Brady Hawk 11 - Hard Target by R. J. Patterson

Author:R. J. Patterson [Patterson, R. J.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: thriller
Publisher: Green E-Books
Published: 2017-12-19T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 19

ALEX DIDN’T HAVE TIME to grab her go bag before the FBI agents had stormed her apartment. All that she was left to survive with was the money she’d crammed into her pocket as she attempted to keep all the incriminating evidence hidden. She knew she could likely talk her way out of anything and get Blunt to help her out by pulling a few strings, but there wasn’t time to plead her case and explain the urgency behind her actions. Hawk was in danger, and she needed to help him—only now she couldn’t. Without a computer and thousands of miles away, Alex was left to scramble for help and hope that she’d still be able to make contact with Hawk once she was back up and running.

Following her beat down in the alley, she trudged to the street corner and caught a cab ride to a seedy motel on the edge of the city limits. Washington was pricey, but there were still a few places with cheap motels, though not the kind she ever wanted to frequent. But she had no choice.

She barely slept the night before, subjected to raucous noises from the room next door. After the third set of couples took up residence at 4:00 a.m., she questioned whether the place was actually a motel. She finally managed to get a long stretch of sleep between 5:00 and 8:30 a.m. before housekeeping rapped on her door.

“Come back later,” Alex said with a groan.

“Sorry, toots,” the cleaning lady said. “Time’s up. Check out is at 8:00 a.m. for the rate you paid.”

Alex walked over to the door and cracked it open. “I’m going to get another day then. Come back later.”

“No can do, lady. Boss man’s orders.”

“Fine,” Alex said before stumbling out of the room and purchasing another night.

When she returned, she found the room barely cleaned. Her bed was still messy, and nothing had been thoroughly wiped down.

Alex stepped back outside and called out toward the woman. “You call this clean?”

“Maybe you shouldn’t have made such a big mess,” the lady replied. “Besides, you wanted me to come back later anyway.”

Alex sighed and retreated inside her room. She took a shower, hoping it would clear her head. She needed to get back online but required the kind of help she couldn’t afford at the moment. While she was washing her hair, she remembered that she still had one ally she could reach out to who just might be able to help.

If anybody can help me, Mallory Kauffman can.

Due to her fugitive status, Alex was reticent to involve Mallory. But Alex was desperate. Hawk was flying solo in the middle of the desert, yet she had no idea what was happening with him or if he was even still there. If he needed her help, she didn’t know it.

Once Alex got dressed and straightened up her room, she called Mallory.

“Long time, no see,” Mallory said as she answered the phone.

“These days, the no see is kind of the point,” Alex said.

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