Code Name: Luminous by Natasza Waters

Author:Natasza Waters [Waters, Natasza]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Secret Cravings Publishing
Published: 2014-11-07T07:00:00+00:00

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Admiral Austen and the rest of the squad lay low in the desert sand watching the vehicle leave the house. There wasn’t another dwelling for miles. Ghost waited with his cell tucked to his ear.

“Kayla, you back at Base Command?” He paused. “Good. You got an eye on the car that departed the subject area?” He nodded. “Roger. We’ll follow at a distance. Any early guesses where they’re going?” Ghost rose to his feet when it was safe to do so and the rest of the squad did the same. He listened, then darted a look at Tony. “Roger that. I hope you’re wrong, but we have to make sure Dafoe is the man in charge. I’m going to split part of the team and send them to contain the house and whatever is in it. Dispatch CDC here. Think they’re going to find everything that wasn’t in Nevada.” Kayla said something and then the Admiral’s harsh features softened. “Love you, sweetheart.”

The Admiral stored his phone while Tony patiently waited, but the Admiral wasn’t quick to share. “What’s her analysis, sir?” he asked. “I want to stop that vehicle and retrieve Lumin.”

“I know you do, Tinman, but we have to be sure he’s the main operator and not taking her elsewhere.”

Tony mulled it over for a split second. “That’s not what Kayla thinks. What did she say?” His gut was telling him something else, and if it’s what Kayla thought as well, he was going after that vehicle now.

“No. She has another theory.”

Tony’s tension grew, but he remained still although his heartbeat had shriveled to non-existent.

Ghost raised his gaze to somewhere over Tony’s head, deliberating his thoughts. “It’s only a theory, Tinman.”

The other SEALs milled about and checked their gear, talking quietly in smaller groups. Captain Cobbs took a position beside him, soon to be joined by the rest of Alpha Squad.

“I want to hear her theory, sir,” Tinman said, bristling at the thought the Admiral held the information back.

Ghost inhaled deeply and said, “It’s possible Lumin has been infected.”

“Where are they taking her? Why leave the house?” He asked the questions, but the answer already sat like a slow burning torch in his stomach.

Captain Cobbs’ lethal gaze landed at his front doorstep. “They’ve infected her, and they’re going to release her in a populated area.”

The Admiral watched him with a steadfast glare to see his reaction. If he lost his cool, it meant he wasn’t in control. A mission was a breathing entity, and he had to keep altering course and thinking ahead. “We have to intercept if that has occurred,” he said calmly. “If Dafoe isn’t the head of this operation, we may have lost that opportunity, but the alternative isn’t in question.” The Admiral continued to watch him. What more did he want? The rest of the squad sensed it as well, and waited. “We’ve got fourteen men. Seven men to secure the house and get the answers, while the rest of us follow Lumin.

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