All Chapters of Omega Hunted : Chapter 61 - Chapter 70

The fog was thick around the launchpad when I reached the edge of the port, forcing me to slow my pace. I stayed low, moving through the shadows cast by the tall shipping containers stacked along the fence.I pulled out the comms pad I had taken from the diner owner. The screen blinked with the encrypted signal I had intercepted twenty minutes earlier. It was a short-range military frequency, the same channel the Cartel buyers used for field operations.I followed the signal past the main warehouses, keeping my boots quiet against the gravel.Fifty yards ahead, a section of the fence had been cut open. The chain-link wire had been pulled back, leaving just enough space for someone to slip through. I crouched beside the opening and looked out across the tarmac.A large black cargo ship sat on the launchpad, its engines idling with a low vibration. Yellow floodlights mounted along the ship's hull cut through the fog, illuminating the loading area below.Three armed mercenaries stood at

Theodore began to shiver a while later. He pulled his knees up toward his chest, his hands clutched tight over his stomach as his breathing turned shallow and sharp.A tight groan broke from his throat. I stood still by the door, my hand resting on the grip of my gun, watching his shoulders shake under his damp jacket."Theo?" I called softly.He didn't answer. He squeezed his eyes shut, his forehead pressed hard against the tarp as another cramp seized his belly. A sob caught in his airway, dry and breathless.I let go of my blaster and walked over to the bench."Don't," he rasped, his voice barely sounding. "Stay away...""Your body is crashing from the drug," I said, dropping to my knees beside him. "You're freezing.""I don't care," he choked out. But as I reached for the edge of the canvas to pull it over his shoulders, his instinct pulled faster than his mind.His fingers shot out, tangling violently into the front of my shirt. He yanked me down toward him, burying his face in

EVANDER'S POVI lost his track at the third intersection. The loose gravel ended where the concrete loading docks started, and the fog swallowed up every sign of his footprints.My feet were bare, my shirt hung wide open, and my hands were shaking from a blinding rage that made my back teeth ache.The fact that the second I closed my eyes, he ran straight back out made me furious.A low hum vibrated through the fog overhead, shaking loose dirt off the walls around me. I looked up as a sleek, matte-black gunship broke through the clouds, its landing lights cutting bright white beams through the air.The ship hovered ten feet off the ground, its thrusters kicking up a cloud of dust and trash before settling down on the yard. The side door hissed, sliding back to reveal the main cabin.Penelope stepped down onto the ramp, holding a portable scanner in one hand with a tactical rifle slung over her shoulder.She took one look at my bare chest, my bloodied knuckles, and the empty space behi

The thermal sweep showed nothing.For three hours, Penelope circled the ship over the sector, pushing the sensors to their absolute limit. We scanned every alley, every roof, and every empty warehouse within ten miles.Nothing.We finally landed near the alley where I had lost his trail. I jumped out of the ship before the ramp even hit the ground, running straight to the spot behind the dumpster where his blood had smeared across the floor.Penelope knelt beside me, pressing a handheld scanner against the floor. The screen flickered, reading zero thermal activity, but a bright purple warning light began to flash on her interface."Spatial residue," she said, looking up at me. "This isn't cartel tech, Evan. Someone opened a high grade portal right here."I stared at the empty patch of dirt. A portal meant his signal was completely severed. He wasn't in the city. He wasn't even on the Planet anymore."Can you track it?" I asked, forcing myself not to panic. "No," Penelope said, her v

EVANDER'S POVI was studying sector boundaries on a digital pad in my private quarters when the doors banged open.King Madina entered, leaving his royal guard and two senior officers outside.I stood up immediately, knowing any more form of disrespect could make him feral.He walked straight to my desk."Have you completely lost your mind?" the King demanded. "How dare you go against protocol and threaten the Kingdom you're supposed to be protecting! and you think I won't tear that uniform off your back?""I did what was necessary.""You went rogue, Evander!" He slammed his hand against the table. "By every law in Avindel, I should have you thrown into a cell for treason!"I remained silent.The King took a breath. "I'm not arresting you. Not because I approve of what you did, but because you've never disregarded protocol like this before. You had a reason."He faced me. "Tell me what's actually happening. What's the situation with Theodore?" I had to force my face to remain blank a