Planet Heist (The Dunham Archives Book 1) by J.D. Hale Read Free Book Online Page B

called Zenda.” She enlightened me.
    “Zenda? Who is she?” I asked, utterly confused.
    In seconds, I flew through a rally of tens of thousands of people I had met, heard of, hated, hunted, or hurt. Never had I met a Zenda.
    “A very powerful woman with a lot of connections. She has a plan to off you by the time you get the Xeron. She wants it.” Adena divulged to me.
    “Oh does she? Did she happen to mention what planet she’s from? If, of course, you’ve spoken to her,” I reply.
    “She said she was from Saize, recently. She said it was your home planet, so she had to move there.” Adena conveyed to me.
    “How long has she been following me?” I posed.
    “A few years, at most. She hasn’t been very interested until now, since you suddenly want her prize. I…I can’t tell you anything else. She’ll kill me,” Adena sobbed.
    “So she’s dangerous.” I deduce, “Are you wearing a wire?”
    “Yes – directly connected to her. P-Please don’t hurt me,” She sniffled.
    “Haven’t I told you I’m not going to hurt you?” I snapped, irritated, “I’m positive you know that. The only person who’ll hurt you is this Zenda woman.” I walked over to her, and she began cringing.
    I almost slapped her, but refrained.
    I reached behind her ear, pulled out the wire and mike set. I put the microphone to my mouth, the earpiece behind my ear and said, “Listen here, Zenda, and listen well. You’re messing with the wrong girl here and I know I could take you down. I don’t know who you are but I’ll find out. I swear if I ever see you near me, I’ll-”
    “No,” said a silky smooth voice from the other side, “ you listen, Kairee Rose Dunham, I’m the toughest enemy you’ll ever have, your worst nightmare in the flesh.”
    “I believe you’re mistaken. I don’t have nightmares, I cause them. I hope someday I’ll be able to cause yours.”
    “Oh, I’m sure you’ll have the delight of meeting me the day you step foot in the Institute. On that day, you won’t walk back out. Pay attention: there are only two ways this can go; either you live or you die. I’ll see you soon, Dunham.”
    The line went dead, her voice still ringing in my ears.
    “Get out of here, Adena, and never return to Zenda. I’ll give you money and send you on a ship to another planet. I hope Zenda is still listening right now, because she will never know where you are.” I say, pulling out a wad of cash from my pocket – at least a
    few million in dollars, but not much in Saizian money. Handing the money to Adena, I said, “Go and become someone else.”
    She got up and left as fast as she could. When she reached the bottom of the building, I listened closely to my surroundings.
    Voices.
    The voice of Dmitri Ivanov, head of the Intergalactic Police Force, rang through the four stories all the way up to my ears. Dmitri and I have had quite the feud between us for many years. I, as the most dangerous person in the galaxy, meant that he, the toughest policeman I’ve ever met, doesn’t exactly get along with me. He’s been hunting me down since I was ten, attempting on twenty different occasions to capture or murder me – most of the time both. He’s more of a simple, though dangerous, enemy, fleshy and middle-aged, and I could probably take him if he didn’t always have the greatest level of firearms with him at all times. Plus, Dmitri often has at least ten men with him, a necessity when he wanted to get to the Dunham twins.
    “We have to get out of here guys. Now!” I yelled as I heard the click of semi-automatic rifles locking for fire, “We’re not invincible and they have guns. Mahar, I’ll have you contacted; you can walk downstairs and they won’t pull you. Salah, Rowan, and I will have to get out of here more…creatively. I have a plan. Go now, Mahar. I’ll send a bug.” I pluck out a piece of his dark hair, so the nanobug could track him down later on, “Boys, follow me!” I commanded loudly,