Three Wishes
“But the experimental Morningstar was something else again. She’d borrowed it from a US military research-and-development facility. She hadn’t bothered to be discreet either, and the security alarms were screaming the unthinkable theft on the other side of the Atlantic.
It had been a long night. Setting up a weapons display that would frighten and disgust Miriam into leaving required imagination, logistical discipline and sheer effort. And then there was Cali’s darker purpose—David’s death.
It w...ould take some doing to kill David, and him only, when he was hiding behind the bulletproof glass and in the midst of a small crowd.
Fortunately Cali’s vow to kill every man who commanded her wishes allowed her a degree of temporal freedom. He didn’t have to die on the spot. She just had to set and light the fuse of his destruction.
The helicopter accelerated as her energy gathered in anticipation. She reached for control, centering herself and slowing the chopper. The weapons display was timed to the microsecond.MoreLess
It had been a long night. Setting up a weapons display that would frighten and disgust Miriam into leaving required imagination, logistical discipline and sheer effort. And then there was Cali’s darker purpose—David’s death.
It w...ould take some doing to kill David, and him only, when he was hiding behind the bulletproof glass and in the midst of a small crowd.
Fortunately Cali’s vow to kill every man who commanded her wishes allowed her a degree of temporal freedom. He didn’t have to die on the spot. She just had to set and light the fuse of his destruction.
The helicopter accelerated as her energy gathered in anticipation. She reached for control, centering herself and slowing the chopper. The weapons display was timed to the microsecond.MoreLess
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