Project: Phoenix (Neon City, Book 3), Chapter 11
"Holy_shit_, Jack," his mom said after he finished telling her as much as he could about their last few jobs, the events leading to their employment at the Justice Foundation, and their side-gig on the reality show with several of their friends and...
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His arms and legs thrashed as she pulled the wire tighter. she gave it one more solid _wrench_ and - _crunch!_ his body turned ragdoll. castillo let go of the garrote and straightened up. the body tumbled to the floor.
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"Two more minutes." The girl tapped a control and a set of blast shields retracted, revealing the blackness of space outside the cockpit. She touched another glowing, holographic button, and the lights in the compartment dimmed until Chasca's night...
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"No!" Dylan shook his head and backed away from them. "I won't do it!" "None of us want to." Grishnag sighed. "But if we don't--" "Fuck this. They can torture me for the rest of my life, I still won't do it." He glanced around, threw his hands up,...
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The light faded and Dylan found himself in a seat. He blinked, shook his head, and glanced around. He and the females appeared to be in the back of an oversized van or passenger carrier. The interior had just enough room for two rows of seats and a...
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"Thanks for the lift, Hoshi." Jack stepped out of the van, took a few steps away, and stretched as Corona and Taura squeezed through the door. "You're welcome. Machiko will notify you when you're needed again." Hoshi offered them a small smile before...
Harbinger, Chapter 3
"Wanna watch the sunset while we eat?" Jack held out a tray. Arcee jumped slightly and turned toward him. Her thoughts returned to the present, and she accepted the tray with a smile. "Sounds good. I could use something relaxing right now." She held...
Elsewhere, Chapter 12
"Astra," Asuka shouted as she followed the rest of the group sprinting through the corridors to the control room, "any idea what the power build-up is?" "Sensors have detected multiple power sources at equidistant points throughout the hull. Their...
Arena, Chapter 1
"_Uhhhhh..._" Dylan Engstrom opened his eyes and found himself on a hard metal surface. "What...?" The last thing he remembered was sitting at his desk, sipping a cup of coffee, and preparing to join his buddies for a few hours of mayhem in _Grand...
Elsewhere, Chapter 11: One Wrong Move
"What the hell is _that_?" Asuka glanced to the left to find whoever had just spoken. Her gaze landed on several guys who looked like extras in a western vid--but after everything she'd seen, it was probably safe to assume they really _had_come from...
Freelancers, Chapter Nineteen
"Excuse me! Do you have a moment?" Dakka finished putting her armor on without looking up, assuming the woman had called out to someone else in the marketplace outside C-Sec headquarters. "Excuse me?" The voice was suddenly closer, directly behind...
Harbinger, Chapter 2
"So," Jack said as the team crept through the _Harbinger_'s dark corridors, "what do we call you?" He looked up at the Airachnid clone. He'd noticed over the last few minutes that she'd grown more nervous the deeper into the ship they explored. "I feel...