Chapter 14
Shortcut met Brielle in the atrium gardens.
“They’re so beautiful, don’t you think?” Brielle asked.
“Yeah.” Shortcut was so happy to be with her, he hardly had the breath to speak.
They walked through a bamboo display. Brielle looked at Shortcut and said, “Shortcut, you haven’t been doing anything illegal, have you?”
Shortcut’s heart stopped. “Of course not.”
“The Council sent me to investigate why a UEA signal was detected in an unauthorized virtual environment. It was a doctor’s office that the Council has been watching. Please tell me that wasn’t you.”
“No,” he said, trying not to blink. He grabbed a nearby flower, sniffed it, and said, “This one is really beautiful.”
They walked a little further, and Shortcut tried to calm his heart, which was now beating too fast.
