Names, characters, places, and incidents either are the product of the author’s imagination or are used fictitiously. Any resemblance to actual events, locales, organizations, or persons, living or dead, is entirely coincidental and beyond the intent of either the author or the publisher.Torquere Press PublishersP.O. Box 37, Waldo, AR 71770.Emerald Eyes by Julia Talbot Copyright 2015Cover illustration by Kris NorrisPublished with permissionwww.torquerepress.comISBN: 978-1-61040-975-9All rights reserved, which includes the right to reproduce this book or portions thereof in any form whatsoever except as provided by the U.S. Copyright Law. For information address Torquere Press. LLC, P.O. Box 37, Waldo, AR 71770First Torquere Press Printing: September 2015Printed in the USAEmerald Eyesby Julia TalbotTo all of the readers who asked for me to finish this arc, and who waited patiently, I love you all. And, as always, to my wife.Chapter One“Boss, we need to talk.”Jonny glanced up from his stack of surveys and geological reports, frowning.