DEEP FREEZE (STORMWATCH Book 2) by Vicki Hinze

Author:Vicki Hinze [Hinze, Vicki]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781939016386
Publisher: Magnolia Leaf Press
Published: 2019-12-11T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

Tuesday, December 18th

0330 (3:30 AM)

Liz didn’t answer her phone, so Emma left a message for her to call as soon as she could and then returned to inspecting the tunnels. If the team of invaders had come down through one of the entrances that led to the offices on the first sub-street level rather than entering the tunnels through the biometric elevator, they could have just walked down to the opening that left the lab’s rear wall vulnerable.

She’d searched all the tunnels now but had found no hard evidence of the initial team’s ingress or egress. John Taylor had restricted access to all tunnels, limiting it to his staff and the construction crew standing guard at the lab’s rear wall. All other employees on the premises had been reassigned from their regular duties to helping care for the five-thousand stranded passengers and to prevent any of them from entering the tunnels.

Emma had seen no signs of foot traffic or abandoned carts, or trucks. No drag marks in the dust or new scuffs on the tunnel walls. No overhead lights not lit up, and no people. While the backup team’s entry was evident by the hole in the mountain to the outside, the initial team’s entry point remained a mystery. Nothing had been found that could be remotely identified as the path they’d taken to enter the tunnels.

She checked her watch. They’d had five hours without another incident and, while she was grateful for that, she’d seen the tactic used before. Lull your enemy into complacency. Then attack. In this situation, that’s exactly what she’d do. Wait until the guards got comfortable, then bored and sleepy. That was the backup team’s best odds for success—and she’d warned the men against that. Hopefully, they had taken the warning to heart. Considering their necks were on the line, she felt certain they had.

The phone clipped to her waist vibrated, signaling an incoming call. Liz. Emma snagged it. “Miller.”

“Emma, sorry. Been tied up with headquarters, trying to get clearances resolved so we can learn more about what we’re facing.”

“I understand,” Emma said. She stopped and leaned back against a tunnel wall, propping her foot behind her. “Liz, I need a miracle.”

“Above my pay-grade,” she said. “But I’ll do what I can.”

Emma already knew the response but called for the supplies again anyway. “I need the best antibiotic and treatment for exposure to BP7PP, and I need weapons and ammo. I have one rifle, and I’m low on ammo. That’s it. I know Greer’s killer is down here somewhere. No sign of him or the backup team yet. I’m nearly done inspecting the most likely tunnels. Unless they dropped in via skyhook, I’m bound to encounter direct conflict shortly.”

“Situation understood,” Liz said. “And I know Olivia has a high probability of being infected. I’m doing everything I can, and that’s the truth.”

A lump in Emma’s throat settled. She absently rubbed her upper chest. Her clothes were gritty from the dust. “Are you getting anywhere with headquarters?”

“They’ve been briefed on all developments.

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