Empire (A Jack Sigler Thriller Book 8) by Jeremy Robinson & Sean Ellis

Author:Jeremy Robinson & Sean Ellis [Robinson, Jeremy & Ellis, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Breakneck Media
Published: 2016-04-25T23:00:00+00:00

24

After the Russian President’s departure, King and Lynn were hooded again and taken from the interrogation cell. They walked a short distance and then stood still for a few seconds, during which time King thought he felt movement beneath him.

An elevator.

A sudden change in air temperature, which he could feel on his exposed hands, indicated that they were outside. The roar of a jet turbine engine and the distinctive rhythm of rotor blades beating the air finally brought his mental image into focus. Wherever or whatever Volosgrad was, they would be going there by helicopter.

The noise inside the aircraft, combined with the heavy shroud covering his entire head, made it impossible for him to hear anything that might have offered a clue as to where they were actually going. He didn’t even know for certain that Lynn was still with him.

‘Take him to Volosgrad,’ the Russian had said. ‘He should be able to provide what Alexei needs.’

He, King thought, means me. They think I’ve got something that this Alexei wants. What? And why?

The Russian had said something else, too.

‘We must have the Firebird.’

King doubted whatever scheme they were cooking up involved an American muscle car. The only other thing that came immediately to mind was a Stravinsky ballet suite, composed in 1910 and based on a Russian folk tale about a magical creature. That made only a little more sense though. Likely, it was merely a randomly selected code-name, but whatever it meant, King evidently had something they needed to make the Firebird a reality.

It was one more maddeningly irregular piece of the puzzle. Julie…or rather Catherine, had recognized him as King. Why was that important? He felt certain that if he could just get an answer to that question, the full picture would emerge.

I need to talk to her again.

But as the minutes dragged into hours, those jumbled pieces kept coming to the surface of his consciousness. Was the woman that called herself Catherine Alexander actually Julie Sigler? Was his sister alive or not? Were the Russians preparing for all-out war with the United States? Were Peter and Bishop safe? Did his father know that the President of Russia had taken a personal interest in finding him?

He felt the helicopter banking, changing both direction and elevation, as if in preparation for landing. The maneuvers continued for several minutes, and then he felt a bump as the aircraft came to rest.

While the turbines were still powering down, his hood was removed again. He blinked to bring the world into focus, immediately noting the interior of the aircraft. From the large passenger compartment and utilitarian design, he guessed it to be a military transport. The small contingent of soldiers occupying some of the seats supported that assumption, but there were also two other people with him. They were not wearing dark green camouflage uniforms. His mother, at least he assumed it was Lynn under the sack hood, and—

Julie!

—Catherine Alexander, who was standing right in front of him.

He forced a smile. “Hey. We didn’t get a chance to talk.

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