Architects of Ether by Ryan Muree

Author:Ryan Muree [Muree, Ryan]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2019-03-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 21

Goliath’s Hangar — Sufford — Ingini

Adalai nearly jumped back toward Clove on instinct.

Emeryss gasped only to snap her mouth shut before anyone had heard them.

It wasn’t a crew member or a worker who’d grabbed Clove, or they would have made a big stink about it. It had to be someone else. Someone possibly spying on the Goliath, too.

Shit.

Jahree would kill her.

They couldn’t go back, or they’d get caught, too. But Emeryss still looked as if she wanted to chase after Clove.

Several Ingini communication devices chirped with indeterminable chatter.

“We have to go!” She grabbed Emeryss and Blinked them, again and again, out of the hangar, around a side hallway, up toward the surface, and toward the exit. Whatever hallway Clove had been pulled into, it was part of the underground complex. There’d be no finding her if they got caught.

And honestly, maybe it was better this way. One less Ingini to worry about shooting them in the back while they slept.

Except… She groaned to herself.

She continued Blinking them down hallways, through rooms toward an exit—any exit.

Adalai hated what Clove represented and hated even more that Jahree was right about her being useful. And now, they’d be moving forward blind.

Still, it wasn’t worth going back and trying to find her right then. And stopping the Goliath took precedence. Saving thousands of lives was more important than one woman. They’d figure out what they’d need to do next without her. Going back or wasting time finding her would be just that—a waste. She’d be fine in her own country, and they’d be okay without her.

She Blinked them through corridor after corridor, wing after wing, door after door. Past workers, maintenance crew, and guards. Ingini scrambled and shouted. Alarms went off again.

When they’d finally Blinked outside, above ground, Jahree and Grier came running for them, and Emeryss coughed and heaved for air.

Jahree caught Adalai before she fell to her knees exhausted. “You set off the whole complex—”

“It’s bad. It’s so bad. You have no idea how bad it is,” she panted.

“What?” Grier had helped Emeryss stand and catch her breath.

“Where’s Clove?” Jahree asked.

“Taken,” Emeryss replied. “Just now as we were trying to run. Someone grabbed her. I don’t think it was one of the workers. It was someone else.”

“What?” Jahree glared at Adalai.

Bent at the waist, breathing deep breaths, she shook her head. “I know what you’re thinking, but Emeryss is my witness. I didn’t leave her there. We would have been caught if we stayed or tried to follow her!”

“That’s not the point—”

“It wasn’t the workers,” Emeryss panted. “It was someone else. I think it was someone snooping, too, because they didn’t want to be seen. I mean, we Blinked right past them and didn’t even see them.”

“You could have gone back!” Jahree exclaimed.

Adalai stood straight up. “We would have been caught! Okay? I went to grab for her, but two workers turned and blocked us off.”

Jahree huffed and headed in the direction of the airship. “We need to find her—”

“Why?” Adalai followed after him.

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