Black Onyx Reloaded - A Superhero Thriller (The Black Onyx Chronicles Book 2)
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With one final push, Dillon fired everything the suit had into it. The explosion was so massive that it sucked him down toward the massive crater where the mountain had been. Boulders the size of buildings rained down on him.
He caught the edge of the chasm with one hand and swung his legs up over the side. He thrust with the suit and skidded across the icy ground into a bank of snow.
EPILOGUE
The café was done for the night, and Rebecca turned over the sign on the door, indicating they were closed. Her two co-workers were heading off to parties, but she had at least another couple of hours of cleaning ahead of her. She always stayed the latest and came in earliest the next morning.
As she flipped off the neon sign outside, she saw a black figure standing at the door that made her jump. He was tall, about seven feet, and had eyes that glowed blue. The blue eyes went dark, and the black material recoiled. Underneath was the face of a man she recognized. She opened the door.
“I told you I’d pay you back for that sandwich.” He pulled out a container of hundred dollar bills. “Enough, my sandwich savior, that you can buy two of these cafés.”
“Where did you get this?”
“Drug cartel in Mexico that won’t be doing any carteling for a while. They’ll never miss it. Whatever I can take from them is fair game.”
“What do I do with it?”
“Go to one of the big cities. Build a life. I hear college is fun.” He rose into the air.
“What’s your name?”
“Black Onyx.”
“What kind of name is that?”
“You know, I could take it back.”
She smiled. “I’m just kidding.”
He grinned and bolted through the clouds.
Jaime was on the roof when Dillon landed behind her. She heard him and rose, throwing her arms around him.
“I was so worried.”
“I’m fine.”
“When I saw those news reports, I thought—”
“I’m fine, babe. I promise. I’m fine. I have something to show you.”
“What?”
He lifted her into his arms and flew high above the Pacific. He placed her feet on top of his so she could balance. He pulled out a ring with a gleaming black stone in it. She gasped.
“I’ve felt empty almost all my life. I thought that part of me was missing, that I was born disabled somehow and didn’t have that part that other people did. But I know that’s not true now. I was born missing a part of me so that I could find you. You’re the missing part that makes me whole. Will you marry me, Jaime?”
Tears shined in her eyes. “Yes.”
He placed the ring on her finger. She held him as they slowly drifted over the ocean, the moonlight sparkling off the water and the stars shimmering like gems.
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BY VICTOR METHOS
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