Exiled: Sovereign Land by James Hunt

Author:James Hunt [Hunt, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Apocalyptic
Published: 2015-03-31T05:00:00+00:00

***

The dark circles under the president’s eyes were a product of his sleepless week. Jones could feel his weariness. The president sat behind the desk with a slight hunch.

“They made the first move, Jones,” the president said.

“I understand, sir. And no one doubts your retaliation.”

“They left me no choice.”

Jones noticed the president seemed to be talking to himself more than to anyone else. If the president was this war weary, then now was the time to strike.

“Sir, perhaps I could help,” Jones said.

The president’s eyes found him on the couch. He was broken, a wounded animal looking for an escape. The president might as well just have broken down and begged on his hands and knees right then and there.

“Let me go to Mexico. Before all of this happened, I had been in talks with General Gallo for the purposes of establishing an alliance,” Jones said.

“Well, it didn’t work.” The words were harsh. The president’s face twisted in anger and doubt.

“I know, Mr. President. However, both we and the Mexican government know that this war isn’t one either side can afford. Let me finish what I started.”

“And what if the outcome isn’t desirable?”

“Then the blame is on me, Mr. President. I will take full responsibility for what happened. You’ll have your scapegoat if I fail.”

It was all on the line now. This was the only way Jones could convince the president to back his visit. And if he had the power of the Oval Office behind him for his talk with Gallo, it could shift the weight of negotiations back in his favor.

“It’s on you, Jones. Everything.”

“Thank you, Mr. President.”

“I’ll phone the Mexican president that you’ll be there this evening.”

Jones said nothing else. He was hanging on by a thread. There wasn’t any room for error now. Everything was riding on this trip. The execution had to be flawless. Mistakes wouldn’t just mean the end of his career, they meant the end of his life.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.