Christopher Farnsworth - Nathaniel Cade [01] by Blood Oath: The President's Vampire

Author:Blood Oath: The President's Vampire
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Horror, Occult & Supernatural, Fiction
ISBN: 9780515149036
Publisher: Hodder Library Hb
Published: 2009-12-31T06:00:00+00:00

SHE ENTERED the conference room, then unstrapped her 9mm SIG Sauer pistol and set it on the table.

“What do we have?” she asked.

Her two Shadow Company operatives looked back at her from across the table. Shadow Company units operated like terrorist cells—small and mobile, hidden within the larger structure of other organizations.

To her right was Ken. He was as blandly handsome as the doll that shared his name. He’d joined the CIA at the same time she did, went through training with her. She’d been recruited to the Shadow Company long before him, but when she was given a chance to bring him aboard, she didn’t hesitate. She knew he’d do anything she told him.

She remembered back at the Farm, the CIA training program, someone had called them Ken and Barbie the first time they were paired for an exercise. During hand-to-hand practice, she punched that guy so hard he lost a tooth. The nickname didn’t catch on.

The other was assigned to her without her input. The Company, she was reminded repeatedly, was not big on democracy. They gave her Reyes because they wanted her to have someone who knew the area.

Pushing forty now, he was local, a former cop who had been bounced out for massive corruption. Raised in East L.A., it turned out he’d never given up his gang affiliation when he put on LAPD’s uniform. You could see the beginning of a prison tat under the collar of his button-down shirt.

“How are you feeling?” she asked him. His arm was in a sling, a souvenir from last night’s encounter with Cade.

“Fine,” Reyes said.

That was the limit of her concern for Reyes. “And we delivered the package to the new address?” she asked.

The men looked at each other. By some unseen referendum, Ken was elected to speak.

“We had some concerns about that,” he said carefully.

Helen frowned. Both men held their breath. She was not someone you wanted angry.

“What concerns?”

“This is going to cause some blowback. Are we prepared for that? We’re risking some exposure.”

Helen’s face grew tight with rage, but her voice was still controlled. “Are you telling me we did not deliver the package?”

“No, no, that’s not what I said. Not at all,” Ken said. “The package was delivered. Checked everything twice. It’s in place. Ready to go.”

“You’re sure?” Helen asked.

Furious nodding.

“Okay,” she said. “As long as it was delivered.” The anger drained away, and the men relaxed.

“You can go,” she said. “I have things to do.”

They rose and moved to the door. “Keep an eye on Konrad,” she said. “I don’t want him left unguarded.”

“But . . . it’s daytime,” Ken said.

“Thanks for the update,” Helen said. “Tomorrow we’ll work on basic math. Until I say otherwise, you stay on Konrad.”

The door closed. Helen savored the peace and quiet that only came in the complete absence of stupid questions.

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