Savior Part 2: Son of Eden (The Savior Series) by A. King Bradley Page B
Authors: A. King Bradley
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Just let him know that I’m interested. Hey! Maybe you should get Reaper to tell him! Do you think it would improve my chances if it comes from one of his boys? ”
“Are you serious?” I asked, not sure if she was joking or not.
“Heck yeah, I’m serious! Why shouldn’t I have a superhero boyfriend too?” she grinned.
“I’ll see what I can do,” I said, trying not to giggle. “You still haven’t told me what I’m supposed to say to convince Howie to help us.”
“That’s easy. Just make him feel bad,” she replied. “I’ve already softened him up by telling him how heartbroken and miserable you were. Just keep that going and maybe pull a few tears and you should have the goods in no time.”
“You’ve got it all figured out, huh?” I asked.
“That’s what friends are for,” she smiled.
“You don’t feel bad about leading Howie on? How do you think he’ll feel if you end up with Jason after we use him to get to Reaper?” I asked.
“He’ll be fine,” Nina said dismissively.
“I hope so,” I mumbled as I stared off into space. A part of me felt bad about what we were doing, but I had no choice but to go through with it. I missed Reaper so much that it was making me sick. It had gotten to the point where I was willing to do almost anything to see him again.
“Thank you, Nina—for everything. It really means a lot to not have to go through this alone,” I said as I looked at her and smiled.
“Awww,” she cooed as she moved toward me with her arms outstretched. “You know I’ve always got your back,” she said as we embraced.
“But this is—”
“I know, I know! It’s dangerous,” Nina interrupted as she pulled her head back and looked into my eyes. “And if it gets all crazy you better hope I don’t die because I will come back and haunt the hell out of you, girl!”
“You’re so silly,” I laughed.
We continued to laugh and joke about the next steps of our quest for another few minutes, but in the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but feel that it was selfish of me to involve her. The fact that she so willingly agreed to join me despite the out-of-this-world level of weirdness and the life or death stakes made me feel even worse. It also didn’t help that I had not been completely honest with her about the main reason that I wanted to find Reaper. I had told her about the return of my dream but chose not to tell her the whole story because I didn’t know how she would react if she knew that two days ago I had been contacted by The Righteous.
8. PROJECT ORION
HOWIE:
- ONE MONTH LATER
USERNAME….. **WELLS**MICHAEL
PASSWORD...... ********************
ACCESS GRANTED……
WELCOME DIRECTOR WELLS……
PIECE OF CAKE, I THOUGHT AS I STARED DOWN AT THE sophisticated terminal that I had just hacked into. I knew that Wells kept his most precious files off the grid, so I took a few weeks to devise a plan to infiltrate his main office and manually download the info I needed. Getting in was a piece of cake. My clearance was enough to get me into Area 51 after hours; and getting onto Wells’ level was as simple as hacking into the building’s network and tricking the sensors into thinking that certain doors were locked when that wasn’t necessarily the case. For anyone else, this would have taken an entire team and a boatload of equipment, but I had managed to get it done with just myself and a two-year-old smart phone that I had designed in my spare time.
Wells’ office was nearly pitch-black by the time I made my way to his desk and powered on his main computer. I adjusted the night vision on my smart glasses to account for the soft light that shined from the monitor and immediately got to work when the computer completed its boot-up sequence. Even in the dim light that emanated from Wells’ computer monitor I was still barely visible to the naked eye due to my all-black gear which blended perfectly with the shadows that filled the room. I was
“Are you serious?” I asked, not sure if she was joking or not.
“Heck yeah, I’m serious! Why shouldn’t I have a superhero boyfriend too?” she grinned.
“I’ll see what I can do,” I said, trying not to giggle. “You still haven’t told me what I’m supposed to say to convince Howie to help us.”
“That’s easy. Just make him feel bad,” she replied. “I’ve already softened him up by telling him how heartbroken and miserable you were. Just keep that going and maybe pull a few tears and you should have the goods in no time.”
“You’ve got it all figured out, huh?” I asked.
“That’s what friends are for,” she smiled.
“You don’t feel bad about leading Howie on? How do you think he’ll feel if you end up with Jason after we use him to get to Reaper?” I asked.
“He’ll be fine,” Nina said dismissively.
“I hope so,” I mumbled as I stared off into space. A part of me felt bad about what we were doing, but I had no choice but to go through with it. I missed Reaper so much that it was making me sick. It had gotten to the point where I was willing to do almost anything to see him again.
“Thank you, Nina—for everything. It really means a lot to not have to go through this alone,” I said as I looked at her and smiled.
“Awww,” she cooed as she moved toward me with her arms outstretched. “You know I’ve always got your back,” she said as we embraced.
“But this is—”
“I know, I know! It’s dangerous,” Nina interrupted as she pulled her head back and looked into my eyes. “And if it gets all crazy you better hope I don’t die because I will come back and haunt the hell out of you, girl!”
“You’re so silly,” I laughed.
We continued to laugh and joke about the next steps of our quest for another few minutes, but in the back of my mind, I couldn’t help but feel that it was selfish of me to involve her. The fact that she so willingly agreed to join me despite the out-of-this-world level of weirdness and the life or death stakes made me feel even worse. It also didn’t help that I had not been completely honest with her about the main reason that I wanted to find Reaper. I had told her about the return of my dream but chose not to tell her the whole story because I didn’t know how she would react if she knew that two days ago I had been contacted by The Righteous.
8. PROJECT ORION
HOWIE:
- ONE MONTH LATER
USERNAME….. **WELLS**MICHAEL
PASSWORD...... ********************
ACCESS GRANTED……
WELCOME DIRECTOR WELLS……
PIECE OF CAKE, I THOUGHT AS I STARED DOWN AT THE sophisticated terminal that I had just hacked into. I knew that Wells kept his most precious files off the grid, so I took a few weeks to devise a plan to infiltrate his main office and manually download the info I needed. Getting in was a piece of cake. My clearance was enough to get me into Area 51 after hours; and getting onto Wells’ level was as simple as hacking into the building’s network and tricking the sensors into thinking that certain doors were locked when that wasn’t necessarily the case. For anyone else, this would have taken an entire team and a boatload of equipment, but I had managed to get it done with just myself and a two-year-old smart phone that I had designed in my spare time.
Wells’ office was nearly pitch-black by the time I made my way to his desk and powered on his main computer. I adjusted the night vision on my smart glasses to account for the soft light that shined from the monitor and immediately got to work when the computer completed its boot-up sequence. Even in the dim light that emanated from Wells’ computer monitor I was still barely visible to the naked eye due to my all-black gear which blended perfectly with the shadows that filled the room. I was
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