like forms. That is the name of my species.”

“And Nemesis?” Cassie asked. “Where does he come from? What is he called?”

“Nemesis is an Ingaurd from the planet of Ogdun,” Laine explained. “My planet is Lope. We are within the same galaxy as one another.

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