A 02 - Point Blank by Wesley

Author:Wesley
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Published: 2011-05-19T22:31:15+00:00

POINT BLANK

“Alex Friend.”

“So what did you do to get sent to this dump?” James asked as they walked down the corridor.

“I got expelled from Eton.”

“I got thrown out of a school in Dusseldorf.” James sighed. “I thought it was the best thing that ever happened to me. Until my dad sent me here.”

“What does your dad do?” Alex asked.

“He‟s a banker. He plays the money markets. He loves money and he has lots of it.”

James‟s voice was flat and unemotional.

“Dieter Sprintz?” Alex remembered the name. He‟d made the front page of every

newspaper in England a few years before. The hundred-million-dollar man. That was how much he had made in just twenty-four hours. At the same time, the pound had crashed and the British government had almost collapsed.

“Yeah. Don‟t ask me to show you a photograph, because I don‟t have one. This way…”

They had reached the main hall with the dragon fireplace. From here, James

showed him into the dining room, a long, high-ceilinged room with six tables and a window leading into the kitchen. After that, they visited two living rooms, a games room, and a library. The academy reminded Alex of a ski resort-and not just

because of its setting. There was a sort of heaviness about the place, a sense of being cut off from the real world. The air was warm and silent, and despite the size of the rooms, Alex couldn‟t help feeling claustrophobic. Grief had said that ALEX RIDER SERIES

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