Page 15 of Dark Medicine (Strange Gifts #2)

Flip watched his friend walk up the stairs, holding the hand of the woman he was certain Adam loved. Fiona was everything Adam needed. She was strong, willful, and complemented Adam’s gifts perfectly. Flip frowned at the thought, wondering if Fiona and Aislinn’s assessment was spot on. Maybe someone did plan for them all to meet. The only piece of that thought that gave Flip comfort was the idea that there might be someone out there for him.

“Well, I’m headed to bed as well,” said Aislinn. “Wedding stuff makes a girl tired.” She smiled down at Kane and kissed him soundly, then walked around the table kissing Flip and Spook’s cheeks.

“Good night, Aislinn,” said Flip, smiling. She gave a small wave as Kane stood to join his future bride.

“Spook, see what you can find on that e-mail address. Flip, see if you can find out anything about other children at the base.” They both nodded as Kane walked away.

“What do you think?” asked Flip.

“I think someone is fucking with our lives, and I’m going to stop it,” said Spook. “I’m heading up to check the program I have running. It should tell me soon where that address originated.” Flip nodded, momentarily distracted by a news flash on the television.

In other news this evening, local con man Roman Cherznevky was found dead on the upper trail of the Cliffs of Moher. Cherznevky was a known gypsy, having conned men and women alike for years. His body was taken to the coroner’s office, but reports from the scene say he died of a bullet wound to the head.

“Holy shit,” said Spook. “Should we let Adam and Kane know?”

“I’m texting them,” said Flip, pecking away on his phone.

In global news, a massive fire occurred at Sierra Depot on the California-Nevada border in the United States. The depot houses armaments for Tank-Automotive and Armaments Command, the United States Army Medical Material Agency, and the Soldier Biological Chemical Command, as well as others. In the 1970s, ‘80s, and ‘90s, it was also used for the storage of unarmed nuclear weapons. Authorities are still unclear of how exactly the fires started but say the fire is contained and all weapons are secure.

“This is just one clusterfuck after another,” said Flip. “Did you know it housed biological command?” Spook shook his head.

“I had no clue.”

“Alright, let’s go up and see what we can find.”