Hijack by Chris Ryan

Author:Chris Ryan
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781471407895
Publisher: Bonnier Publishing Fiction
Published: 2020-06-29T08:27:36.854000+00:00

13

HMS Stirling

The worst thing was the waiting.

Max and Lukas knew that the red-eyed frogman and his mate would return. And they knew that, when that happened, there would be more violence. Max half wanted to get it over with.

Yeah, waiting was the worst.

The fishing trawler was in motion. Max passed the time trying to determine their direction of travel. It was cloudy. From time to time, though, the clouds parted and he could make out the Southern Cross twinkling in the sky. Each time it came into view, he extended an imaginary line from the top of the cross down its long axis, five times its length, then dropped the line down to the horizon. This told him where south was, but that wasn’t much use. The Southern Cross kept disappearing and reappearing with a new bearing. They seemed to be travelling in a circle. But that didn’t make sense, did it?

Spray covered them. They were soaking wet, so it was difficult for Max to tell if his nose was still bleeding. He was certainly still in pain, and the pain increased when he saw the two figures approach again. When they were close, he saw that the red-eyed guy held a handgun. The man knelt in front of Max and put the gun to his forehead.

‘Who are you?’ he rasped over the noise of the engines and the ocean.

Max swallowed hard. ‘No one.’

The man nodded and gave a grim smile. Then, without taking his eyes from Max, he aimed the handgun at Lukas instead. His implication was clear: Answer me, or your friend dies.

‘Who are you?’ he repeated.

Max glanced sidelong at Lukas. His friend was looking straight ahead. He seemed calm, and Max understood why. So long as their captors thought Max and Lukas had information, they were more valuable alive than dead. ‘Please don’t hurt him,’ Max said. ‘We’re just here on holiday. We don’t know what’s going on.’

The man’s red eyes narrowed. He stood up, turned to his mate and nodded. They moved away along the deck.

The RIB carrying Woody, Angel, Lili, Sami and Abby sped through the waves. Conversation was impossible. The cadets gripped the sides of the RIB. Their clothes were sodden and heavy, their eyes blinded by spray. All Abby saw was dark, threatening sea and endless cloudy sky. They seemed to be speeding into the middle of nowhere. Her eyes fell on Angel and Woody and it was impossible not to feel slightly reassured. They were like the cadets’ parents, siblings and best friends all rolled into one. They schooled them, trained them and comforted them. Woody’s friendly face and Angel’s fiery red hair were a source of encouragement. They knew what they were doing and would stop at nothing to ensure the cadets’ safety.

But there were some things they couldn’t do. Like bring people back from the dead. She tried not to think about what had happened to Max and Lukas. Could they possibly still be alive? She shuddered when she thought of what could be happening to them right now.

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