Bioterror! by Dahners Laurence E

Author:Dahners, Laurence E. [Dahners, Laurence E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Science Fiction, thriller
Amazon: B0761S5Y46
Goodreads: 36324959
Published: 2017-10-06T07:00:00+00:00

That evening, as everyone was getting dressed to go out to dinner, Morgan turned to AJ. “Hey, Mr. Fiancé, I need to talk to you about something kind of serious.”

AJ turned, his stomach dropping as he wondered if he’d done something wrong without realizing it. Morgan didn’t look mad though. “What is it?” He asked.

“It’s about Zage and his skiing.”

“The kid’s freaking amazing! Did you hear me trying to tell Raquel about it?”

“Um, no, but Raquel talked to me about your conversation later.” Morgan stared at him for a minute, not saying anything. At first, AJ thought she was searching for words, but when did she start to talk he thought the pause might’ve been just to lend gravity to what she was about to say. “It’s really… really important that you not talk about it, okay?”

“But… but why?! Raquel shouldn’t be hiding this! She should be trying to get him training! You’d expect someone that’s this good at age five would grow up to be an Olympic contender!”

Morgan took his hand as she spoke quietly, “My family keeps a secret for one of my uncles. Mom, dad, Shan, my sister, we all know about it, but none of us ever talk about it except to one another and even that’s very seldom. It’s a secret that’d be a disaster for my uncle if it got out, so, it’s really important, and we go to great lengths to keep it to ourselves.”

Puzzled, AJ said, “What is it?”

Morgan shook her head, “That’s the deal. I can’t tell you. I’d trust you with my life, but you really have no ‘need to know,’ so I’m not going to tell you. It’s the kind of secret that we don’t tell even family members just because they’re curious. I can’t imagine why you’ll ever have a need to know, so I don’t expect we’ll ever be telling you.” She tilted her head as if assessing his reaction, “Can you understand that?”

AJ shrugged, “Sure.” He frowned, “But how could this secret have anything to do with Zage’s skiing?”

Morgan shook her head, “It doesn’t. This’s a different secret from my Uncle’s. And this’s a secret that you probably will need to know someday. In fact, it’d have been good if you’d known it today, so I want to tell you about it now.”

“Oh,” AJ gave a nod, “okay.”

“But, I’m wanting to make sure you understand that this’s serious. Really serious. Not something you talk to your buddies about over a beer. I need you to know that if you let it slip out, I, and everyone else in the family are going to be very disappointed in you.”

“Morgan, I understand. I’ll defend this secret against all comers, whatever happens.”

“Okay, now imagine you were an amazing and famous athlete, and, because of that, you never got any privacy. People and paparazzi hounded you all the time, wanting you to do this and that and making various demands. Sometimes you’re even attacked by people trying to force you to do things.

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