Lost in Shadows by CJ Lyons

Author:CJ Lyons
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Legacy Books
Published: 2009-12-06T06:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

Chase soon found himself frustrated and increasingly out of his depth as the conversations in the conference room grew more and more technical. He eased himself from between Marion and EZ who were getting ready to come to blows on the best way to bypass the internal security of the NYSE and stepped out into the blissfully quiet hallway.

“Intimidating, aren’t they?” Rose asked from her position across the hall.

She stretched against the wall, wearing an old pair of sweatpants and a USMC sweatshirt with the sleeves cut off. “Sometimes I don’t think they need me at all—could do more with a bus full of teenaged computer hackers than an old lady like me.”

Chase grinned at that. Rose was only in her late thirties and could pass for at least a decade younger. But he knew what she meant.

The average IQ of the inhabitants of the room he’d left behind soared well past the genius level. Including his wife-to-be. He sighed and shoved his hands in his pockets.

She twisted her neck to one side and then the other. “I hate this part, the waiting part.”

“So do I.”

“I’m going down to the gym for a run,” Rose continued. “Wanna come, blow off some steam?”

He and Rose had a lot in common. Two grunts, give them a job to do, get them into the field and they’d get it done. “No thanks. Think I’ll go over the latest batch of satellite photos.”

She nodded and started down the hallway. “Call me if you find anything. It’d be nice to get Lucky back here in time for the big show. I think we’ll be needing everyone for this one.”

Chase watched her go. He had a feeling she was right. The Preacher had been planning this for years. How the hell were they going to stop him in one night?

At least the analyst over at the NSA had better news for him. “Someone detonated an incendiary device at approximately oh’ six-twelve,” he told Chase during their video conference call. “Looks like a car bomb.” He gave Chase the exact coordinates. “Then another bird picked up this about an hour-half later. It’s the heat signature of a Bell Ranger helicopter. Sorry we couldn’t get more, but the storm—”

“I understand,” Chase mumbled as he charted the sites of the two events on the map spread over his desk. “You got any updates on when the storm will be clearing enough for us to get another look or drop some people in there?”

“Sure. Latest report is that the wind’s picked up from the west and is forcing the system to move faster than previously predicted. That area of West Virginia should be clear in,” he pursed his lips, “two hours. About the same time DC is going to get hit, but not as hard.”

“Thanks.” Chase hung up and stared at the map. The car bomb—Lucky’s not so subtle signal to come and get him. The helicopter had to be the bad guys. He placed a finger on each. A small squiggle of blue separated the two.

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