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“Not only would it keep him quiet, but blaming the act on the Carson Alliance turned him into a martyr for the cause.”
“How did that make you a target? Did you confront them?”
“No.” Dr. Charles takes a deep breath and lets it out slowly. “I was digging deeper into it, using his notes as a jumping-off point. One day, I came into my office, and the notes had been removed from my locked desk drawer. I knew they would be coming for me soon.”
“She found me,” Merle says. “I was a young man then and working closely with intelligence in Milton. We arranged for the monorail fire and enough biological information inside of it to make it look as though Emma was in the car at the time.”
“I’ve been supporting the Carson Alliance ever since. In fact, I’m here to offer my support now.”
“Emma is in contact with all our operatives in the major cities,” Merle says. “She’s worked closely with Taylor Wick for many years.”
“I’ve been in touch with him,” she says. “He heard a rumor that they’re starting to mobilize the specimens from Project Mindstorm. I think it’s a safe bet that they’re going to attempt to retrieve their runaways.”
“We’re going to have to move quickly.”
Dr. Charles hands a data chip to Errol, and he loads the additional information into my head via the blocking chip he installed. Donald Cross has handpicked four soldiers to accompany me to the first checkpoint, the small town of Marra. From there, I see the route to the next stop where I’ll meet up with Taylor Wick and be led to Mills Pharmco.
“It’s straightforward enough,” I say after going over the data.
“I’ll go with you to the first checkpoint,” Riley says.
“The hell you will.” I glare at her. “You’re staying right here.”
“It’s a two-day trip, Galen. You’ll need injections so you can stay at peak performance.”
“You can give me what I need, and I can inject myself if you really think it’s necessary.”
“You’ll need me if you have a reaction to it.” Riley turns and narrows her eyes at me. “You’re still not at your maximum dose, and you know what kind of side effects there can be. You’ll need me close to keep you centered.”
“Then I’ll go without them.”
“You can’t do that.”
“Watch me.”
I take a deep breath, well aware that the entire group is watching our exchange. I keep waiting for Merle or Anna to speak up and join my side, but they say nothing.
“I have to be there anyway,” she says.
“What for?”
“I can verify the drugs you get are the right ones,” she says. “If you end up with something else, at least we’d still have a chance to correct it without having to start all over again.”
“If you provide me with all the information I need, that won’t be necessary.”
“I’m going.”
“Anna can do that, can’t she?” I look to her, pleading with her to help me make my case, but she’s not going for it.
“Oh, hell no!” Anna points a finger at me from across the table. “Are you crazy? I’m not going.”
“Anna’s not trained for anything like this.” Cross folds his arms over his chest.
“And Riley is?”
“I have been,” Riley says. “All the doctors at the Mills Conglomerate have had similar training.”
“No!” I stand up. I can’t take any more talk about her putting herself in danger.
