Shadows of Ash (The Nameless Book 2) by Adrian J. Smith

Author:Adrian J. Smith [Smith , Adrian J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Great Wave Ink Publishing
Published: 2021-04-18T22:00:00+00:00

Twenty

Tomari Nuclear Power Plant

Hokkaido, Japan

Allie fumed as she stomped from the room. Her decision to join The Nameless and their mission had been stupid. Yes, she liked the idea of doing something positive, and their success at Yamada Tower had felt good. Really good. Great, even. It was the same feeling she got when she delivered aid to those in need. Flood victims. Famine victims, or innocent civilians caught up in a civil war. Helping those in need was what had attracted her to enlisting. In anything, there was a level of risk, sure, but this? This was insanity. She would never have guessed she’d find herself trapped inside a nuclear power plant that was slowly leaking radiation to kill them. If they didn’t kill each other first. She clenched her fists at her side and battled to regain control of her emotions. She made a mental note to apologize to Sofia.

“Hey, wait up,” Booth called after her.

“Not now, Booth. I just want to be alone.”

“I have chocolate.”

Allie stopped walking and pivoted. “You think chocolate is the answer? Is chocolate going to cure the radiation?”

“Well, no. But it tastes good,” Booth said, his smile lopsided.

She stared at him. His hair was a little messy, but stylish. His clothes were dusty from the night’s exertions. His blue eyes shone with youthful vigor despite the creases in his face betraying his advancing age. Much to her disdain, she liked him. Liked him a lot. He was cheeky and carefree, at times reckless. He seemed to operate on a whim. She had seen him totally focused and serious when on a mission, and she had seen him cracking jokes and being spontaneous. Not at all like the guys she usually dated.

She sighed and took the chocolate. “Fine. But only because I’m hungry.”

“Of course.” Booth smiled again. They sat on the floor with their backs up against metal cupboards, staying silent while munching on the sugary treat.

“You know, I never wanted to be a commercial pilot. It sort of just happened. Did you ever think you would end up where you did?”

“No.”

“What made you become an operative then?”

“Much like Connors, I lost someone close to me to an act of terrorism.” Booth looked away, staying silent. Allie let it go, not wanting to press him. She knew of many others still raw from such events. “I’m guessing you were a jock at school.

Booth chuckled, his face growing red. “I dreamed of playing for the Vikings as a quarterback.”

“What, so you could lose in the play-offs every year?”

“Who’s your team then?”

“None.”

“That’s a cop out. You must have a team. What about your father?”

“Cowboys.”

Booth chuckled again. “What did you want to be, then?”

“I wanted to fly relief planes for the UN. Do something worthwhile.”

“Flying commercial isn’t worthwhile? You take people to exotic locations, broaden their horizons.”

Allie laughed. It was a giggle at first, but it didn’t take long before she was guffawing and holding her side. “Have you flown commercial recently?”

“Yeah. It’s horrible.”

They fell silent again, and the machinery behind them hummed.

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