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Chapter Six: The Fallout (Shadows of Orion)
Back to Base The SUV screeched to a halt outside an unassuming warehouse on the edge of the city. To anyone passing by, it looked like an abandoned storage facility. In reality, it was their command center—a high-tech sanctuary hidden beneath layers of concrete and steel.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
Beer, Death, and High School
He didn’t remember much about the night before. The bitch had him furious and he let loose down at Silky’s. He thought that ingesting a heavy, beefy meal would stave off the effects of the sheer amount of alcohol he had intended to imbibe. But anger-drinking had been a long-time jaunt for him, and he was a professional. No amount of food would overcome the white hot mountain of ire that burned in him when the mother of his children did something stupid to hurt him, but ended up hurting the kids. The price he had to pay was always the next day. Usually, though, the “next days” were manageable. After all, nothing exciting ever happened in the Valley. He could hide himself away on some back road and sleep off the worst of it.
By Anthony Staufferabout a year ago in Fiction
Chapter Five: Breach the Beast (Shadows of Orion)
The Approach The Orion facility was a modern fortress, its sleek glass exterior concealing layers of security that would make a prison warden weep with envy. Perched on a ridge overlooking the building, Sam, Maya, and Rachel finalized their plan.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
Chapter Four: A Game of Shadows (Shadows of Orion)
The Hideout Sam parked the SUV in the overgrown driveway of a decrepit cabin deep in the Rockies. The structure looked like it might collapse under the weight of a strong breeze, but that was part of its charm—or so Maya claimed.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
Chapter Three: The Laboratory Raid (Shadows of Orion)
The Calm Before the Storm The stolen SUV blended into the industrial sprawl outside Denver, but its occupants were anything but inconspicuous. Sam and Maya sat in silence, parked a safe distance from the lab, each lost in their thoughts.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
Chapter Two: A Reluctant Alliance (Shadows of Orion)
Out of the Woods Maya’s rental car was a beat-up sedan that seemed one pothole away from collapsing entirely. Sam tossed his duffel into the backseat and slid into the passenger seat, eyeing the dashboard covered in empty coffee cups and candy wrappers.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
Chapter 1: The Catalyst (Shadows of Orion)
Sam Kincaid’s cabin was the kind of place you didn’t find unless you were looking to disappear. Tucked into the dense pine forests of Montana, it had no Wi-Fi, no phone signal, and the nearest neighbor was a grizzly bear with a bad temper. Sam liked it that way.
By Marveline Merababout a year ago in Fiction
