The Massacre Mechanism (The Downwinders book 5)
“He stopped himself, looking at the spinning gears below him. The device was sitting on the bricks of the fireplace in Carma’s backyard, quietly humming. He remembered Daniel telling him it was priceless, or damn near…and here he was, no home, no clothes, nothing left to his name. He could sell it and have enough cash to survive, maybe even live well. He lowered the hammer a little.
There’s a reason Deem’s telling me to destroy it, he thought. Each of her messages has saved a life.
There’s no re...ason to think this message isn’t intended to do the same. I have to.
He brought his arm back up, and felt it pull back. The surprise caused him to release his grip on the hammer’s handle, and for a moment he thought he’d dropped it.
He turned and saw Carma standing behind him, the hammer in hand.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” she shrieked, her head shaking in exasperation.
“Deem said to destroy it,” Winn replied. “I received another message.”
“Lyman still needs that device to finish the last step of things!”MoreLess
There’s a reason Deem’s telling me to destroy it, he thought. Each of her messages has saved a life.
There’s no re...ason to think this message isn’t intended to do the same. I have to.
He brought his arm back up, and felt it pull back. The surprise caused him to release his grip on the hammer’s handle, and for a moment he thought he’d dropped it.
He turned and saw Carma standing behind him, the hammer in hand.
“What do you think you’re doing?!” she shrieked, her head shaking in exasperation.
“Deem said to destroy it,” Winn replied. “I received another message.”
“Lyman still needs that device to finish the last step of things!”MoreLess
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