The Sentinel by C Cato

Author:C Cato [Cato, C]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-11-17T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-NINE

Risa

The first journey over the mountains had been complete hell, but they made up for it on the return trip. The strange buggy-like cars were extremely comfortable. Roads across the expanse of the mountain range were gone, but Tessa and the other drivers had no trouble finding the safest route for them. They accomplished in a couple of days, what would’ve taken them a couple of weeks to do on foot, even at full power. In another two they’d driven the distance back to the Vault. Risa was more than a little impressed.

She hadn’t spoken much to their new allies, but neither had Cole or the other two. That was standard OP. They needed to better understand these new folks. Trusting the wrong people could be a disaster. For Risa’s part, she needed weaknesses. If she needed to take them out, it would be as efficiently as possible.

Not for the first time, she wondered if that made her a monster. She’d always had some lassitude when it came to the morality of killing. It’s what made her a good sniper and later a good specialist, and kept her single. What woman would want to get involved with someone who didn’t have nightmares over the many people she’d killed over the years? Of course, she could’ve kept that to herself, but it was a part of who she was. Authentic self and all that. What was the point of being with someone who only had half the story?

Risa split her time between musing and observation. Cole kept their internal communication to a minimum since they knew Ray could hear them, and there wasn’t a way to block him from their end. When they finally approached the bunker location, she was eager to talk with her friends.

Parking the vehicles in a thick copse of trees, she helped to cover them with evergreen boughs. She and Soren then scouted the entrance to the Vault, everyone else hung back with Elise. Upon arrival, they could finally view the damage the Valkyrie had done as they tried to break in. There was also black scorch marks and a hint of blood on the inside of the corridor that led down to the service elevator.

“Oops,” chuckled Soren. Didn’t matter how fun-loving the man appeared, he really was the perfect blood-minded compliment to Risa. “Looks like someone got caught in one of Deets’ booby traps.”

“Well, go get him so you he can deactivate the rest. I don’t hear anyone. They must have abandoned their assault on the base to chase after us.”

“Good, I need a break from running and fighting,” said Soren, before trotting away. It didn’t take him long to come back with the others.

Ditre disappeared inside, and everyone got comfortable as he went to work on clearing the way for them. Soren dozed as Risa took watch.

Cole and Ray played with Elise. The jury was still out about him. His arms were often crossed, his face unreadable. Closed-off behaviors. He was hiding something, and she didn’t like the way he was eyeing her friend.

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