(eng) Pam Uphoff - Wine of The Gods 04 by Explorers

Author:Explorers [Explorers]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

5 May 3477

Nowhereistan, Earth

Florian Hastenberg stared at the wall of the conference room in disbelief. The wallpaper was warped oddly, the surface of the gypsum board underneath wasn't quite smooth. The other side was even messier.

"It was like in a nightmare. I felt . . . agreeable, ready to do anything. I was aware of moving and talking. But I was doing what she wanted, I was sort of zoned out." He'd questioned people, been questioned and undergone an extensive and invasive medical exam. And he was deeply afraid.

Afraid of a person who could steal his will like that.

Afraid of what a world full of such people could do.

Afraid his job was in jeopardy.

And there wasn't a damned thing he could do about it, except cooperate fully, and find that damned spy.

Jetter looked up from his comp. "The two odd names came up blank, but a follow up on Nelson Manrique shows that he was hired by Dallas Dimensional last year. There was a gate to one of their worlds the morning of the twenty-eighth, about two hours after Never Ash escaped.

Florian suppressed a scream of frustration. Why didn't they just shut down the gate for a day?

Special Agent Greeson scowled. "We sent the dogs. They didn't react normally toward her, but they certainly did react. But we can't assume their current lack of response is proof that she didn't gate. The question is, was she deliberately misleading us, about where she came from? We'll check the Exstar mining world, and the labor world we thought they were from. And all the other Dallas Dimensional worlds. The rumors I hear from one of them could indicate on-going sabotage." He eyed Florian. "You will stay away from her. They may not be able to control everyone, just some suggestible people."

Florian's stomach knotted even tighter. I'm not even going to be allowed to redeem myself.

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