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side of caution, preferring to have more firepower than he would actually need in any given situation.
    “RITA, status report,” he asked quietly as he jogged down the spiral staircase.
    “Teriff, Derik and Lal have reached the downstairs warehouse. My sensors are showing eight body signatures plus theirs. I have turned off all lighting. My initial scans support that Avilov’s men are not prepared for fighting in the dark. Teriff and the other men have the ability to see well in near total darkness. It should not take them long to neutralize the threat,” she said cheerfully. “Core and Rav are just entering the top level. I’m afraid I can’t totally seal it. Since the windows near the top are small and the glass was replaced with ballistic glass made from polycarbonate, thermoplastic and layers of laminated glass, you decided it wasn’t necessary to add the additional metal panels,” she added in rebuke.
    Cosmos rolled his eyes and gritted his teeth to keep from making a smart-ass response to that observation. He knew better than to argue with her when she was in this mode. She had been on him about upgrading his security system for the past year after a crazy zealot tried to break in hoping to steal some of his inventions. Instead, the guy had tried to sue him when he fell off one of the fire escapes and broke his leg.
    “What about the other two men?” He asked instead.
    “Oh, they are in the gym now,” she replied. “Be careful, Cosmos. I’ve run them through every security database in the world. Both of these men are wanted by Interpol, the U.S. government, and about six other countries. They are extremely dangerous and well trained,” she added in a tone filled with worry that sounded so close to Tilly that Cosmos felt his lips curve.
    “I’ll be careful,” he promised. “I made a promise to Terra that I would come for her. I can’t break that now, can I?” He teased before pulling in a deep breath and flexing his shoulders to rid them of the tightness that came with the knowledge that he was about to enter a kill or be killed situation. “Give me their location then seal the door after I go through,” he demanded in a calm, steady voice filled with steely determination.
    “They have spread out. Target one is near the weight sets. Target two just passed the door to the sauna,” she whispered in his ear. “I’ve lowered the lighting so it will be more difficult for them to see. You know the layout of the room. I’ll do what I can to help you,” she added before silently opening the hidden doorway in the linen closet. “Good luck.”
    I hope Lady Luck is on my side after this as well, Cosmos couldn’t help but think as he tightened his fingers around thegun he was holding. If the look in Teriff’s eyes was anything to go by, I’m going to need it.
    Cosmos closed his mind to everything but the task at hand as he stepped out of the linen closet. He had a promise to keep. He couldn’t do that if he was dead.
     
     

Chapter 4
    Cosmos slipped into the weight room closet. It opened out behind a false wall in the weight room and could only be opened using a coded password. He glanced through the two way mirror his security team had installed. He could see the room clearly without being seen himself. His eyes moved to the figures that slowly searched the equipment room. His eyes narrowed as he watched them. Both men moved with the ease of teamwork telling him they would be formidable opponents. Rolling his neck to ease the tension, he gripped the Ruger tightly in his hand. He needed to even the odds. One of the men was behind a set of trainers. The other was near the free weights. RITA reminded him that the men were wearing Kevlar vests. He would need to aim for either the head or lower extremities. He released the breath he was holding, ordered RITA to open the door and rolled out from behind the mirror, firing rapidly.
    He heard the low grunt of one of the men before he rolled behind a