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    Animus (A Dominions Story): Dominions, #3.5
    Animus (A Dominions Story): Dominions, #3.5
    Animus (A Dominions Story): Dominions, #3.5
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    Animus (A Dominions Story): Dominions, #3.5

    By TW Iain

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    In a violent world, can the meek ever survive?

    Ostar knows he's nothing special. But he's useful to the crew — not with the violence, but as a look-out. He's never hurt anyone in his life. He simply wants to keep his head down and live without conflict.
    But the crew are dying. Someone is killing them, one by one. And it is only a matter of time before they come for Ostar.

    Aminus is a short story in the world of Dominions, but can be read as a stand-alone.

    LanguageEnglish
    PublisherTW Iain
    Release dateFeb 3, 2019
    ISBN9781386051060
    Animus (A Dominions Story): Dominions, #3.5

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      Animus (A Dominions Story) - TW Iain

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      Ostar wouldn’t let them down this time.

      He was early, and there would be no reason for Graif to make his snide comments, or for Moran to give him that cold look, the one that made Ostar want to curl up and hide his head. There would be no reason for him to look to Chael for support, and to see the growing reluctance in her expression.

      The sun had only just set, and it was still light enough for Ostar to see the gap in the fence. He slipped through and walked as nonchalantly as he could across the cracked concrete. He wanted to run, every single time, but Moran’s words stopped him. You only ran when you needed to. Moving fast drew attention, even to someone like Ostar.

      He resisted the urge to turn, knowing there would be nobody around. And if there was, why would they be interested in him? He was a nobody. That was why he worked so well as the group’s look-out.

      The building loomed over him, and he shivered as he stepped into the shadow, up to the metal door. It opened at a push, and the grinding noise it made seemed too loud. He’d wanted to oil it, but Moran had said that would be suspicious‌—‌an abandoned factory like this should have creaky doors that didn’t fit in their frames properly.

      Ostar lifted his legs high, over the tripwire he couldn’t see. The first time he’d come here, Chael had warned him of the trap, and it had taken him five minutes to build up the courage to step inside. It still made him nervous to think how close he was to possible death, but he trusted his step now. He knew that, once inside, he was safe.

      The meeting point was up a metal ladder, the rungs treated with plastic of some kind. Moran said this was to deaden the sound, but it also meant they were warmer to the touch. Ostar actually enjoyed climbing the ladder, so long as he didn’t look down.

      The office at the top of the ladder looked out over the interior of the building, with its broken machinery and discarded boxes lying under a layer of dust. It was hard to imagine this place as a thriving workplace. Moran said it had shut down years ago‌—‌why go to the trouble of making things when it was easier to acquire them from elsewhere? He said the owners had skimmed so much off the top that the place had been running at a loss anyway.

      Ostar settled into one of the sofas, knowing that Chael would sit next to him. Graif would take the armchair, and Moran would either

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