Corrupted--Extended Edition by Addison Cain

Author:Addison Cain
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Addison Cain

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GRETH DOME

“Segment AA-14.” Shepherd’s gray eyes traced the movement of the agitated Commodore, an Alpha who lacked the most basic semblance of control. Blond hair as long as a woman’s ran loose behind him, and he stomped through his halls, the embroidery of his jacket something from a long-dead culture. The way the man continued to fiddle with his cuffs, a tell—his confrontation with Jules Havel had given the man no satisfaction. “Draw him there. Disrupt all safety protocols to the east of Ms. Perin.”

“But that’s not the direction she came.” Fingers flying over the controls, Maryanne dripped with nervous sweat in an effort to keep up with Shepherd’s commands. “The Omega took the opposite corridor, and I can only turn off one at a time without drawing attention to the massive amount of infiltration I am conducting in Bernard’s Palace. Even if I am only operating against a computer, these logs will be noticed!”

“The Omega now knows where she is in relation to the structure. She won’t take the same path to return to Jacques’s den. Watch.” And he was correct. She crawled to the east corridor to access a vertical chute, climbing in a blur that would leave her hands blistered. “And you will remove all traces of our interference once we have assured she reaches her destination undetected.”

“What she doesn’t know is that the only reason she hasn’t been caught is because I am fucking slaving away.” There wasn’t even time for Maryanne to brush loose hair off her brow. “For future reference, Shepherd, this kind of work takes at least three people. One person cannot manage five levels of security protocols with no advance notice and with no idea what they are dealing with alone!”

Unmoved by the woman’s theatrics, Shepherd ordered, “Eyes on the Commodore. Start an electrical fire to his left.”

Entering a series of commands, sparks ignited—bulbs bursting as the voltage was manually increased beyond safe levels. Easy enough, though suspicious if anyone in that Dome had a brain cell between them.

As if stunned so simple a trick worked, Maryanne muttered, “Who still uses fucking lightbulbs anymore?”

“Men who wish to display their ability to waste a resource for the sake of vanity and as a show of power.”

Cocking a brow, Maryanne reached for a COM, cycling to a new display. “Are there lightbulbs in your new palace?”

Shepherd didn’t so much as blink at the question, his focus on the multitude of active screens. “Yes.”

“Let me guess. Claire thinks they are pretty.”

“For someone who demanded two assistants because she lacks the ability to handle this duty alone, I would suggest you prove to me that you are not so easily replaceable.”

“Who else on your team could have watched over that girl before you even got to the room? She climbed half naked across the side of a building! Guards were everywhere on the ground, and I was manning this station while you were fast asleep.” Pursing her lips on an exhale when the latest integration of

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