Casualties of War (Chap21, Book9)
Chapter-21- Casualties of War _Celestial Realm_... **Evan Balmoral felt his stomach drop.** The creature dropped to its knees, glaring up at him. Its eyes glazed over with a hue of vermillion. Blood ran down from its nose, joining the sanguine...
Battlefield Hymn (Chap20, Book9)
Chapter -20- Battlefield Hymn _Saturday, October 2, 2049 - 1:06am Oakland, California_ ... **Vincent descended the rolling staircase** , onto the tarmac. He glanced back at the chartered jet, watching for Nichole Parker. Of course, she...
March of the Damned (Chap19, Book9)
Chapter -19- March of the Damned _Friday, October 1, 2049 - 12:45 San Francisco, California_ ... **Karla and Reno stood side by side** with their arms folded. Reno, at six foot tall, towered over the demure stature of the succubus, more than six...
Situation Room (Chap 18, Book9)
Chapter -18- Situation Room _Friday, October 1, 2049 - 10:40am Seattle, Washington_ ... **Vincent rubbed his nose.** He stared at the motel sign and frowned. He tipped his taxi driver and watched as the car maneuvered around a construction...
Portal of Destiny (Chap17, Book9)
Chapter -17- Portal of Destiny _September 30 - nightfall San Francisco, California_ ... **Karla knelt on one knee** , with both of her forearms up to cover her face. The telekinetic repulsing shell she created around herself kept both of the...
Trust Trial (Chap16, book9)
Chapter -16- Trust Trial _Thursday, September 30, 2049 - Evening San Francisco, California_ ... **Conner Parker narrowed his eyes** at Steven Milford. "What are you doing at my house?" Conner leaned against the doorframe of the front entrance,...
Bonding Moments (Chap15, Book9)
Chapter -15- Bonding Moments _Thursday, September 30, 2049 - late afternoon Seattle_ ... **"This is goddamn stupid."** Albert DeLioncourt walked through the airport gate and into the baggage claim. He took a deep breath and sighed in disgust....
Diverted Attention (Chap14, book9)
Chapter -14- Diverted Attention _Wednesday, September 29, Mid-morning San Francisco, California_ ... **Reno sat up, as though startled awake**. He looked around and rubbed at his face only to find his short, scruffy beard was gone. He looked...
Preparing for War (Chapter13, Book9)
Chapter -13- Preparing for War _Flight home_... **Conner walked up the plane aisle and sat down** besides his uncle. "You guys okay to be flying again?" James shrugged. "I doubt anyone will want to hijack this plane. It was a little weird to...
Skittles (Chapter12, Book9)
Chapter -12- Skittles _Abandoned store in Addis Ababa..._ **An exasperated James** turned his head towards the door. He glared at the sight of Karla, seeing the light blood stains on the side of her face and her ripped blouse. "We're too late," he...
Hard Lessons Learned (Chapter11, Book9)
Chapter -11- Hard Lessons Learned _Forty-five minutes later, Addis Ababa, Capital of Ethiopia_ ... **"Am I going to need a Tetanus shot?"** Rachel asked in a sour tone. Karla shrugged. "Vaccines, tch." "It might be a good idea," James...
Test of Might (Chapter10, Book9)
Chapter -10- Test of Might _Ethiopia Airlines, Flight 7476 from Narita to Ethiopia_ ... **James Parker looked down at his cellphone**. "I just got a text from Conner. Wi-Fi on this flight sucks, I can't get my reply to go through." Rachel...