Hard Case IV: A Violent Life (John Harding Series Book 4) by DeLeo Bernard Lee

Author:DeLeo, Bernard Lee [DeLeo, Bernard Lee]
Language: eng
Format: azw3
Tags: Thriller
Publisher: RJ Parker Publishing, Inc.
Published: 2014-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Hollywood Connection

Victoria Lydia Voltaire, the screaming husk of life strapped onto the plastic wrapped table with legs wide spread, knew no other conscious thought other than pain. Pain so intense, her wrists hung twisted abnormally in the straps where they had fractured. Victoria’s forehead bled where restrained by the wide strap holding it in place, she had twisted incrementally during her torture until the skin remained on the strap. Without warning, numbness spread throughout her body, seeping into her very soul, gradually washing over all other feeling. The pause in pain took her breath away. She sucked in air with gulping, sobbing gasps. Moments later, Victoria passed out in sheer relief. A dull feeling of coolness made her eyes flutter open, only to see the smiling face of her torturer. She cried out, her eyes widening in terror. Lynn made shushing noises as she dabbed and patted Victoria’s face with a cool wet cloth.

“Hi honey. You dropped off to sleep there. Poor baby. You’ve been through a lot. Take a sip of this.” Lynn put a straw in Victoria’s mouth. The woman sucked in some water hesitantly, her eyes in a complete trance, locked onto Lynn’s face. “Can you speak, baby?”

“Please… please let me die.”

“Not yet, baby. You’ve atoned for all your past cute little actress tricks, holding out on us, while pretending to be helpful. Bad girl – but now you’ve really put aside your half-truths and obfuscation. I’m happy with you again. That’s a good thing. Aren’t you glad I’m happy again, Vicky?”

“Yes!” Victoria sobbed. “Oh… God yes. Please don’t hurt me anymore… please.”

Lynn straightened, holding her hand to chin in a contemplative way. “Okay… good. Now… here’s what we need to do with you feeling so much better pain wise. I’m going to go over a few of the details you held out on us-”

“I’m sorry! I…I’m sorry… Ms. Montoya!”

“That is so sweet. You remembered to address me correctly. Gus Denova’s involvement concerned us greatly. I know you were only trying to tell us what you thought we wanted to hear, and you really have paid your penance for that. Let me make sure we have it all right now, Vicky. Calm down and take your time to answer. You told me during our question and answer session that Gus was brought in from his Thailand hideout to run a Southern drug network. Terrorist cells were to be set up along this network much like you planned to do in the North. Is that correct?”

“Yes… yes Ms. Montoya!”

Lynn patted Victoria’s face fondly. “Just yes and no will be fine now, baby. The Muslim Brotherhood has not yet smuggled men in for the Southern network. You claimed they will arrive next month from Thailand, aboard a Cosco container ship… correct?”

“Yes.”

“Very good. Now, remember Vicky, our conversation and your facts are being checked by one of the best teams I’ve ever seen with computer hacking. If I hear a bad buzzer noise that something doesn’t check out, we’ll have to start all over again.

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