She jumped and slid down from the bed to reach the nearest vid comm before her brain registered what had happened. The AI turned on the bedroom light automatically, and projected the holo-image of the caller right in front of her. “Gunnar,” Kelly exclaimed, surprised. “What’s wrong?” He was driving his car, looking frantic. “It’s about Tyler. He flipped out.” “Flipped out?” Kelly scrubbed her eyes. “Why?” “He said he’s going to kill Strickland so we could all be free.” “What?” Kelly was completely awake by now. “Is he nuts?” “He’s desperate, Nick. I’m heading to Strickland’s house, but I’m going to pick you up on the way there. Maybe we can reason with him before he does something stupid. Get ready.” “I will.” Kelly hurried to the closet and raided some clothes. By the time she’d finished putting her jeans on, she heard Gunnar beeping his car from the driveway of the mansion. Kelly dashed outside and jumped into the coupé. She slammed the door and buckled up.
