ENDGAME (The Dead Planet Series Book 3) by Avera Drew

Author:Avera, Drew [Avera, Drew]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, mobi, epub
Publisher: UNKNOWN
Published: 2016-10-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 20

The light from the gauntlet blast was blinding. I shielded my eyes as best I could, but even after the blast was over I was seeing spots that weren't there. When I looked over to where Harris was I could see he was unmoved and seemingly all right. Ghon, on the other hand, was on his knees and crying out in pain. The guard standing next to him had a panicked expression on his face as he beheld the damage done to Ghon's arm.

It wasn't a spoken about procedure within The Agency, but most of the senior policemen rigged their gauntlets to be used only by them, and would trigger what was referred to as a backfire mechanism if anyone else tried using it. Gentry had told me about it on the way here from Mars and even took it upon himself to rig it for me just in case. I was rather impressed by the spectacle, and seeing Ghon holding his shredded arm and shrieking in pain was a fine payoff for our ruse. There were scorch marks running up his arm, and blood poured from the open wounds.

An added benefit of Ghon using my gauntlet was that it initiated a homing beacon which would alert the others to my exact position. It seemed like a fool’s errand, but Gentry's plan was seemingly working well so far. It seemed reckless to allow myself to fall into custody, but from a strategic standpoint, it fed information to the policemen, which would help them find us and surround the target area. When it came to attacking The Syndicate, we needed the element of surprise. It would seem we had that in spades. The Syndicate and Harris' uncle seemed to be confident that they had the upper hand. That was relative, and I knew something they didn't. My only regret was that Harris was at risk the entire time, and I didn't know if he or Kara would ever forgive me for going through with this plan. I could only hope things would turn around now that the beacon was active.

"Help me, fool!" Ghon cried out. He was looking at the guard, who only seemed to be staring at the wounds inflicted upon Ghon. "Go get help!" Ghon's voice was cracking with panic.

The guard finally pulled his eyes away from the mangled mess that was Ghon's arm and ran away. Ghon was hyperventilating, and I assumed going into shock. If things went my way he would just go ahead and die before the guard was able to bring anyone back to help. There was always a ray of hope if you gave it enough thought.

Out of the corner of my eye, I saw Harris move slightly. I could only imagine how painful it would be for him to move once help arrived, but we needed to do everything we could to save him. I knew Kara would want that and I wasn't too keen on losing another friend. I wanted more than anything to be able to put those days of losing loved ones behind me.

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