Sigrid just pursed her lips and shook her head. She felt equally to blame as she'd managed to get Meixiu to confess what she'd be up to and told her they would go out together from now on for safety. "Try again."Sigrid turned to Sandy. "Go out on the balcony and look up. Tell us if you see a change in the color of the sky." Sandy nodded and dashed for the door.The tall and slim Chinese woman nodded and clung to Henry. She repeated her calls and listened to his breathing between each attempt. He'd come back so quickly last time. That it was taking so long now was seriously frightening her.Sandy called out from down the hall. "The sky above is turning green!"Meixiu looked hopefully at Sigrid, who nodded. The smaller woman moved her mouth closer to his ear to speak insistently. "Henry! Where are you? Come back to your body, NOW!"Henry's body heaved as he sucked in a deep breath. Everyone screamed, squealed, or squeaked in surprise, Dayshia waking with a scream on her lips. She blink
The opening shrank a little, then a channel formed in the crowd before it, allowing several Silver People to pass between them and go through. They began pulling the Glass People into Eden, picking the smaller ones up and carrying them inside only to come back for another. The larger ones were just dragged. The Silver People were so fast they began collecting their loads from Earth's side to rush inside. They quickly cleared the area before the rip. Then they just stopped, and another group of Silver People rushed in from projecting the field to take over ferrying the new Glass People through the tear. They were quickly making a dent in the number of Glass People waiting in the large open area, but the rip began to shrink.While all this was happening, the news anchors were speculating madly about invaders from space.The drone camera was knocked out of the sky, and the news channel video feed switched to the long-range camera outside the city, which just caught the tail end of the je
"Now that you're awake, Jun explained why Yuko is behaving so badly," Tish said, and Sigrid looked to her curiously. Henry's expression was more guarded."She said that the binding she used on Stanley with her tears is still affecting her as she is soul bound to him until she's pregnant with his child.""What?!?" he exclaimed in shock. "She said the binding was broken for her, too!"Tish gave him a sad look. "She lied.""GAH! That little... FUCK! She drives me nuts!" Henry exclaimed."Jun said that Yuko will be driven mad if she doesn't find a way to break the bond, and there's only one way. She needs a child."Henry's mind was reeling with this latest disclosure. Pieces were falling into place. The reason for Yuko's release from her punishment in Japan, the purchase of a condo in his building, and the times she attempted to kill him! "I'll bet you there is another way to break the bind. My death. If I die, the binding is gone." Yuko couldn't have maneuvered her own release or the con
"I'd love to get that shield spell for my pack and Mary," Roy sighed.Ignoring Roy, Camila got Henry's attention once more. "You came in for this afternoon's meeting with the Directors? Why don't you take a nap in the interim?" She gestured to her couch.He was sorely tempted, but he had a few things he had to take care of, and he'd promised to set aside time for Siobhan for whatever she needed. "I-I can't. I'll try to take a nap at lunch, and I'll go home directly after our meeting. I-I should get started." When he got a nod, he stood and headed for the door with his head down.Camila looked to Roy then unlocked the door before Henry got to it. He went through and closed it behind himself. He gave Felix another nod then headed to his office. He sighed in guilty relief when he saw Marisa wasn't at her desk as he really wasn't up for another conversation. He unlocked his office door, stepped inside, and locked it behind himself before dropping his ass in his seat. He leaned forward to
"Good! I'll make us dinner. I make a mean seafood and pasta dish!" she explained and enjoyed how Henry's face flushed hot pink."Th-that sounds yummy!" he stuttered as he glanced at the message on his cell. "Seven it is."Letting him off the hook, Siobhan stood and walked to his door. "See you then, and thank you!"He just nodded as his cheeks felt like they were glowing.Siobhan left his office, closing the door behind herself, and looked to Marisa's curious gaze."So?" her friend asked, her need to be filled in evident in her tone."You're right," Siobhan said.Marisa's curiosity flared. "About what?"Siobhan headed for the door and glanced over her shoulder with a happy little smile. "He is the sweetest man."She grinned as she left Marisa with a frustrated look on her lovely features.As Siobhan walked to the elevator, she felt the tingles of anticipation run up her spine. She was so looking forward to their first date.Chapter 10Carl de Bellisle sat brooding in his study. He was
"Wait, you're saying the application has access to the hardware's system-level commands?" Yasmin asked with a frown."Only for the actual transmission and receipt of data packets through the network interfaces. The app is responsible for managing the flow of data through these cards. If there are unaccounted data bits in the stream, that's something the application will identify and act upon," Henry indicated."That's not feasible! It would add way too much lag to the interfaces!" Laurence Franklin insisted.Henry grinned at the group. "Does this mean we've reached the demonstration portion of the presentation?"The three techs were all frowning but eager to see Henry's outrageous claims go up in smoke.Henry walked the group over to the test rig. "This is a blade server I purchased and configured for running the firewall application. The specs for this are in the data packages I've prepared for you. This configuration is optimized for the demands of the application. You can't scrimp
Camila changed her glamor into her workout clothes before walking out of her washroom. She saw Henry had tidied himself up and was snoring softly. She paused to watch him for a moment and felt that odd tugging in her heart again. She gave her head a shake and went to her desk to call Sigrid."Hey, are you available now to join me in the gym?" she asked when Sigrid picked up."Now? Let me check," the Head of HR said as she checked her calendar. "Yeah, I can spare an hour. I'll meet you down there."Down there meant the basement where Roy's security personnel had a gym. Once they built the boardroom, they realized they had sufficient space for this additional purpose. The team and a few executives were given access to it. No Humans were allowed inside. They'd be able to push themselves beyond Human capabilities, and she had energy to burn! It felt like she was walking an inch above the floor.Camila gave Henry another fond look and added a trench coat over her skin tight workout clothes
Soft music was playing, and the artist was singing in a language that teased his brain.A small kitchen was tucked into the corner, and heavenly scents were floating out its door."Something smells wonderful!" Henry said with a wide smile."Thank you, Henry!" Siobhan said, preening as if he'd just complimented her. Henry glanced at her in surprise, then gave her a raised brow as she giggled."How went your big meeting today?" she asked over her shoulder as she went to the kitchen to chill the wine.Henry nodded to himself. "Camila said it was a success, so that's good enough for me.""That's wonderful! Give me a sec and make yourself comfortable."Henry sat on the sofa and took in the art around the room. Beautiful seashells, surf-polished glass, some rough but interesting stones, and photos of wild coastlines with rustic cottages on hillsides. And sheep. He spotted several small plush sheep dolls scattered throughout the apartment.Siobhan returned from the kitchen, and Henry turned