The Deal (The Fallen Angel Series Book 1) by S C Cunningham

Author:S C Cunningham [Cunningham, S C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: S C Cunningham
Published: 2017-08-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-Four

Cloud 9

Mara sashayed into the office. Pyke had turned all the screens towards him, posed in the middle of his Stonehenge-esque circle, and rotated his gaze from one to the other. It was rare to find the uber-busy Pyke standing still. There was no one else in the office. Mara smiled and strode towards him.

“The Thames apartment block was a false alarm,” she said. “The tenants are rehearsing and editing the script for a murder mystery weekend they’re running...not sure why it was called in, but hey, maybe the boss’s mind is on something else.”

She squeezed between two screens and joined Pyke in the middle of his domain. He didn’t answer her. He just stood staring, running his hand through his hair, tapping his foot nervously.

“You all right, Pyke?”

She followed his eyes to notice the blank screens and how the office lighting was out, shedding a semi-grey light throughout the room.

“Wow! What’s happened? You had a power cut?” She kinked her head to the side, thinking. “Do you get those up here?”

Pyke ignored her, his eyes scrunched in concentration, his hand rubbing his jaw.

“No, I guess not. So, what’s happened?” She tried to be helpful. “Try turning it all on and off to see what happens. That’s what I used to do with my laptop.”

Pyke gave her a disdainful look.

“Err, I guess not,” she grimaced, apologetically.

Pyke tapped his ear, trying to get a call connection. Nothing happened. He tried again.

Jack sauntered into the office, walking across to the kitchen area where he started to make himself a coffee. “How’s it going, Pykey boy?” he shouted across the room. Noticing Mara, his face hardened.

“We’ve had a power cut,” announced Mara.

“Then why is the coffee machine still working?”

Pyke went to his desk, pulled out an old laptop covered in superman stickers, dusted it off, and fired it up. It burst into life, giving Pyke a reason to smile.

Maggie and Amy entered the station. Amy was filling Maggie in on the dog fighting ring. Maggie politely listened, but her mind was on other things. She took in the blank screens and darkness of the room.

“What’s happening, Pyke?”

“Someone is trying to close us down,” he replied, absentmindedly tapping away at his laptop. “But I’m getting back in the old-fashioned way. I’m so pleased I kept my old hacking mate. This laptop may be ancient, but it has all I need to fight back.”

He sat scrunched over his laptop on the sofa, pummelling away on its tiny keyboard for five minutes whilst the others stood around him in silence. Maggie stared out at the sky, shaking her head. She had a clue about the problem and had a notion this was just the start unless she did as she was told.

Amy made herself and Maggie a cup of tea. She carried the teacups over as Maggie stared into the distance.

“Here, drink this.”

“Thank you, Amy.” Maggie gratefully took the teacup and sipped the soothing liquid. She looked across at Amy.

“You like it here, don’t you, Amy?”

“Yes, I go through blips.

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