Wired (The Solomon Brothers Series Book 1) by Leslie North

Author:Leslie North [North, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2016-10-31T22:00:00+00:00

Four days into Marcus and Colin’s combined sessions, Claire struck the perfect balance between old-school films and cutting-edge VR. Marcus had scoured old tapes for plays to address Colin’s problem areas—namely failing to relax in the pocket and allowing his offense time to do their job—plays that materialized late to great output, while Claire crafted VR overlays with the existing players. At each sequence, Marcus welcomed Claire’s suggestions and took Colin through a methodical verbalization of Marcus’s thought process, often replaying the footage fifty times or more.

The most extraordinary transformation, however, was in the dynamic between Marcus and Colin. In the numbers, Claire found tangible evidence that their time together was symbiotic. Colin tapped into the instincts of a great quarterback and produced indisputable gains in problem areas. Marcus, in turn, learned an appreciation for analyzing the finer points of his performance—specifically in details that escaped him because he had always relied solely on instinct. Shoulder injury aside, he was poised for the best games of his career.

Twice that week over shared meals, Claire had tried to tell Marcus the truth about why Sterling had hired her. He had flown her to Portland, sat her at the end of an impressive, hand-carved Cherry wood conference table and asked her if her tech made it possible to download the talents of one player into another. He promised her the world—her world—if she could make it happen. Train Colin Eggert to be the next Marcus Kingston.

And she had.

Under the guise of analyzing Marcus’s game for improvement, she had become the secret weapon that all but effectively made him obsolete and ended his career. She hadn’t counted on feeling responsible along the way. It had been a game. A silly game of football wrapped up in an obscene amount of money better used to fund safer military equipment and hundreds of other worthy causes across the globe.

Until it wasn’t a game.

It was Marcus’s life, a life he saw slipping away, and she had provided the grease.

She took extra time packing her equipment that day at the practice field. Marcus sent Colin on and stayed to help, as he often did. While she secured cords, he snuck up from behind, wrapped his arms around her, and planted a kiss on her neck.

Claire felt the tingle all the way to her toes.

“You’re amazing,” he whispered.

“The trick is the last two rotations. One time cinched around the middle and once to pull the plug through the loop. Never a knot.”

“You know what I mean.”

She did. But she felt far from amazing. Claire felt like a traitor.

“There’s nothing you can’t do with this tech. You’re going to revolutionize the way soldiers fight.”

“It isn’t perfect yet.”

“There’s too much energy in pursuing perfection. It’s an unobtainable goal.”

“You don’t understand.” She wriggled from his grasp and began saving files she had already saved, to get distance, to put space around her suffocating guilt. It didn’t work.

“Then explain it to me.”

His tone was blustery, the fringe edge of annoyance, like he was ramping up to dispute a ref call.

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