by Saul, Jonas
“Examine your current behavior.”
She dropped the weapon and leaned in with her elbow all in one easy motion. Her elbow slammed into his left ear with enough power to double him over. As she righted her arm, she brought the weapon up to aim in the general direction of all the men standing twenty feet away near the main desk of the lobby.
“Please, someone pull out a weapon. Do it! Let’s all show Mr. Howley here how dangerous people can be when they’re cornered. When the odds are overwhelmingly against them and they’re told that they must succumb to the wishes of a complete stranger who happens to know too much about them.” Her teeth were clenched and she felt spittle shoot through them.
All seven men stood statue still. Anyone could see how angry she was and no one felt sure enough to challenge her.
Rod was standing straight again, holding his ear. “Okay Sarah, you win. Today you get a free pass.”
She edged around him and started for the front. As she neared the men, they moved away from her, their backs to the elevator hallway. When she got to the front exit door she scanned the outside. Another man in a suit stood with his arms crossed holding back six people with luggage.
These men had successfully cordoned off the entire lobby of the Best Western hotel, downtown Budapest, so that Rod could talk to her. How powerful were these men? Better yet, who were they?
She looked back at Rod and lowered her weapon to ease it into the back of her pants.
“This doesn’t end here,” she said. “I will find out who you are and what you’re up to. I’m not the hunted, I’m the hunter.”
“You’re wrong Sarah.”
She touched the door handle and cracked the door a little.
“How’s that?” she asked.
“We are coming for you. You cannot hide from us. I was supposed to try to convince you to come willingly but now I can see that that will never happen. Our next directive was to take you by force. But not now. We’ll wait. We’ll watch. And when you’re not expecting it, we’ll be there. And we will take you Sarah Roberts. There is nothing you can do about it. You are now property of the United States government.”
She almost pulled her gun out and shot him in the face for that last bit. Instead she lowered her head and said, loud enough for all the hired gorillas to hear:
“I will bury you first.”
She eased the door open, slipped through and walked past the man holding people back. To make sure she wasn’t being followed, she kept looking over her shoulder.
Rod stepped out onto the pavement and watched her go.
She turned a corner and walked out of sight.
A small park came up on the right. She walked to the open gates, stepped in and sat on one of the benches where she put her face in her palms and wept.
Fear motivated her. Threats inspired her to action. But this was different. Those men meant what they said. She was in real danger.
Real danger scared her.
For one of the first times in her life, Sarah was seriously afraid.
She wept as if her emotional side opened a dam and released all the pent up sadness at what her life had become.
She needed to be held. Her mother would be good, but maybe it was time for a man. Someone strong who could take care of her in her weaker moments.
Sarah hugged herself and shuddered under the pressure of her tears.
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Table of Contents
Beginning
Part 1
Chapter 1
Chapter 2
Chapter 3
Chapter 4
Chapter 5
Chapter 6
Chapter 7
Chapter 8
Chapter 9
Chapter 10
Chapter 11
Chapter 12
Chapter 13
Chapter 14
Chapter 15
Chapter 16
Chapter 17
Chapter 18
Chapter 19
Chapter 20
Chapter 21
Chapter 22
Chapter 23
Chapter 24
Chapter 25
Chapter 26
Chapter 27
Chapter 28
Chapter 29
Chapter 30
Chapter 31
Chapter 32
Chapter 33
Chapter 34
Chapter 35
Part 2
Chapter 36
Chapter 37
Chapter 38
Chapter 39
Chapter 40
Chapter 41
Chapter 42
Chapter 43
Chapter 44
Chapter 45
Chapter 46
Chapter 47
Chapter 48
Chapter 49
Chapter 50
The Crypt
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