Oath of Vengeance (Vigilante Book 2) by Terry Mixon & Glynn Stewart

Author:Terry Mixon & Glynn Stewart [Mixon, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: epub, azw3
Publisher: Faolan's Pen Publishing Inc.
Published: 2017-11-25T00:00:00+00:00

Brad sighed as he finished a set of exercises with his left arm. It felt as if he was a four-year-old. A clumsy one at that.

Dr. Duvall gave him an encouraging nod. “Not bad, but that’s enough for today. We’ll take you through another regen session in the morning, and then we’ll try these exercises again.”

“And you’ll have those options for me?” he asked, reminding her of his impending departure.

Her expression soured. “I’ve already asked some of my best people to look into it, but I don’t hold out much hope, Commodore. This is very delicate work, the regeneration of nerves.”

“Do what you can, Doctor. In the end, the decision is mine. I’ll make it and I’ll deal with the consequences.”

At her brusque nod, he quietly left the treatment room.

His Raider guards fell in around him and they moved as a group toward the main atrium area of the clinic. After the earlier attack, they were in combat armor. He hoped that level of precaution didn’t become necessary.

Brad spotted one of Duvall’s apprentices—there were four of them—guiding a group of men who appeared to have been injured in an accident. Bandages swathed all three men’s heads and other parts of their bodies.

The apprentice spotted Brad and waved at him. He acknowledged her gesture with a nod and changed direction toward her. His help was probably more of a hindrance, but it gave him something to do to alleviate the boredom.

The trio of patients noticed her wave and turned to see him. At the simultaneity of their turn, Brad’s heart froze. They had the look of predators searching for prey.

“Look out!” he shouted as the men reached into their bandages.

The apprentice—oblivious to what was happening—stepped between him and the assassins. Her look of confused alarm was forever etched into Brad’s memory as the man directly behind her cut her down with a burst from his submachine gun.

Brad dove behind a nearby fountain as the assassins and his guards exchanged fire. One of the killers dropped, but so did the two Raiders. The assassin’s surprise had been total.

Bullets shattered the stone of the fountain as the remaining killers and the two mercenaries struggled to end the conflict. One of the mercenaries was screaming into his com for backup while the other fired short, controlled bursts at the enemy.

Gathering his wits, Brad drew his pistol and leaned out far enough to fire at the man who’d casually murdered the assistant. The assassins were both under cover, and his fire was ineffective.

“The response team is on the way,” the mercenary that had been calling for help said, hunching lower. “We’re exposed out here. Zach and I can cover you while you get back into the corridor, but you have to get moving when we say.”

The fountain was in the middle of an open area, so that plan seemed more like wishful thinking.

“That’s not really an option,” Brad said. “They’d just gun us down while we ran. How long until support gets here?”

Brad stuck his bad hand up and fired several shots to keep the assassins from getting too froggy.

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