The words circled around my head until I was dizzy with the possibilities. I'd met Jaymes Helsiner weeks before I'd ever heard of Thinker, but somehow they were linked to one another. Jaymes was the first person that ever made contact with the super genius after he defected from the Republic. The coincidence was too much."You're sure that Monique is Jaymes' sister? I was under the impression that they were married.""You know Jaymes?" Evelynne sounded as surprised as I felt."He was a client of mine, just before I took this case. Something doesn't add up with all of this." The new found information only exacerbated my boost withdraws. Trying to focus my thoughts was on the same level as trying to pull the moon from the sky."So what's our next move?" She asked, still leaning against my body."We have no next move. You're going to stay here whil

The thought had occurred to me that Hernan's place might not have been any safer than mine or Evelynne's. The mystery henchmen that had plugged Hernan into the net and consequently put him into a coma had an easy enough time finding his way in. Thinker surely knew that I'd be taking care of my friend until I could find a way to wake him from his slumber, so it wouldn't be a stretch to think he might send someone after me as well.Evelynne stayed quiet for most of the ride, which was extremely well received. My nerves had reached a point of snapping and my mind was drowning in the confusion and adrenaline that I'd gotten out of the conversation with Thinker. Now with the problem of finding a place to rest so that I could come up with a plan, I treasured her lack of words.Paige, will you do your best to retrieve the files that Thinker corrupted? Even bits and pieces will be useful. Anything that can help me figure out what Thinker's motiva

It didn't take long before we heard the first gun shots ring out, drowning the screams of innocent bar patrons. The Authority had arrived to apprehend Thinker, and it was my doing.The Enlightened that guarded the Hacienda were well armed, but they were no match for the militia that had come for their deities head. The Authority was a highly trained killing force, outfitted with state-of-the-art weaponry and body armor.It would be a massacre."Evelynne, you said there was a back entrance? Where is it?" I quickly said, my words nearly stumbling over each other.She pointed to the stack of boxes against the plain brick wall. Her voice had been muted by the sound of impending doom that was just on the other side of the oak door. It was clear that fear for herself and for her lover was gripping her tightly, and this was no act.I moved over to the boxes and s

The hospital was in a state of complete pandemonium. Sitting in the waiting room for three hours in agonizing pain allowed me the opportunity to listen in on the nurses and doctors as they hurried about, trying to make sense of the madness."We've got more Authority officers." One nurse said as she jogged from one room to another."They said the infirmary is full and they've got more coming." A doctor told a receptionist."I've got strong vitals on all of them, but they're completely unresponsive. Kansas City is reporting the same."If it hadn't been for the blinding pain that came from breathing, I might have been able to soak in the gravity of the situation.Every single Authority soldier had suffered the same fate as Senator Hernandez.I finally had a nurse show me to my room. She went through the usual routine, and after doing my blood work found that I failed a drug test for bo