Free Tripple Chronicles 1: Eternity Rising by M. V. Kallai Page A

confining him. A thought suddenly crossed his mind. What if I should take this with more
seriousness?   I could really be in
over my head here.   Ganesh could be
implicated, if he hasn’t been already.   He definitely isn’t here releasing me.  
    Aldretti
seemed to sense Camden’s negative thoughts and adjusted his feet to stand
taller and smiled more broadly.   Camden
sighed and rolled his eyes again.  
    “You know,”
he said to Aldretti, “I could really use a glass of water…with crushed
ice.”  
    Aldretti’s
smile dropped.  
    “I’m not
your damned servant.”  
    Camden
raised one eyebrow at his response.  
    “You’ll get
nothing,” he added. “Be glad for that chair. I could make you sit on the
floor!”
    Camden
doubted that and smiled back at him.
    “And here I
thought we were both gentlemen,” his tone was sarcastic and cool. “It’s odd
that you have so much ill will when you really have no idea what I’ve done, if
anything at all.”  
    “Oh, it’s
something,” Aldretti said. “The Major don’t personally visit with the common
criminals, so I know it’s gotta be something big.”
    “Perhaps,”
Camden mused. “Or one big mistake.”
    “Hah! The
Major don’t make mistakes with people.   You can bet that he knows something.”
    Was it true?
Camden had never been through an interrogation before and if they did know what
was hidden in his transport, would there be any point in him enduring pain over
it?   He had no way of knowing for
sure, without seeing Ganesh.   He
wished for just two minutes alone with his phone.  
    If Ari keeps his cool and doesn’t lead the
surveillance team to the compartment in the transport, then they have no hard
evidence. Camden worked out in his head.   If Ganesh and I were being
watched or followed during our breakfast meeting on that dreary rain soaked
morning… .no , no,…we were definitely not saying
anything suspicious during breakfast.   He tried very hard to recall if there were any noticeable transports
flying near during their meeting in the sky.   Of course, he could not remember.   He had been too intrigued and captivated by the content of
the meeting to notice anything else.   His one-track mind was usually a helpful distraction to him, but in this
case…
    Well, how could I have known what Ganesh had
done, Camden thought, suddenly frustrated with his friend.   He would just have to hope for the best
and endure whatever was coming to him.   Camden did feel confident enough in his brainpower and his past work
with the government to not fear for his life.   He was too important to kill.
    Just then,
the door handle turned and clicked.   Aldretti stood at attention and Camden let out a long sigh and dropped
his eyes down to his hands on the table for a moment.
    Major Mace
Magner stepped into the room with a commanding presence.   He stood at least six feet three
inches, had a sharp muscular build and hawk eyes that were an icy pale blue.   Two young sergeants, who appeared to be
there for security purposes, accompanied him.   Camden felt oddly flattered by their presence.   Aldretti spoke.
    “Sir…I mean
Major…as you can see, the capture mission was a great success.”   He looked nervous.   The Major barely threw Aldretti a
glance and walked past him. Camden saw Aldretti deflate at this lack of
acknowledgement.   Instead, Mace
gave a hard look at Camden who was now sitting crossed legged with his hands
folded on his knee.   Once again, he
looked entirely too relaxed for the situation he was in.   Normally, Camden would stand and offer
his hand for a proper introduction, but the way Mace was standing with his arms
folded across his chest, he suspected that there would be no pleasantries
exchanged here.  
    The Major
spoke first.
    “Well, well,
well, the infamous Professor Camden Riles. How nice to meet you,” he said with as much hate in his voice that he
could muster.
    “Do you know
who I am?”   Mace