Crane, Robert J - Out Of The Box 03 - Ruthless by Crane Robert J

Author:Crane, Robert J [Crane, Robert J]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Midian Press
Published: 2015-03-10T06:00:00+00:00

29.

Natasya

Natasya stared at the billowing flame in the distance, at the building that had exploded in the night. She stared, mouth slightly agape, and listened. The detonation had broken windows all along the side of the headquarters building, filling the air with the freezing temperatures of outside, causing the sheep that they were overseeing to gasp and cry out.

It was enough to make her even more livid.

If she hadn’t had to keep her calm while speaking on the phone with the voice.

“Where’s my network access?” the voice demanded. Apparently this contingency had not been planned for.

“I plugged the drive you gave me into their computers,” Natasya said. She was not used to missions going this awry, either. Except for that last one before the gulag, of course. “I have done all I can.”

There was a pause before the voice spoke again, and Natasya could tell the voice was suddenly alarmed. “What … the hell is going on there? There’s a thermal imaging bloom on your location—on the science building.”

“Nealon escaped,” Natasya said bluntly. She’d sent six men after the little bitch, and she had a suspicion that they’d been in that building when it had gone up. Damn it all.

“Escaped how?” the voice asked coldly.

“Volkov picked a fight with her,” Natasya said. “Just before we took control. The suppressant went off just before they tumbled out a window.”

There was a pause, and the voice came back as frosted as the ground. “Where is she now?”

“I don’t know for certain,” Natasya said. “But I suspect she either died in the explosion or used it to cover her escape.”

“Where is Volkov?”

“Dead,” Natasya said. “She shot him in the head. Apparently she had a gun, which was something you failed to mention—”

The voice came laughing back. “I thought four of you with a small army to back you up could handle one de-powered twenty-something. Apparently, I was wrong.”

“This isn’t over yet,” Natasya said, cold determination racing through her. “We’re getting you your link into their network. Until then, I have Vitalik working on the first contingency for the prison.”

“And their security force?”

“Neutralized,” Natasya said. “They took the bait, the laden food. We had to kill three or four, but the rest are tied up.”

“Find the girl,” the voice came back again. “Get me into the network. Open the prison.”

Natasya fought back a bitter desire to say something untoward. “As you wish,” she said instead and pushed the red button that terminated the call. “Miksa!” she called, sweeping her gaze over the hostages, mewling like frightened kittens. The Hungarian snapped to, hurrying up to her from where he’d stood, staring lazily into the distance. “Do you want to hunt Sienna Nealon or would you rather I go?”

The Hungarians eyes gleamed. “I would revel in the chance to burn her alive. Slowly, of course.”

Natasya showed no reaction his proposition; inflicting pain was not something that interested her, not even for the capitalists she so despised. Removing them was a satisfaction, a tiny step forward for the cause, but the act itself? It was a means, not an end.

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