Dead in a Week~Forensic Instincts Zermatt Group Thriller by Andrea Kane

Author:Andrea Kane [Kane, Andrea]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781682320297
Amazon: 1682320294
Publisher: Bonnie Meadow Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-03-19T00:00:00+00:00

15

Three days left…

Four Seasons Hotel, Palo Alto

28 February

Wednesday, 4:15 a.m. local time

Aidan sat up in a wing-backed chair in Simone’s hotel room. Dressed in the hotel’s bathrobe, he sipped his coffee and watched Simone sleep, her breathing even and relaxed.

He was anything but.

While their lovemaking had been a welcome diversion, it hadn’t come close to calming Aidan’s adrenaline rush enough to let him rest.

Last night had started out for him in Lake Tahoe with getting Susan Pennington’s meltdown under control followed by the arrival of his package and a closed-door computer lesson and prep time meeting with Vance—one Aidan had promised to drill home again at six a.m. this morning, just prior to Vance’s first—and obviously emotional—communication with Lauren.

That done, Aidan had jetted back to Palo Alto, given Simone the school ring, and jumped right into the lengthy videoconference between him, Simone, and Ryan.

Simone had listened intently and absorbed everything Ryan explained to her in painstaking detail. Their discussion had included Aidan cluing Ryan in on the tweaks they’d made to his plan. Since the ring had originally been designed for a man—with the idea that Vance would be handling this data transfer—a little improvising had been necessary. The new plan was that Simone would wear the ring around her neck on a silver chain Aidan had purchased. If anyone asked, she’d say it was her boyfriend’s pride and joy and that he’d given it to her to wear as a prelude to a future commitment. Since she’d already told Lawrence Blockman she had a boyfriend, this would be no great revelation. Aidan had made sure the chain had an easy-open clasp so Simone wouldn’t be slowed down in her efforts. If everything went as planned, the Chinese would have what they wanted and the necessary time would be bought.

But Aidan wasn’t a fan of ifs.

He saw that Simone was outwardly calm and prepared. But he also knew her too well. The task ahead would be pushing her way out of her comfort zone. She was a consultant, not a technology specialist or a thief. Plus, this involved a whole new heightened type of pressure. The security of a human life, not a corporate entity, was planted solely in her hands. How could she not be a bundle of nerves?

So on two separate fronts, today’s events would be not only challenging but critical to the assurance of Lauren’s well-being.

Aidan checked his watch. Time to shower and get dressed. Soon, he’d be hopping on the Gulfstream and heading back to Lake Tahoe. He’d be way earlier than six. But it was imperative that he make sure Vance was both mentally and psychologically ready. Everything hinged on how Vance handled this call and the information he extracted.

Once the call was complete, Aidan would be on high alert as he waited for Simone’s call, announcing that she’d successfully completed her mission, that she was now outside Nano’s impenetrable walls, and that she was ready to transmit the sample of the stolen technology, as promised.

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