In the fickle worlds created when cyberspace and reality overlap, it’s all too easy to blur and shift lines…moral lines, lawful lines, lines of code and destiny, until the surreal becomes real. Walking those lines back to the source, and rebooting the system, isn’t exactly a job for a girl who plays nice – but it does pay extremely well.

As Riley Cabot never qualified as a ‘nice girl’, life as the Code Walker is sweet.

Only thing about codes is that they break.

Assassins! A dash of romance, a self-aware AI named TJ, and some fun.

Excerpt:

“I hate uninvited guests,” the woman said, rising to stand over the corpse.

“My party. You’re the crasher, princess. Now,” Seth nodded toward the dead body. “We have a problem, you and I.”

“Not my problem you’re slow.” A wicked smile appeared on her face. “Love your eyes. Can I have them?”

Seth dodged the swipe of claws when she lunged toward him. : Damn, she’s fast!: he thought and chose to go for his small, lethal gun, firing it at her chest. The woman dropped to her knees, and then bent over. :Got her:

He stared, gun forgotten, when she raised her head. There was a delighted expression on her face. “New problem, Green Eyes: I’m not really here.”

:Shit, code walker!: Seth dove for the entrance of the holo room as she flickered into standing position. Her laughter followed him out.

“Not so slow after all,” was her amused comment when he turned to look back into the room. A flicker, and she was on the other side of the invisible barrier from him, close enough to kiss. Her smile faded as they gazed at each other. “I really do like your eyes.”

“I’ll keep them, thanks.” Seth studied the code walker’s avatar carefully, memorizing every detail.

“Won’t do you any good, Green Eyes,” she remarked. “At least you’ll be able to report to your boss that you survived.”

Seth grinned behind the black mask. “I’m certain he’ll be shocked. I tend to survive.”

“Few do, meeting me. In fact, you’re the first. You might want to avoid holo rooms for a while, Green Eyes.” A merry smile curved her lips. “I get pissy about loose ends.”

“What’s your handle, princess?” Seth asked, certain she’d either laugh or give him a false one. She grinned before turning away and crossing the room. Stopping by the motionless tiger, which he’d barely noticed, she glanced back.

“I’m not a code walker, Green Eyes. I’m the Code Walker.”

Seth’s mouth went dry. “The Ghost.”

Info:

Novella length with a Word Count of 20,235.

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