Army of Two by Ingrid Weaver

Author:Ingrid Weaver [Weaver, Ingrid]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Romance, Suspense
ISBN: 0373276915
Google: BrLKdpzeX70C
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Goodreads: 8515004
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2010-01-01T16:00:00+00:00

Lewis glanced at his watch, walked to the office door and peered down the hall. “Where the hell is Bamford?”

Taddeo was leaning against the wall and using his knife to pick at something under one of his fingernails. “Last I saw him, he was going outside.”

“When?”

“Must have been an hour ago. He was bitchin’ like crazy about having to do Benny’s shift.”

“He’s not responding to his walkie-talkie.”

“I bet he’s off having a smoke someplace out of the rain.”

Lewis agreed. The men’s attitude toward discipline was sorely lacking. He had to remind himself they had other valuable attributes, starting with their viciousness.

“You want me to go look for him?” Taddeo asked.

Lewis considered the offer for only a moment. It wasn’t like any of these men to volunteer for extra duties. Taddeo must be hoping for a chance to take a break himself. With Brown still out of commission, sending an extra man to chase down the AWOL Bamford would leave them even more shorthanded.

He dismissed the suggestion with a flick of his hand. The computer link with the Petherick head office was up and working. Bamford was no longer essential to the plan, so they could do without him for now. Lewis would deal with him when he showed up. “Bring me Petherick and Whitby,” he ordered.

Taddeo stored his knife in his belt and pulled his ski mask back on. It wasn’t long before the two executives were herded into the room. Like the rest of the hostages, they still wore what they’d had on when they’d been rounded up the day before. Graham Petherick didn’t look like the head of a billion-dollar company. With his feet bare and his rumpled pajamas stretched over his potbelly, he looked like a helpless old man. In a gesture of solidarity, he’d given his robe to Jim Whitby to cover his underwear, but the garment hung like a hand-me-down on the much-smaller frame of the company comptroller. The overall effect of the pair of them was comical.

That suited Lewis just fine. A demoralized hostage was less likely to cause trouble. His own ski mask firmly in place, he pointed to the computer. “Time to confirm the shipping orders, Petherick.”

He sat in the chair, but didn’t lift his hands to the keyboard immediately. “I want a guarantee that you’ll keep your word,” he said.

“You’re in no position to make demands.”

“Then as a gesture of goodwill, let the women and the boy go. I’ve done what you’ve asked. You don’t need them.”

“Let them go where?” Lewis asked. “For a stroll down the road? Have you forgotten where we are?”

“I’ll call in my pilot. He’ll do what I tell him, no questions asked.”

“You’re a businessman, Petherick. You should know better than to insult the intelligence of someone you’re doing business with. The women would talk the instant they were released, and then what would happen to our deal?”

Petherick spoke quickly. “I can make you a better deal. How much are you being offered for that shipment? I’ll top it.

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