Cosmos' Promise by Smith S. E

Author:Smith, S. E. [Smith, S. E.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romance
ISBN: 9781491087626
Publisher: Createspace
Published: 2013-07-25T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter 12

“From what I’ve been able to find out so far it looks like your big friend was hit at least three times. The last bullet took him down. If you look at the surveillance footage I was able to get, it looks like two of Avilov’s men took him. I swear they were going to erase his ass but if you look here…,” Avery paused the video she had on display in the living room. “This one realized he wasn’t from the local star system.”

Avery used the pointer on the remote to point out where the taller of the two men stopped the shorter one from putting a bullet in Merrick’s brain. The man kneeled down next to Merrick, lifting his lip. The way the man fell back spoke volumes. The man stood and spoke to the shorter man who made a call. Five minutes later, a van pulled up and they watched as several men jumped out and loaded Merrick into the back. A few minutes later the van disappeared.

“Were you able to get a license number on the van?” Cosmos asked as he stood next to the couch.

Avery shook her head. “Not yet. There are a lot of surveillance cameras in Washington, D. C. I was able to get a fix on the two men who shot him and one other. They are on Avilov’s payroll. I’m working on tracking them now. Avilov is a paranoid son-of-a-bitch and so are most of the men who work for him,” Avery explained. “I should have more in a couple of days. I have Rose and Trudy on it. They are sifting through the information with RITA’s help but like I said, there is a hell of a lot of video to go through. I think you can bet your latest invention that Avilov is aware that he is dealing with more than he was expecting by now.”

“What do you plan to do?” Teriff asked as he leaned back against the wall staring at the stilled picture as the warrior lay bleeding on the ground.

Avery’s eyebrow rose as she calmly looked at the huge Prime leader. “I’m going to find him and contain the situation. That’s what I do. I have never failed and I have a bonus riding on not failing this time,” she answered with a mysterious grin that sent a shiver down Teriff’s spine.

Cosmos thought it best not to mention that the bonus was a visit to a certain Prime warrior who made the mistake of catching the interest of a very dangerous and very determined human female. Cosmos cleared his throat as his mind worked on the avenues available to them in order to find both Merrick and Avilov. Not for the first time, he had a moment of regret at not thinking through the Gateway he had invented.

Do you regret meeting me? Terra asked, refusing to look at Cosmos. Do you regret my brother saving the life of your friend? She added, trying to shut him out by focusing on the screen as Avery continued to answer her father’s questions.

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