Bathed in Blood by Archer Alex

Author:Archer, Alex [Archer, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Worldwide Library
Published: 2015-03-01T06:00:00+00:00

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Annja needed time to relax and get her thoughts in order, so she had a leisurely dinner in a nice little Italian place a few blocks from her hotel. She even had a piece of tiramisu and a cup of hot chocolate for dessert.

In the end, she decided to give Novack a chance to explain himself. She owed him that much. If he’d had a drinking problem but was clean now—which he’d appeared to be when she’d seen him the past two times—then perhaps he was simply too embarrassed to bring it up. He’d readily admitted that he’d been all but drummed off the force, so she couldn’t fault him too badly for not wanting to talk about the details. Especially if he’d been hoping to convince her of a rather outlandish story to begin with.

If he came clean and admitted the lie, she’d continue working with him on the investigation. Her gut was still telling her something was wrong here.

If she walked away and it turned out he was correct, she’d have condemned Csilla to imprisonment for a crime she didn’t commit, and the killer might go on to destroy the lives of others.

That was something for which she wouldn’t be able to forgive herself.

But she needed to know she could trust him to uphold his end of the partnership and that he wouldn’t crack under pressure.

Pleased that she’d made a decision, Annja finished off her hot chocolate with one last gulp, paid the check and headed back to her hotel. She said hello to the doorman as she passed inside. After waiting for the elevator with a pair of elderly men who smelled of cigarettes and mouthwash, she rode up with them in silence. They got off on the floor below hers.

As Annja came down the hall toward her room, she noticed that her door was slightly ajar. No more than an inch, but even an inch was problematic, because she was certain that she’d not only pulled it firmly shut but locked it behind her when she’d left.

She stopped a few feet away from the door and listened.

She didn’t hear anything.

Annja glanced up and down the hall, checking to be sure that it was empty. Confident that she wouldn’t be observed, she reached into the otherwhere for her sword.

Feeling more confident now that she had a weapon in hand, Annja stepped to the side of the hallway and slowly advanced until she stood just outside her room with her back to the wall.

She listened again, but aside from the drone of a voice somewhere on the floor above, she didn’t hear anyone moving about inside her room.

Still, it paid to be careful.

She reached out with the tip of her sword and nudged the door open the rest of the way.

Armed assailants didn’t come charging out of the room, nor did a hail of withering gunfire chew the door into smithereens.

You’ve been watching too many movies, Creed.

Annja gave it a moment, and then peeked around the corner quickly before pulling her head back.

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