Total pages in book: 146
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 136425 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 682(@200wpm)___ 546(@250wpm)___ 455(@300wpm)
He noticed Henry was jogging down the platform, but there was a group behind him.
Nell’s face lit up at the sight of her husband, and his mother didn’t seem able to see anyone but Cooper.
“Zach, we need for you to go. Now,” Henry commanded. “Get down to the lower level and take the first train to pull in. Better yet, find one of the tunnels and get out that way. Cooper, you’re going to need to distract them. You look enough like Zach they might think you’re him if you act up a bit.”
Interpol. Fuck. “I’ll talk to them. I’ll talk my way out of it.”
“Oh, I’m afraid I won’t allow that to happen, Captain Reed,” Huisman said. “I’m going to have you murdered while you’re in custody. One of the Interpol officers is a member of my organization. We like to recruit the authorities. Which one do you think it is? Won’t this be a fun game?”
Huisman was an asshole. He touched his ear. “What do you want?”
“Well, I want the bombmaker, but it appears that CIA operative is going to take her from me,” Huisman admitted. “It’s all right. I have a backup plan. I hoped this would go easy.” He laughed. “Who am I fooling? We both know I hoped it would all go to hell. More exciting that way. Here’s how this goes. I’m going to set this place on fire and see who comes out alive. If I can’t have the bombmaker, I’ll take the next best thing. I think Louisa Ward already knows how to make the bombs, and if she doesn’t, well I have someone new to experiment on.”
Henry was hustling Nell and his mom away.
Cooper gripped his elbow, turning from the group of men obviously looking for them. “I know you’re panicking. I can hear him, too, and somehow the fucker can hear us.”
“Of course I can,” Huisman said. “But if you get rid of the units, you won’t hear what I have in store for your women. You know you would be much better at this job if you treated women as they should be treated. Disposable. Only useful for a few biological needs.”
Cooper pulled his comm out and tossed it on the ground before stepping on it. “I need you to get to the next platform. There’s a non-pedestrian platform between six and seven. It’s used to turn trains around. It’ll take you outside. From there make your way back to the safe house. I’ll handle things here.”
“He’s going after Lou.” Zach forced himself to go cold. Calm. Panic would cause more trouble than he could handle. “And if he knows we’re here, than he likely knows where the safe house is. He said he would check in on Kala himself.”
Cooper’s jaw tightened. “Big Tag will go for Lou and Tash. Henry’s getting your mom and Nell out. TJ is probably already on his way up. I need you to get the fuck out of here before they realize where you are. I know Big Tag can get you out, but it will be too late if what that fucker said is true.”
“Everything I say is true,” Huisman promised. “Why would I lie when the truth is so much more fun? Your safe house isn’t safe, but then nowhere is safe for you, is it, Captain Reed? Mother loved her comfort more than her own son. She protected Cooper but left you as a target. Do you wonder about that?”
He started to pull the comm out of his ear.
“Tell Benjamin I appreciate the distraction.” Huisman sounded positively chipper. “You know the best weapon is the one we plant ourselves. He was my best friend. That kind of loyalty never dies. Of course sending him millions of dollars helps.”
Shit. Parker was part of this? Or Huisman was lying to throw him off. It didn’t matter right now. What did matter was the fact that something was happening at the safe house. “He’s going after Kala.”
“Go,” his brother commanded. “Contact me when you’re safe. We’ll take care of Devi.” Cooper glanced down at his cell and started to dial. “Fucker couldn’t jam the cell phones. Hey, babe…”
“That is cheating,” Huisman said in his ear. “Well, I wanted to play hard ball anyway. Good luck, Captain Reed. I think you’ll find your mother is about to be reunited with your father.”
“Ray’s here. He’s going after Mom.” Zach was about to pull his pistol and race after Henry…or race back to Devi. Fuck. He needed to get to Devi.
A dark instinct crept up Zach’s spine. They had picked a public place because they didn’t believe Huisman wanted to start his war yet. What if he was ready and they’d unknowingly walked onto his battlefield?
“Yeah, you need to…” Cooper began.
And the world exploded. The back car of the train on track seven blew sky high, sending shrapnel into the domed ceiling and lighting a flash fire.