Finally, he broke the silence. “I know you want the Second Seat.” He twisted his torso so he was facing her. “I want you to complete this mission. And I want you to do one more thing for me before you are finished.” He paused, just for a second. “If you do, I will name you Number Two.”
She’d had her eyes on Dutton’s Seat for as long as she could remember, wanting it, aching for the power and prestige. Alex was a master at controlling herself, but she couldn’t suppress her reaction completely, not for this thing she had wanted for so long. Stark smiled; he knew he had her.
“What is it you want me to do?” Her voice was strong, firm. She wasn’t going to let the Second Seat slip away…not when she’d waited so long for that detestable old fool to die. Not when it put her one very fragile heartbeat away from total power.
His eyes bored right into hers, and she could see the insanity behind them. “I want you to kill Erik Cain.”
By Jay Allan
Tombstone (A Crimson Worlds Prequel)
Marines (Crimson Worlds I)
The Cost of Victory (Crimson Worlds II)
A Little Rebellion (Crimson Worlds III)
The First Imperium (Crimson Worlds IV)
(March 2012)
The Line Must Hold (Crimson Worlds V)
(July 2012)
The Last Veteran (Shattered States I)
The Dragon's Banner
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Table of Contents
By Jay Allan
Chapter 1
Community Center
Village of Concordia
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 2
Tangled Vine Inn
“The Cape”
Atlantia – Epsilon Indi II
Chapter 3
Western Alliance Intelligence Directorate HQ
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 4
Alliance Naval Headquarters
Washbalt Metroplex, Western Alliance, Earth
Chapter 5
Carlisle Island
20 kilometers north of Weston City
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 6
Sub-Sector B
Western Alliance Intelligence Directorate HQ
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 7
Columbia Militia Armory
North of Weston City
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 8
Tranquility
Cluster 11, Western Alliance Zone
Lunar Surface
Chapter 9
Planetary Assembly Hall
Arcadia (City)
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 10
Founders’ Square
Weston City
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 11
Admiral’s Workroom
AS Bunker Hill
Approaching the Eta Cassiopeiae Warp Gate
Chapter 12
Stillwater Village
Outskirts of Weston City
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 13
Landing Bay Alpha
AS Bunker Hill
Orbiting Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 14
Fleet Command Control Center
AS Bunker Hill
Orbiting Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 15
Southern Sector, Concordia District
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 16
CS Adam Richter
Eta Cassiopeiae System
Inbound from YZ Ceti Warp Gate
Chapter 17
Battle of Sander’s Dale
Concordia District
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 18
Directorate Conference Room
Western Alliance Intelligence Directorate HQ
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 19
Alliance Museum of History
Monument Park
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 20
Holm’s Ridge
7 kilometers south of Weston City
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 21
Northeast Ward
Just Outside the Wall
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 22
Fleet Command Control Center
AS Bunker Hill
Orbiting Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 23
Martian Confederation Grand Fleet
Epsilon Eridani System
Inbound to Carson’s World
Chapter 24
Western Alliance Intelligence
Directorate HQ
Wash-Balt Metroplex, Earth
Chapter 25
The Marine Officers’ Training Center
“The Academy”
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 26
Phobos Transfer Station
Orbiting Sol IV (Mars)
Martian Confederation
Chapter 27
Coastline North of Weston
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 28
Command and Control Center
AS Bunker Hill
Orbiting Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 29
Foothills of the Red Mountains
Northern Territories, Concordia
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 30
City of Weston
Columbia - Eta Cassiopeiae II
Chapter 31
Confederation Hall
Ares Metroplex
Sol IV - Mars
Chapter 32
Astria City
Armstrong - Gamma Pavonis III
Chapter 33
Independence Square
Arcadia (City)
Arcadia – Wolf 359 III
Chapter 34
Willard Hotel
Washbalt Core
Washbalt Metroplex, Earth
By Jay Allan