I looked past him at Doug, who was standing next to Selena. I could tell he was fighting to keep the smile on his face. “Okay,” I said, turning my gaze back to Drew. “Let’s find Samantha.”
47
V.M.I.
Director Loren sat up in her chair as the door to her office opened and Dr. O’Donnell walked in, his red hair a mess. Agent Cassidy jumped up from her seat in the corner of the office and stood at attention.
O’Donnell’s eyes darted around the room. He looked much more tired than usual. “You wanted to see me?” he asked.
“Yes,” Director Loren said smoothly, and gestured at the chairs in front of her. “Have a seat.”
Agent Cassidy sat back down and picked up her pen, ready to start taking notes. Director Loren had had to give her some sort of job in order to keep her around.
“May I ask what this is about? I’d like to get back to my work,” O’Donnell said.
“Are you feeling sick?” Loren asked, leaning forward in her chair. “Your voice sounds a bit off.”
O’Donnell cleared his throat. “I am feeling a bit under the weather, yes. Is that what this is about? My health?”
“I’m always concerned about the health of my colleagues, but, no, that’s not what this is about. How is the V.M.I. coming along?”
O’Donnell hesitated for a moment before responding, his bloodshot eyes darting around the room. “It’s coming along well. We’ve done our first full tests and learned some valuable information from them. I’ll be implementing what I’ve learned and conducting more tests soon.”
Loren wanted to pull more information out of him; he was being a bit too vague for her liking, but she wasn’t sure how much she’d get if he was really feeling sick. “Alright, Doctor. Thank you for the update. That’s all I wanted. Keep me updated. I’d like to stand in at your next test run.”
“Yes, of course,” O’Donnell said, standing from his seat. “Have a nice day.” He shut the door behind him, and Loren turned to Agent Cassidy. “I want you to keep an eye on him.”
“Me?”
Loren nodded. “Yes. I trust you to be discrete.”
Cassidy nodded. She set her pen down and closed her notebook. “Don’t worry. I won’t disappoint you.”
Director Loren smiled. “I’ll hold you to that. You can go.”
Cassidy got up and left the room, a little too eager for Loren’s tastes.
Then Director Loren sat alone in her office for the first time in a while. She leaned back in her chair, wincing as the Eximus device attached to her arm gave her a jolt. She closed her eyes, waiting for the pain to pass.
It did, just like always.
She breathed a sigh of relief. She had a few more precious minutes before her body tried to shift into a hideous monster, like it had once before. Then the Eximus would trigger, jolting her back to her normal human self.
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Table of Contents
Title Page
Copyright
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The War of the Supers
The Long Day
1. Freefall
2. Choked Up
3. Distraction
4. A New Assignment
5. A Few Questions
6. Twisted Words
7. Street Fight
8. Table Talk
9. Prisoner of War
10. Attack on Dallas
11. Headcount
12. The Human Elevator
13. Tea Time
The World of the Supers
14. Making Luck
15. A Familiar Voice
16. Pub Stomping
17. Half-Truths
18. A New Plan
19. Goodbye for Now
20. Johannesburg
21. A Rushed Plan
22. Window Breaker
23. Into the Darkness
24. Asthenés
25. Backseat Driver
26. Distraction
27. Plásma
28. Rendezvous
29. Burying the Lead
30. Storm the Tower
31. The 55th Floor
32. High Dive
33. Homeward Bound
Asthenés Plásma
34. The Board
35. Seven Days
36. Shots in the Dark
37. Always a Super
38. Breakthrough
39. Athena
40. The Only Way Out
41. The Messenger
42. Return
43. Struggle
44. The Library
45. The Amulet
46. Samantha
47. V.M.I.
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