Synched by DeAnna Browne

Author:DeAnna Browne [Browne, DeAnna]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781948884273
Publisher: Celtic Moon Press
Published: 2019-03-07T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Two

Ari wanted to wait before she contacted Emil to think things over, but she didn’t have time, not if Niomi expected her to take a vacation when the session was out. If she wanted answers, she needed them now.

Friday morning, Ari entered VLEX as Kari. Before she started the day, she reached out to Hailey using her contact info with the European Union. Unfortunately, she didn’t reply right away. So, Ari turned to her work for a distraction. Even with a long conversation with President Higgins, she finished before lunch. When she was about to give up and head out to meet Antoine, a message came through from Hailey.

Meet me by the fountain.

After messaging Antoine a lame excuse, she headed out. The sun lit up the fountain in the courtyard, the one of a merman rising up out of the colored stone waves. The statue mirrored those of old, the colored marbles with flecks of gold shimmered in the sun. She approached the fountain and with no sign of Hailey, Ari dipped her hand into the cool water.

“You ready to know the truth?” Hailey spoke behind her.

Ari spun around. “Where did you come from?”

“I asked if you’re ready to take off your training wheels.”

She couldn’t help her eye roll and was more than a bit tired of being treated like an idiot. “I want some answers.”

“Do you know the questions?” Hailey’s demur look held a lot more of an attitude today with her lips pursed tight.

“Stop playing games or I’m gone.” Ari stepped away from her.

“Okay.” Hailey reached out a hand to stop her. “It’s this way.”

Ari followed her down a row of shops. They turned towards a coffee shop, but before they went through the door, Hailey entered a code. When she opened the door, there wasn’t anything that resembled a coffee shop in sight.

A long corridor of a shiny black material stretched out towards them. The never-ending hall had no decorations, only black doors with silver door knobs.

Ari glanced at Hailey. “If you’re going for a dark ominous bad guy feel, you nailed it.”

It was Hailey’s turn to roll her eyes as they stepped into a room. “It’s to protect our butts, and it keeps the look of the regular code in place for the others.”

“Is it like a different dimension?”

“If you want to consider it that.” Hailey continued down the hall to the fifth door on the right.

“What do these other doors hold?”

“Nothing but place holders.” She knocked once and then entered. “Hey, Emil.”

He sat at a desk but when he saw the girls, he waved it away with a wipe of his hand. The desk disappeared, and he stood to greet them. “Good to see both of you. Please have a seat.”

Ari sat down in the dark chair and sank back into the smooth interior.

“What I can help you with?”

“What do you know about VisionTech? How do you do what you do? What did you mean when—”

He held up a hand. “One at a time. First, VisionTech.

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