Virama
Published by: eXtasy Books
Author : Gabriella Bradley , Taryn Jameson
ISBN :978-1-4874-2211-0
Page :75
Word Count :23187
Publication Date :2019-06-15
Series : Veiled Eliminators#2
Heat Level :
Available Formats : Virama (epub) , Virama (prc) , Virama (mobi) , Virama (pdf)
Category : Fantasy Romance , Science Fiction
- Product Code: 978-1-4874-2211-0
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$1.80
She is an emotionless killer, a virama. Her mission—eliminate the traitors.
Seventeen knew no other existence but the Institute and its training program. Trained as an assassin since she was a toddler, she must now face the ultimate test—locate the traitors, Two and Four, and exterminate them.For years, Seventeen has longed to escape the Institute, but a one-way ticket to Brevona was not her idea of freedom. To make matters worse, her targets were two of their own—Two, a young woman she considered family, and Four, a trainee from the male division. Sometimes you had to take what you could get, and a life outside the Institute was worth it, no matter the cost.
She had no idea what time it would be on this planet. It looked like
early morning by the orange-pink color of the sky or maybe late
afternoon. Recalling the pictures of the planet on her tablet, the sky
was usually a grayish color. Of course, it could have been a rainy day
when the images were recorded.
Okay, Seventeen, here you go.
After placing the phaser in the holster, she activated the wings by
punching the buttons on the small module around her wrist, spread her
wings and soared up. Without the tracker functioning like it should, how
could she spot Two and Four if they were traveling through the dense
forests? And which direction should she go in? She hovered and used her
enhanced vision to zoom in on the forest below her. She thought she saw
movement among the trees, so she descended and landed in a clear spot
far enough away from the area so as not to be seen.
She folded
her wings into their containers, and using trees as shelter, she crept
from one to the other toward the place where she’d seen movement.
Branches crackled behind her. She spun to face who or what was following
her and jumped back. What the hell is that? I don’t remember seeing such an animal when I read up on Brevona.
Yanking
her phaser from its holster, she aimed it, but the beast was too fast,
and she hit a tree trunk instead of turning the creature into dust. Okay, I’ve just become dinner for a giant gorilla. Its humongous hand reached toward her. How
am I going to get away from it? I can’t activate my wings. I’ll get
stuck in the branches above. Damn, I’m much smaller and fast. She
jumped back, away from the reaching claws, and ran. The ground beneath
her trembled under the weight of the animal as it followed her.
It
was hot on her heels. She could almost feel its breath on her neck.
Suddenly she broke free of the forest to face a raging river. The
current looked strong, but she had little choice. She waded into the
water. Thankful for her enhanced strength as she managed to keep her
footing, even though she felt the current pulling at her body. When she
was well away from the riverbank, she dared to look behind her. The
gorilla giant stood on the bank with several others.
“I see
you’ve called your tribe,” she muttered. Activating her wings, she
spread them and lifted off. The gorillas jumped up and down making
strange sounds as she flew in the opposite direction.
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