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)
Fuck. Now that was something they hadn’t counted on. “Denisovitch. Ian doesn’t have anything to do with Dusan Denisovitch’s criminal activities.”
Huisman shrugged. “Good luck proving that. I think you’ll find the world will be happy to have someone to pin this on. They will do anything to keep their peace, even ignore the truth. They will certainly ignore the train that’s barreling toward them.”
Two men entered the space. Zach recognized the bombs they held. His mother’s.
Shit. This was happening, and he prayed Parker was already in the building. Prayed Parker was exactly who he said he was because if he wasn’t, they were all dead.
Or his team would be dead and he would be forced to do everything Huisman commanded him to do because he couldn’t let him hurt Devi. Zach wished he was a better man but he wasn’t. He realized he would let the world burn if it meant sparing her a second’s worth of pain. He knew his baby was somewhere in this complex begging him to not do this. She would tell him her life wasn’t worth the thousands that bomb would take.
He wouldn’t listen.
His mind was racing with the possibilities. “I want Devi with me. What guarantees do I have that I won’t come right back here to her dead body?”
“What guarantees do I have that you won’t simply dump the bomb in the mountains and take your girl with you?”
“Well, I can’t fly a chopper for one, so I assume your pilot and your guards will take care of that. It’s not like I can get rid of the pilot. I admit I’ve gotten good with light aircraft, but you know damn well it takes an experienced pilot at these heights and wind conditions. I’m surprised you can fly this high up.” His brother had assured him it wouldn’t be a problem. After all, they were “borrowing” a helo built for these conditions.
“I assure you we can do everything I say we can. Now do you want to see her before you leave?” Huisman seemed ready to get down to business. “Your mother can give you all the instructions on how to deploy this. You will be assigned a pilot and a guard. If my explosion doesn’t happen within forty-five minutes after takeoff, I will have Devon Taggart killed and I will give your mother to your father. He’s eager. I’ve kept him off her until now. Personally, I don’t see the appeal since she’s old and fairly useless except for her bombmaking skills. She’s certainly not sexually attractive. Now the young Miss Taggart…”
Zach didn’t care about his hands. He could use his whole body to kill the fucker.
Strong arms gripped him, holding him back.
Huisman’s head shook, and he looked at Zach like he was nothing more than an animal. “This is why you fail, Captain Reed. Tell me something. Did you follow my instructions, or did you tell Mr. Taggart where I am?”
Zach could breathe again.
Parker wasn’t lying.
If Huisman didn’t know the Taggarts were here in Nepal, then Parker was on the right team.
Or he was screwing with the boss.
No. He was going to trust his team’s instincts. He was going to trust Kenzie. Well, Kala didn’t think Parker was lying. He could trust that.
“I only told my brother. He helped me get away.” Not a lie. When they realized Huisman would likely have someone watching him, he made his way from Liverpool to Kathmandu on his own with some forged passports and trying to duck Interpol as well. If Huisman looked, he would have seen someone matching his build and rough features checked into a rathole in a bad part of the city. “Big Tag isn’t exactly happy with me right now. I think you’ll find he’s back in England trying to figure out where his niece is.”
“So he will be hunting you, too.” Huisman clapped his hands together and pulled his radio. “Make a general announcement. I need the rest of security down here at the landing bays. We’re going to be launching in less than an hour.”
An hour. Cooper was waiting until the right time. The wind patterns changed, but there was some research done on the best time to fly. Cooper would make the call. From there he had to hope the Canadians were in place. They came up without a helo. They’d been camping down the mountain for days, waiting for the right moment, studying the security protocols. They were coming in through a cave system, and then would get into the air ducts that would absolutely seem way too small. Tim would do fine, but Parker was a big bastard.
The announcement came over the loudspeakers that seemed to be everywhere. In seconds there were at least twenty men dressed in fatigues spreading out across the space.
Huisman gestured around. “My army. We’re small right now. Most of the men I employ are based around the world. I didn’t want attention, and we don’t need more. That’s the key. Don’t overestimate. That’s how you trip up. I’ve found small teams are better.” He looked back. “Louis, où est Ray White?”