Black Sun by Curtis Cameron
Author:Curtis, Cameron [Curtis, Cameron]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781837562749
Amazon: B0CK2BJ2V2
Goodreads: 199278554
Publisher: Inkubator Books
Published: 2023-10-08T07:00:00+00:00
When we rejoin the convoy, Allegre goes to hitch the pickup to Juliaâs trailer. Salazar leads our little group to Rincónâs caravan. The matador steps from the door to greet us.
Rincón, straight and aristocratic as ever, shakes hands with Takigawa and Ballard. When he comes to Heth, he tilts his head with courtesy. He is wearing a black chaleco jacket with gold embroidery, and a flat-topped gaucho hat with a wide brim.
âAh, Ms Crockett. Charmed.â
The maestroâs manner completely disarms the girl. âCall me Heth. Are you the bullfighter?â
âThat is my profession, yes. I think of it as an art.â
âI want to see you fight.â
âI would be honored if you would come to the Maestranza on Sunday.â
âIâd love to.â
âSalazar will see to it that you all have tickets. The best, at the barrera, in the shade.â
We go inside the caravan. Rincón hangs his hat on a hook on the wall.
âMaestro, Takigawa and Ballard are here to help,â I tell the matador. âWeâll be safer if Leandro and The Basque try anything. As soon as we arrange a safe house in Seville, weâll get out of your hair. Youâve risked enough for us.â
âNonsense,â Rincón says. âYour plans are your own, of course. But please⦠stay at my ranch over Semana Santa. Until the corrida.â
Heth looks at me with a pleading expression.
âIf we wonât put you out.â
âNot at all.â
Rincón turns to Salazar. âIt is settled, then. We will arrive at the ranch by noon. You shall have rooms in La Casa Grande.â
âYour men know weâve encountered problems,â I say.
âYes.â
âPlease spread the word that my friends and I will be carrying weapons. We will not be obtrusive, but I want everyone to understand. They are here to protect us and Julia.â
Takigawa and Ballard open their duffels and lay their weapons on the table. Two M4 carbines and one long-barreled AR-15. The AR-15 is equipped with a bipod, Picatinny rail, and a Steiner 3x-15x variable power scope with a first focal plane reticle.
âWe didnât know what youâd need,â Takigawa says.
âThree to ten times should be plenty.â I look at Heth. âWant to zero it for us tomorrow morning?â
âI want to learn about bullfighting.â
âBullfighting is not for everyone,â Rincón says. âPerhaps we can test you against some of our calves. Try your hand at a beccerada.â
âWhatâs that?â
âA bullfight against young bulls.â
âIâm in.â
âWe practice in the afternoon.â Rincónâs approach is smooth as butter. âThat leaves you the morning to calibrate your rifle.â
Takigawa sets three Heckler & Koch Mark 23 semiautomatic pistols on the table. A leather bag contains suppressors.
âWill you run suppressed?â Takigawa asks.
âI wonât, but you guys should zero one of them with a suppressor.â
âIâll do mine in the morning.â
Most people are not aware that mounting a suppressor affects a pistolâs shot placement. The harmonics of a pistol are affected much more than those of a rifle. At distances as short as ten feet, a pistolâs sights must be re-aligned when a suppressor is attached.
I take one of the Mark 23s. Do a three-point check and insert a magazine.
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