Selena by V Guy

Author:V Guy [Guy, V]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9798624721364
Published: 2020-04-25T04:00:00+00:00

36: Pursuit

Day 774: Evaline, Tichner Beach; Planet’s nightside

The two women rushed forward to greet Evelyn but were stopped short by her emergence from cloak.

“No,” she said, raising a warding hand. “The sniper is still active. Arturo and Makaha are running him down.”

Serena collapsed to the floor, sobbing uncontrollably. Genuine friendships had been foreign, and now one of them was gone because of her. “They killed Elena.”

Bomani and Li materialized like wraiths amid the smoke, releasing body bags as they knelt next to the dead. Liola embraced Serena, her eyes also moist with grief.

“And you made them pay the price,” said Evelyn, kneeling nearby to check their vitals. “Using the velocity, angle of impact, and penetration power of the slug determined from the Elena’s interface sensors, Malik precisely placed the shooter’s position. Borislav and James are retrieving the corpses in the dunes. Surprisingly, you two only have minor wounds.”

The two commandos were efficient in their organization of the dead, bringing numerous bodies and stacking them in the front room. The ones still alive were gagged and restrained. When they finished scouring the home for dead, they took protective positions to either side.

“They’re collecting them,” said Liola, her curiosity piercing her grief. “Why? Some of them won’t be telling Malik anything.”

Evelyn squatted nearby. “They could tell the cops quite a lot. The bodies at the restrooms have been found, and the tiny, local police force was called. They all heard the war that raged over here, and major reinforcements were requested.” She cocked her head. “The shooter has been found, disabled, and the boys have taken him. Helen has entered the apartment and is tearing apart the man’s position in search of information.”

“What are you doing here?” asked Liola. “We never sent a distress call.”

Evelyn made a soft chuckle. “Malik’s nanobots have been removed. He felt the danger; we just couldn’t get here in time.”

Liola paused, looking where the final attackers had fallen. Her eyes teared. “Not for Elena. What about his interviews?”

“He’ll be tardy. Maybe entirely truant.”

They waited in silence until the giants abruptly rose. The whine of the Rumbler increased as it invisibly slipped onto the ruined front porch and appeared from cloak. Bomani and Li sprang into action to load the bodies. Borislav emerged to assist while a distraught James ran toward the women. He stopped short, looking at Liola with undisguised concern and duress. She saw his hesitation then rose to close the gap. They shared their grief with a tight, intense hug.

“I was worried,” he said, his voice breaking. “I’ve missed you. I like you a lot, never told you, and was afraid I’d lose you without ever having said it.”

She buried her head into his chest, hanging on to him as if her life depended on it. “Life is too dangerous for attachments.”

“Attachments are what makes it worthwhile. I’d stay, but we’re too insanely busy.” He lowered his head to rest on hers. “Try not to die before we get a chance, okay?”

Liola pulled away, wiping tears from her eyes.

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