Storm Divers (Book 1 of The Fractured Republic Saga) by Mixon Terry

Author:Mixon, Terry [Mixon, Terry]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Military Science Fiction, Space Opera, Extreme Sports, Adventure, Corporations, Marine, Thriller
Publisher: Yowling Cat Press
Published: 2016-08-14T16:00:00+00:00

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Rachel had chosen a small park with a lot of potential exits for the meeting. They could adjourn somewhere less public once she’d convinced the detective she wasn’t insane. The bench was surprisingly comfortable.

The larger area had the benefit of allowing Rachel to be sure there weren’t any extra people moving in to take her into custody. A few hanging out nearby as backup was prudent, so she’d let that pass. She expected no less of the supposedly canny security detective.

On the minus side, it meant there was no way to be absolutely sure that one of the bad guys wasn’t going to find her.

She couldn’t watch every angle, but she’d placed cameras in all the major access corridors leading to the park. If the ex-spy showed up, her comp would warn her.

That did nothing to protect her from other people working for the man, so she’d just have to be vigilant. Since Hale was coming along for the visit, he could help. He was ex-military. He should be able to spot an ambush before it closed on them.

Her comp tagged Hale and an unknown woman coming down one of the corridors half an hour later. It also spotted the two security patrolman that she’d spoken to at Hale’s place, trailing along in civilian clothes. They’d be Detective Quinn’s backup in case things went sour. All fine and good.

The detective walked across the open space, put her hands on her hips, and scowled down at Rachel.

“I don’t appreciate having my time wasted, Miss Price.”

“Then have a seat and I’ll make it worth your while. Hale, do us the favor of keeping an eye out for any unwanted visitors. Not the two security patrolmen lounging near the café across the way. I know about them.”

“I told her you’d spot them,” he said smugly. He stood behind the bench and started scanning the people in the park.

Rachel ignored him and turned her full attention to Detective Quinn. “I’m sure you found my story a little hard to believe.”

“That’s a significant understatement. So, let me get this straight. You’re a RIS agent. A spy.”

“I am. I’m sure you’ve run my ID and something looked off.”

“You mean that it’s a fake? Yeah, I saw that. You must’ve paid a good sum for something of that quality.”

Rachel smiled at the security detective. “It’s not a fake. It’s a cover ID I use for travel. It has my real name because I’m not supposed to be on an active case yet. Still, it never hurts to make sure that someone can’t trace it back to my real ID number.

“But because it’s an official ID, it has a means of verification built in. One that your system will recognize, if I give you the correct code.”

Quinn raised an eyebrow. “Seriously? You honestly expect me to buy into that? Fine. Give me your code.”

“Bring my ID up on the system and tab into the traffic citations listing.”

Rachel waited for the detective to get her com out and do so.

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