Chapter Thirty-Two
February 1, 2230, Neo Southern California Metroplex, Commerce Tower 32
Erik whistled quietly as he wandered through the crowds on the commerce level.
After all the excitement with Emma, he’d expected the ID and DD to come calling in a more direct way, but other than Adeyemi telling him to “stand by” and Alina giving him cryptic messages about “working an angle,” no one wanted to pass along anything more concrete, either promise or threat.
If he wasn’t going to have to fight off soldiers to defend Emma or go kill terrorists and conspirators for Alina, he’d settle into a temporary normal life with temporary normal considerations.
That was what drew him to the commerce tower.
An important day was coming, arguably one of the most important on the calendar for him since
