Demon Defeat by M.J. Haag

Author:M.J. Haag [Haag, M.J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER FOURTEEN

The general remained quiet for a very long time.

“Very well, Miss Wells. How do you propose we collect our samples? Out here in the hallway?”

I met his condescending attitude with a slight shrug.

“Yes,” Molev said. “Here in the hallway, not in your lab.”

The general didn’t try to fight it again.

While a woman in a lab coat took several vials of blood from Molev right there in the hallway, I studied the chair and the tank. I didn’t know science, but I knew how to check the plug on an espresso machine. And a plug was a plug…and that chair had one. The wires connected to it could only have one purpose. The same with the tank that had a lid. It was open now, but I knew if Molev went in there, it wouldn’t be. And why else have a huge hose at the bottom if not to fill the tank past where it was already filled?

More importantly, what had they been thinking? That he’d be okay with being electrocuted and drowned? And what would they have done if they’d killed him before finding a cure?

“How long will it take to find a vaccine?” I asked, looking at the woman.

“In simple terms, we need to analyze his blood and isolate the parts that make him immune,” she said. “But it sounds easier than it is.”

“The team will be working around the clock until we have what we need,” the general said.

“How soon do we get our tickets out of here?” Sid asked.

“On behalf of the United States and the world, we thank you for your service and sacrifice to escort…Molev here. Due to your extended time in the field, you will need to undergo a period of observation and testing before we can—”

“My ticket isn’t for me,” I said.

“Mine either,” Roland said.

Everyone nodded in agreement.

“I understand. I will send someone to your assigned housing to take down the names of the people you are sending in your place.”

He looked at the guard Molev tossed. “Please see that they reach their assigned housing safely.”

Then the general met my gaze again. “For Molev’s safety, he should remain in the house. Let the guards outside know if you require anything.”

Molev made a sound that wasn’t quite a grunt or a snort but somewhere in between.

“Do not mistake my cooperation for compliance. I am not your prisoner. If you care for my safety and that of your people, warn them not to point their weapons at me.”

The skin at the edge of the general’s collar turned red. The flush slowly crept upward as Molev dismissed the man by turning his back on him.

I met Molev’s gaze as he indicated I should lead the way. It didn’t escape my notice that he was putting himself between me and the soldiers, and his first demand echoed in my mind again.

I want Andie.

We got a ride from the hospital. This time in a vehicle big enough to accommodate all of us. Even our escort.

No one said anything until we were back in the house.

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