Major Matt Hatter:
I escaped the Colonel’s office with relief.Even though I wasn’t directly involved in the ‘training exercise’shit storm, I was the one who had signed off on the orders allowingit and so was held responsible.
What a mess! Sid and another soldier killed,two more injured, along with civilian injuries to boot. If Sidhadn’t been killed there, I would probably shoot him myself. Tomake matters worse, I now had orders to go down there and takecontrol of the situation.
I was to investigate the chain of events thatled a training unit to attack a civilian residence and find out whowould be assigned the blame during the formal inquiry. Reparationsalone would be astronomical.
Reaching my own office, I flopped down intomy chair and pulled out the bottle of scotch that I kept in my deskdrawer for emergencies. I poured two fingers’ worth into my glass,shot it back quickly, and refilled it to sip normally as I pulledout Sid’s final letter to me. I had to read it three times to makesure I understood the implications of what he had written down.
It sounded insane, yet had the ring of truthbehind it. I must have sat there for over an hour, deep in thought,my drink forgotten. If Sid was right, then the meaning wasfrightening; it would have to be investigated very carefully. Withthe eye of the media on us, extreme caution would have to beexercised if I was to find out the truth.
Perhaps Sid didn’t die in vain … perhaps hisdeath could be avenged.
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Book 2: Blood Magic
Mark, the psionic scientist, continues hisinvestigation into the abilities that he acquired along with hisfiancée Linda during the strange lightning storm. Along with theirfriends Carl and Sara, who helped them along the path to discovery,they delve deeper into the root causes behind it.
However, a series of brutal murders in theirsmall town, that rarely sees any crime, has put them into thespotlight again. The investigating sheriff noticed a similaritybetween the new murders and the corpse of Sid Jensen, who was foundat what is now known as the ‘Valley Battle Site’.
To make matters worse, Major Matt Hatter fromFort Bragg is in town to investigate the incident, but seems moreinterested in watching Mark and Linda. Shadowed by both police andmilitary observers, they will have to be extra careful if they areto avoid having their secrets revealed.
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Afterword
I would like to thank you for reading thisbook. If you enjoyed it, please consider leaving a review where youpurchased it. It would be greatly appreciated. You can also contactme: [email protected] with any comments, feedback, orsuggestions.
David J. Renol, Feb. 2012
