The Reckoning by Branton Teyla

Author:Branton, Teyla [Branton, Teyla]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Paranormal, Romance
ISBN: 9781939203465
Amazon: B00L8HZ4X2
Publisher: White Star Press
Published: 2014-06-23T00:00:00+00:00

MARI’S THOUGHTS WERE FULL OF questions, but I couldn’t answer them now. Just by linking with her, I felt the drain on my energy increase.

Channeling her ability, numbers filled my head, and I instinctively chose the right ones that would help me fold space. Not too far. Just inside the door. Shifting, I reappeared with my gun ready. The dark room stank like blood, sweat, and human waste, making me gag. The only light came from a dimly glowing clown that had probably once been a child’s nightlight. The illumination barely extended beyond the upturned plastic bucket it sat upon, but the room appeared to be the same size as the one upstairs, minus the bunk beds.

I heard a gasp from the corner near the faint light and then, “Who’s there?” The words came in English, which surprised me.

I flicked my penlight in the man’s direction. He lay on a cot with a thin mattress and one blanket. He was blond with an unshaven face and hair that was plastered to his head with dried blood. His face was cut and bruised so deeply that even if I’d known him, I might not have recognized him. But the blond hair and pale skin told me he was definitely not Habid.

“Sh.” I put my finger to my lips. Now, I’d have to remove his memory of me. First, I might as well get some information from him. “Where’s Habid Salemi?”

“Can you get me out of here?” he asked, holding up his tied hands. “Please. They’re going to kill me. They’re going to kill all of us. As soon as they don’t need us anymore.”

“Who are you?” I kept the light on his face but pulled my gun closer to my body so he wouldn’t see it. His terror was already evident, and even if he attacked me, he couldn’t do much damage with those tied hands.

“My name is Crandall. Dr. Francis Crandall. I was hired to oversee the development of some plutonium which I thought was going to be used for a power plant. But I was wrong.”

I frowned. Another innocent. “Look, tell me where they took Habid.”

Crandall’s head shook back and forth. “He’s not here. They took him yesterday. I think they may be going back to Iran.”

Iran? Why drag him all the way there, unless they had some other use for him? Or unless they wanted more information from him. “What about the plutonium?”

“It’ll be finished in the morning, and then that’s it—for all of us. Please, I heard them talking. They’re going to kill all of us because of Habid. We didn’t even know he was talking to someone.”

“Why aren’t you with the others?”

He made a face. “Habid approached me. He told me what the plutonium was really meant for. I tried . . . I tried to stop them.” His face crumpled. “Please, I have a wife and a two-year-old daughter back in the States. I was just a consultant. I was only supposed to be here two months.

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