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relationship for years before your mother and father met. I saw her one
day in Glasgow and she spent three days with me in the Alps. This was two years
after you were born. She hid the pregnancy, took a trip to Europe for
‘humanitarian concerns’ and then gave me legal custody of Giselle.”
“That cannot be true.”
“Your mother hated your father. He had betrayed her while
serving in the state legislature. She soon began to hate all that he stood for.”
He swallowed, realizing the implications, understanding for
the first time why he found Giselle so compelling but so taboo at the same time.
“Why did they wait so long to get divorced, then?”
“Image matters most. It had to appear as though it was a
natural divorce. And because of you, of course. They both loved you so much,
Jake,” Eilif mocked.
“What have you done to her?” Jake asked, indicating Giselle
with his eyes. He resisted calling her “my sister.”
“The same thing we will do to you if you refuse to submit to
new programming voluntarily.”
Jake squinted, anger welling into his throat. He felt his
right eye twitch. He took another look at his sister ( half -sister) and relented.
He allowed himself to be taken to a black Ford Expedition
and shoved inside. His friends from the C130 sat beside him, behind him, and in
front. Eilif and his charge were escorted to another vehicle and they quickly
exited Peterson. Soon, they were climbing the mountain passes on the west side
of Colorado Springs.
When Jake saw the massive doors of the underground facility
open and the dozens of security personnel, his heart sank. The bright flame of
his revenge and resolve burned white coal hot. If he ever got out of here,
everyone would pay.
Chapter 7
Apocalypse Later
E ilif stared through the glass separating the bank of
computers and instruments from the brightly lit room with simple furnishings
and a solitary chair with straps. Jake sat limp in the chair, his hands and
feet held securely in place by leather and steel.
“He looks totally harmless there in the chair, doesn’t he?”
Clarence asked behind him.
Eilif was irritated that Clarence had shown up just as they
arrived. Giselle was removed and hidden by his team before Clarence could see
her. He could not abide his daughter being used against him like Jake had been.
Eilif tried to swallow his pride, but the thought that
Clarence had been involved with the Mystery Man since the start really brought
out his competitive spirit. Actually, his murder-at-all-cost spirit.
“If we gave him half a chance, he would take out every one
here.”
Clarence scoffed.
“You are beginning to think like an American. He is not
Rambo or Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is human. He can be pumped full of chemicals
like now or pumped full of bullets.”
“You underestimate him. I am surprised you do not have a
greater concern.”
“Oh, he can put a knife where it hurts most. He can twist a
man into a pretzel in four seconds. He has an uncanny ability to move through a
room full of armed men and not get shot. He has instincts for violence and
defense that are finely honed and made even sharper by our treatments.” Clarence
shrugged. “He is the perfect assassin. Especially for our purposes.”
“You know, you make it sound like it was your plan all
along, Clarence.”
Clarence smirked smugly. Eilif wanted to strangle him right
then.
“Of course, we took your initial plan to use Jake to
assassinate his father to even greater use. Your motivation, you have to admit,
is rather petty and vindictive.”
“Killing the most powerful man on earth is petty to you? How
is your plan grander than the one I initiated over ten years ago?” Eilif hated
when he had to raise his voice. It made him seem small and whiny.
Clarence rolled his eyes and sighed.
“You are allowing your emotions to overcome your judgment,
Mr. Nicholaisen. Surely you see that your purpose was completely driven by
personal vendetta, pure and
day in Glasgow and she spent three days with me in the Alps. This was two years
after you were born. She hid the pregnancy, took a trip to Europe for
‘humanitarian concerns’ and then gave me legal custody of Giselle.”
“That cannot be true.”
“Your mother hated your father. He had betrayed her while
serving in the state legislature. She soon began to hate all that he stood for.”
He swallowed, realizing the implications, understanding for
the first time why he found Giselle so compelling but so taboo at the same time.
“Why did they wait so long to get divorced, then?”
“Image matters most. It had to appear as though it was a
natural divorce. And because of you, of course. They both loved you so much,
Jake,” Eilif mocked.
“What have you done to her?” Jake asked, indicating Giselle
with his eyes. He resisted calling her “my sister.”
“The same thing we will do to you if you refuse to submit to
new programming voluntarily.”
Jake squinted, anger welling into his throat. He felt his
right eye twitch. He took another look at his sister ( half -sister) and relented.
He allowed himself to be taken to a black Ford Expedition
and shoved inside. His friends from the C130 sat beside him, behind him, and in
front. Eilif and his charge were escorted to another vehicle and they quickly
exited Peterson. Soon, they were climbing the mountain passes on the west side
of Colorado Springs.
When Jake saw the massive doors of the underground facility
open and the dozens of security personnel, his heart sank. The bright flame of
his revenge and resolve burned white coal hot. If he ever got out of here,
everyone would pay.
Chapter 7
Apocalypse Later
E ilif stared through the glass separating the bank of
computers and instruments from the brightly lit room with simple furnishings
and a solitary chair with straps. Jake sat limp in the chair, his hands and
feet held securely in place by leather and steel.
“He looks totally harmless there in the chair, doesn’t he?”
Clarence asked behind him.
Eilif was irritated that Clarence had shown up just as they
arrived. Giselle was removed and hidden by his team before Clarence could see
her. He could not abide his daughter being used against him like Jake had been.
Eilif tried to swallow his pride, but the thought that
Clarence had been involved with the Mystery Man since the start really brought
out his competitive spirit. Actually, his murder-at-all-cost spirit.
“If we gave him half a chance, he would take out every one
here.”
Clarence scoffed.
“You are beginning to think like an American. He is not
Rambo or Arnold Schwarzenegger. He is human. He can be pumped full of chemicals
like now or pumped full of bullets.”
“You underestimate him. I am surprised you do not have a
greater concern.”
“Oh, he can put a knife where it hurts most. He can twist a
man into a pretzel in four seconds. He has an uncanny ability to move through a
room full of armed men and not get shot. He has instincts for violence and
defense that are finely honed and made even sharper by our treatments.” Clarence
shrugged. “He is the perfect assassin. Especially for our purposes.”
“You know, you make it sound like it was your plan all
along, Clarence.”
Clarence smirked smugly. Eilif wanted to strangle him right
then.
“Of course, we took your initial plan to use Jake to
assassinate his father to even greater use. Your motivation, you have to admit,
is rather petty and vindictive.”
“Killing the most powerful man on earth is petty to you? How
is your plan grander than the one I initiated over ten years ago?” Eilif hated
when he had to raise his voice. It made him seem small and whiny.
Clarence rolled his eyes and sighed.
“You are allowing your emotions to overcome your judgment,
Mr. Nicholaisen. Surely you see that your purpose was completely driven by
personal vendetta, pure and
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