Queen (A Genetically Modified Novel Book 4) by Holly S. Roberts & D'Elen McClain

Author:Holly S. Roberts & D'Elen McClain [Roberts, Holly S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Wicked Story Telling
Published: 2020-06-16T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

Marinah

After five minutes of meditation, I take a breath and open my eyes. “Now that our heads are clear, do we have word on the Federation’s location?”

Beck’s eyes snap open impatiently and judging by the tone of his voice, the meditation didn’t calm his nerves in the least. I’ll do a few private sessions with him when this is over.

“Landan notified us about an hour ago that one of his scouting planes located Federation ships about eight hours between Key West and us. Tops, we have eight hours to prepare.”

Weariness takes over and I fight a yawn. “It’s because the hellhounds are already here,” I say and finish with the explanation of the hellhounds chained offshore. The horror on each man’s face says it all. Even Nokita, who had some time to digest what we saw, appears rattled. “This battle is two-fold,” I continue. “They will release the hellhounds first, give them time to cause disruption to our Warriors, and kill as many of us as possible, then send in the troops to finish the job. If we can interrupt the signal to release the hellhounds, it will buy us time.”

Each man nods.

Axel clears his throat. “It might be safer for humans to leave the island and join the outposts.”

I give him my Nova death stare. Ms. Beast adds a little K-5 for good measure, and a small sense of satisfaction hits me when he grimaces. “They are safer here,” I say with finality. “They will not leave.” It was one of the positives I learned from the women. They’re terrified of hellhounds and the Federation, but this is their home and they’re willing to fight for it with the help of our Warriors. I focus on Nokita. “We need a way to jam the frequency so they can’t release the hellhounds. We need it yesterday.”

His eyes go slightly blank while he thinks. “I’ll have it to you as soon as possible,” he finally says.

“You have two hours. Get started.”

Nokita leaves and all eyes return to me. I glance at Labyrinth. “How many working whistles do we have?”

“Two hundred and fifty. The bad whistles couldn’t be fixed and were destroyed. We checked the whistles given to the islanders and they’re good to go.”

“Give the remaining whistles to all Warriors on the perimeter of the island. We need back up if we can’t jam the signal.” I thrum my fingers on the conference table. “Can we bomb the Federation ships before they enter our waters?”

“Yes,” assures Labyrinth.

My gaze fixes on Cabel. “I have a job you won’t like but it’s vital.” He blinks and I continue. “We need a contingency plan if Nokita doesn’t come through with the jammer. You will eliminate as many hellhounds in the ocean as possible.”

He doesn’t question my order. “We’ll take their heads.”

“By King’s estimation, there are thousands chained underwater,” I explain.

His eyes meet mine and he doesn’t look away. “We’ll take their heads,” he repeats with a quirk to his lips that tells me he’ll enjoy it.

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