Chapter Twenty-One
Erik and Jia mingled with the tourist crowds as they wandered through one of the main market areas in the resort hub.
He felt naked without his gun or duster, but they were supposed to be on a romantic trip in a luxury resort, not traveling the Shadow Zone looking for trouble.
Though not omnipresent, he spotted the occasional security guard with a stun pistol. They undoubtedly had bots to aid as well. It’d be a simple matter of grabbing his weapon from the hidden compartment of Jia’s purse.
He wasn’t sure if he hoped for something. Despite what his partner seemed to believe, he wasn’t that much of a danger junkie, but it wasn’t like he could just relax and appreciate a fake honeymoon either.
An on-foot survey of the resort wasn’t necessary, but should they lose cont
