Degrees of Control by Via Mari

Author:Via Mari [Mari, Via]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-03-04T18:30:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

“They are in the middle of the ocean and you will never catch up to them, besides it’s not safe!” I just need a few moments to think about how to handle this. I know Chase wouldn’t leave me without security, but my guess is they have been instructed to keep me where I am and I have no doubt they will run to Chase if they have so much as a hint what I have in mind.

“You’re right, Mom. I think I’ll go to my room and wait for him to call,” I say, dismayed at how easily the deceit rolls from my tongue. My dad’s eyebrows raise and at first I think he is going to call my bluff, but he does not.

Outside of their suite I pass security and Sheldon is glued to my side as I enter the elevator and push the button for the suite above. The elevator doors open and Sheldon takes vigilance outside of our room. “Thanks for your help today,” I say as I enter my room and close the door behind me.

Once inside, I call the front desk and ask for the number of Mikael’s catamaran service remembering Chase telling me about him giving the tourists helicopter tours and starting his own flight instruction classes.

“Thank you,” I say, hanging up once I have his number and quickly punching it into the landline on the bedside table. A young woman answers the call and I ask for Mikael.

“I’m sorry, but he is with clients at the moment,” she says.

“This is urgent. Could you please get a message to him? I am calling on behalf of Chase Prestian. We are in dire need of assistance to fly a helicopter,” I say, again surprised at how easily the lies flow off of my tongue.

“Chase Prestian? Please, remain on the line and I will find him,” she says, putting me on hold and subjecting me to eighties sounding elevator music. It seems like hours and hours, although the clock has barely moved moments before he comes onto the line.

“Mikael here, who am I speaking with?” he asks.

“Mikael, this is Katarina. We met on the catamaran with Chase Prestian. He’s in trouble and I need a helicopter ride out to his yacht. They left about forty minutes ago. Can we catch them?” I ask.

There is a slight pause on the other end of the phone. “Mikael, I need to know now if you can help, otherwise, I will find someone else,” I say.

“Yes, of course, I would do anything for Chase. I was only trying to determine which helicopter to take. If time is of the essence, we will take the one Chase owns and has here on the island this week. The Augusta 169 can move at about 311 kilometers per hour. We should be able to catch up to them fairly easily.”

“I will come by taxi and be there shortly then, thanks Mikael,” I say, hanging up and calling the number for the taxi listed on the hotel brochure.

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