Conspiracy of Silence by Ronie Kendig

Author:Ronie Kendig
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: FIC042060;FIC030000;FIC002000
ISBN: 9781441230676
Publisher: Baker Publishing Group
Published: 2016-11-02T04:00:00+00:00

24

— Day 10 —

New Delhi

Jealousy poked hot daggers into Kasey’s conscience as Vander announced that Tzivia Khalon and Dr. Cathey had returned to the warehouse. Tzivia held a large black satchel, moving with confidence as she threw a flirtatious smirk at Cole. “Still alive. I’m impressed.”

“No thanks to you.” Cole closed the door and secured the locks.

Their easy, casual relationship smothered hope that he might see Kasey. As it had done all those years ago with Brooke. But it was time to put away childish things, wasn’t it?

Robbie joined the group. “Ms. Khalon, did you find it?”

“The censer?” Ram asked, sidling up next to her.

She slid a coy smile at her brother. “Safe.”

Robbie shifted. “I’m sorry? Where is it?”

Lifting her chin, Tzivia looked coolly at Robbie. “It’s safe.”

Robbie frowned, more severe than usual. “That’s government property.”

“Actually,” Tzivia said, “it’s not. Right now, it belongs to Saudi Arabia. Technically.” She wrinkled her nose. “But we aren’t letting them know just yet that I’ve recovered it.”

Dr. Cathey shuffled forward. “We believe it in the best interest of stopping the plague that we find all the censers first.”

“All?”

Dr. Cathey scratched his salt-and-pepper beard. “Yes, all three of the originals. I have contacts in Israel I’d like to talk to since you’re headed that way.”

“We are?” Robbie’s voice pitched.

“You should be sure Mr. Narang is secured,” Dr. Cathey said. “Especially after what Tzivia learned from Dr. Benowitz.”

Bristling, Robbie clearly wasn’t used to having her operations overrun by so many rogue elements. “When did you speak with him?”

Kasey eased into the conversation. “What did you learn?”

With a smile, almost a collusion against the Alpha personalities, Tzivia homed in on her. “They’ve verified the markers for the cancer, but there’s still much unexplained.” She sighed, looking to where Chatresh had been in the isolation chamber. “He’s gone?”

“Quarantined,” Robbie said.

“No visible signs of the virus?”

“General malaise and a headache.”

Tzivia gave a shake of her head.

“You think he had the virus?” Cole stuck close to Tzivia. Too close, within personal space. What was their history?

“I’m no physician or virologist,” Tzivia said, “but yes—that’s what we were seeing at Jebel.”

“Your report says the time from exposure to onset of symptoms for the other patients was four to five hours.” Robbie stole back control. “Chatresh was with us all night without any visible symptoms.”

“I can’t explain it,” Tzivia said, “but yes—four to five hours was normal. Viruses can mutate. Some are more potent as gases, some more so as liquids.”

She turned to Cole and touched his arm. Which drew him even closer. Was that really necessary? Their words dropped to hushed whispers. Wreathed in shadows and mystery, they wandered to the corner with her brother, talking quietly.

“So much for that openness and honesty,” Levi said, standing beside her with his hands on his belt.

“Because we were so good at it,” Kasey muttered.

“Ms. Khalon?” Robbie’s voice rang through the warehouse. “Would you care to share with the rest of us?”

Tzivia turned. Her dark eyes spat daggers, but she came to them.

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