Chapter Twenty-Two
Flying spherical security bots poured into the room from above.
Jia and the agents opened fire. The constant stream of destruction produced a steady flash of explosions that lit the room and a waterfall of parts.
An occasional bot made it through the gauntlet and managed to get off a single shot before a round ripped through it.
Alina’s fingers jabbed in the air in the office with furious intensity, hitting a display only she could see.
Erik didn’t know if Talos had always intended a trap, or if they’d miscalculated their ability to defend the safe house.
Arrogance could bring down even the best-prepared force, something he’d seen again and again in the military, both on the side of the Army and their opponents in the field.
Loud overlapping footfalls combined wit
