Shadowrun by Jennifer Brozek

Author:Jennifer Brozek
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Catalyst Game Labs

Sumiko scowled as every Matrix signal icon showed “no signal.” She ran a couple of tests and everything came back negative. It was normal for one or two things to go down, but not everything at once. She ran a test of her PAN and she could reach the house just fine. “Alfred?”

“Yes, Miss Tsung?”

“Is there a Matrix outage?”

“No, Miss Tsung.”

“Why can’t I reach the Matrix?”

“I don’t know, Miss Tsung.”

Frowning all the more, Sumiko stormed out of her bedroom and down to the kitchen where the main Matrix hub sat. She stopped as she entered the kitchen and her mom stood there, her arms crossed.

Hesitating, Sumiko said, “My Matrix connection is down.”

“I know. I cut it off. You’re grounded.”

“Why? I’m home. I’m here.”

Kimberly’s lips curled in disgust. “You were talking to that elf after we forbid it.”

Heat flooded her face and hands. “You were monitoring me?”

“It’s for your own good.”

“We were just talking!”

“Oh? Like you were ‘just talking’ on the balcony at Tomohito’s party?”

When Sumiko didn’t respond, her mother gestured to the electronic paper on the kitchen countertop. Heart racing, she moved to it and read. The heat of anger drained at the flickering image and the emblazoned headline: ENGAGED HEIRESS CAUGHT CHEATING. Her stomach dropped to the floor then did a lazy flip-flop as she read the first few lines.

NeoNET heiress Sumiko Tsung, recently engaged to Akihito Owada, royal diplomat of Japan, was caught kissing Aldric Telestrian while at the Tomohito Nashimoto party. Nashimoto is known for bringing together the who’s who of corporate society in order to forge alliances. This time, it seems his magic worked a little too well. While Akihito was not in attendance, members of his family were. No word yet on what they think of Sumiko’s indiscretion…

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