Dragonfly vs Monarch
Book Two
by
Charley Brindley
www.charleybrindley.com
Edited by
Karen Boston
Website https://bit.ly/2rJDq3f
Front cover art by
Charley Brindley
Back cover art by
Niki Vukadinova
© 2019 Charley Brindley, all rights reserved
Printed in the United States of America
First Edition May 29, 2019
This book is dedicated to
Seth Alva Walker
Some of Charley Brindley’s books
have been translated into:
Italian
Spanish
Portuguese
French
Dutch
Turkish
Chinese
and
Russian
The following books are available in audio format:
Raji, Book One (in English)
Do Not Resuscitate (in English)
The Last Mission of the Seventh Cavalry (in English)
Hannibal’s Elephant Girl, Book One (in Russian)
Henry IX (in Italian)
Other books by Charley Brindley
1. Oxana’s Pit
2. The Last Mission of the Seventh Cavalry
3. Raji Book One: Octavia Pompeii
4. Raji Book Two: The Academy
5. Raji Book Three: Dire Kawa
6. Raji Book Four: The House of the West Wind
7. Hannibal’s Elephant Girl
8. Cian
9. Ariion XXIII
10. The Last Seat on the Hindenburg
11. Dragonfly vs Monarch: Book One
12. The Sea of Tranquility 2.0 Book One : Exploration
13. The Sea of Tranquility 2.0 Book Two: Invasion
14. The Sea of Tranquility 2.0 Book Three
15. The Sea of Tranquility 2.0 Book Four
16. Sea of Sorrows , Book Two of The Rod of God
17. Do Not Resuscitate
18. Hannibal’s Elephant Girl, Book Two
19. The Rod of God, Book One
20. Henry IX
21. Qubit’s Incubator
22. Casper’s Game
Coming Soon
23. Dragonfly vs Monarch: Book Three
24. The Journey to Valdacia
25. Still Waters Run Deep
26. Ms Machiavelli
27. Ariion XXIX
28. The Last Mission of the Seventh Cavalry Book 2
29. Hannibal’s Elephant Girl, Book Three
See the end of this book for details about the others
Contents
Chapter One
The CIA isn’t the only gang of spooks with weaponized insects. It seems the Kremlin has developed one of their own.
New York City, today.
Rigger Entime knocked on the door of apartment 7C. While he waited, he glanced down the hall as a laughing couple came off the elevator and turned away from him. Picturesque landscapes decorated the curving hallway while chic side tables held vases of fresh flowers.
“Took you long enough.” Katrina smiled when she opened the door.
“I would have been here sooner, but–”
“Shut up.”
She slipped her arms around his neck and pressed her lips to his. When he put his arms around her and kicked the door closed, his paper bag hit her in the butt.
“Mmm…feels like you brought something hard with you.”
“Yeah.” He kissed her again. “Hard liquor.”
“That, too?”
After a moment, she leaned back. “Hungry?”
He shook his head and kissed her again.
She reached behind herself and took the bag from his hand. “I want to see what you brought me.” She opened the bag and peeked inside. “I love wine coolers.”
“Where’s Rachel?”
“At the orphanage.” She took his hand to lead him toward the kitchen.
“I wish she were here.”
“Me, too. I just love her to pieces.” Katrina set the bottles out on the kitchen table. “Sit there.” She pointed to a chair at the table, then slipped on an oven mitt. “I made us a pizza.”
“Wow, it smells great. Maybe I am hungry.”
She placed the pizza on top of the stove and cut it with a rollerblade cutter. After sliding four large pieces onto a plate, she sat it on the table and took the chair across from him.
“Where