66 Metres by J. F. Kirwan

Author:J. F. Kirwan [Kirwan, J. F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Action & Adventure, Espionage, Fiction, Military, Mystery & Detective, Political, Thriller
ISBN: 9780008207748
Google: HBmMDAAAQBAJ
Amazon: B0CG6CMKWN
Publisher: HarperCollins UK
Published: 2016-08-24T23:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Nadia watched Jake’s eyes, then stared at the phone through the translucent plastic case. She almost dropped it there and then. Her instinct was to toss it over the side. Kadinsky sent updates every month on various equipment and gadgets used by intelligence and undercover law enforcement agencies such as the CIA and MI6. Anything from the latest SUV and van models used for stake-outs and major arrests, to guns and sniper rifles, to… mobile phones. She stared at the latest MI6 high encryption model, then into Jake’s eyes. He knows. He fucking knows! She felt as if Slick had just punched her in the stomach again. And there was nothing she could do. The harbour was close. The coastguard would be there to debrief them, as was standard procedure following any diving incident, especially one requiring a helicopter. All he had to do was say a few words.

Game over.

But he wasn’t answering the call. She continued to hold the case towards him in her outstretched arm, which was shaking. Even Ben cast a glance back at them. Jake met her eyes, and there was that recognition, that indefinable, mutual ‘I know you know’ look between them. He took the mobile, leaned forward and put it back where it had come from. It stopped ringing.

Nadia couldn’t disguise her relief. ‘Thank you,’ she said, her voice sounding small. She closed her arms around herself.

He said nothing for a while, then two words, quietly, so only she could hear.

‘The Rose?’

Her training screamed at her to lie, but her instincts told her she had no option but the truth right now. Her life, and Katya’s, were in Jake’s hands. She nodded.

Again, he was quiet. Seagulls began to flap above the boat, the harbour welcoming committee. Her mind raced around, seeking options, but landed nowhere.

‘Why?’ he asked.

Why? Seriously? She felt as if she was back in her cell in Lubyanka prison, but with Jake instead of Kadinsky asking an impossible question, her entire future hanging in the balance, along with Katya’s. But the harbour wall was nearing, cars parked there, one of them the coastguard, another a police sedan. Why? She thought about the whole story, from Viktor to Kadinsky to the rape to the training camp to nine ops including one where she’d shot two men… Not the best brochure. Besides, that wasn’t why she was here. It was really simple. And she had to reach him on an emotional level, right this second. She recalled seeing him on the rooftop earlier, and played a hunch.

‘Did you ever lose somebody you really cared about, Jake?’

His steel blue eyes chiselled into hers. Clearly he had. Probably this Sean, whoever he was.

She continued. ‘What would you do to bring them back?’

His eyes flared, then he looked away. The engine whine diminished. She glanced at the shore, people staring their way, Elise’s boat already sliding into position against the harbour wall.

She’d run out of time. She gripped his hand, spoke urgently but quietly. ‘My sister. They’ll kill her.

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