Roxie vs Hunter 2

  “You can’t keep Constance,” Cole said firmly. “It isn’t right.”

  Roxie’s voice became low and venomous. “Is it fun to talk tough when you feel far way? Don’t forget what I can do!”

  Suddenly Cole lost all vision and sound. The braces and harnesses connected to him began to roughly squeeze him and jerk him around. He tried to tense up and resist, but too many elements combined against him. It felt like he was in the grips of a tremendous seizure. Closing his eyes, he tried to ride it out.

  The shaking stopped as suddenly as it had started. Cole wasn’t sure how long it had lasted, but his head ached, and his entire body felt abused.

  “Don’t forget to deliver my message,” Roxie said in his ear, though he only saw darkness.

  Cole hung limply in his harness, trying to collect himself. “You okay, Hunter?” he finally asked.

  His brother pulled off Cole’s helmet. Hunter had already freed himself. He started unbuckling Cole.

  “Don’t talk in here,” Hunter said. “This whole system is compromised. She must have shaped some of the crystals inside the drones to her harmonic frequency, then used the connection to access this room.”

  “She was fast,” Cole said.

  “Blazing fast,” Hunter agreed. “There are lots of defenses in place to prevent an outsider from controlling this system. She must have beat them in microseconds.”

Chapters 34-35