Mercury Striking (The Scorpius Syndrome #1) by Rebecca Zanetti

Author:Rebecca Zanetti [Zanetti, Rebecca]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781472237583
Publisher: Headline
Published: 2016-01-24T17:00:00+00:00

Every man, no matter how evil, is the hero of his own story.

—Dr. Franklin Xavier Harmony

President Bret Atherton stiffened in a leather chair once used by the owner of the three largest Las Vegas casinos. The impressive mansion overlooking a now overgrown golf course housed the unit traveling with him, while he’d taken over the small guest house next to the pool. Although the water had evaporated, the bottom had been painted with a trio of sparkling mermaids that amused him. He could use a generator on the house if he wished, although he needed to conserve gas, unfortunately.

It was spring in Vegas, which meant milder temperatures and perhaps a bit of rainfall. Or not. Any day his men would find Lynne Harmony, and then they’d return to his power base in D.C.

She’d ripped out his heart when she’d left him, and he wanted an explanation. Everything he’d done was to protect her, whether she liked it or not. And he needed to find Myriad before she did because only God knew what she’d do with the data there. The woman had been unstable since being infected with the bacteria, and he’d failed to help her. When she’d run, he’d created the Elite Force to find her and bring her back.

A knock sounded on the double-paned glass door.

“Enter,” he said, shifting his weight and shoving closer to the massive desk he’d had placed in what used to be the living room of the guest house. It was after midnight, but he didn’t require sleep like he had before being infected.

Greg Lake, the leader of the Elite Force and his first in command, strode inside, all but standing at attention. “Mr. President.”

“Vice President Lake,” Bret returned, having sworn Lake in immediately after he’d become president. “Have a seat and report.”

Lake glanced at the leather guest chairs, and his upper lip curled. “As you wish, sir.” He took a seat, his posture ramrod straight.

Bret wanted to ask, not for the first time, if there was an iron bar up the guy’s ass. Sitting down seemed to insult him. “Do you have a report?”

“Yes, sir.” Lake was in his late thirties and had been a rising star at the Secret Service before Scorpius wiped out most of the agents. “The Elite Force is continuing to track Lynne Harmony to the west and is closing in.”

“Do you have her current location?”

“No.”

Damn it. Bret fought to keep his face calm. “Continue.”

“We have forces defending key forts and protecting sites as well as gathering weapons throughout the country. They’re reporting in to us but not really taking orders.”

Bret bit back a sharp retort. Society had gone to hell, and he desperately needed an active military to rebuild the United States. He had to shore up his own power base, add to the Elite Force he’d created to hunt down Lynne, before getting everybody back in line. “What about Deacan McDougall?” The man had been personally appointed by the former president as the leader of the Brigade, the first line of defense against Scorpius, and much of the military answered to him.

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