January's Child: Robert Walker - Book 1 (Robert Walker Series) by Neil Howarth

Author:Neil Howarth [Howarth, Neil]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2022-02-06T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTY-EIGHT

Walker crashed through the trees, branches whipped at his face, while bullets zipped past him, tugging at the outstretched branches and slapping into the tree trunks. He kept low, diving and weaving, though a part of him told him he was just as likely to swerve into the path of a bullet than away from it. Regardless, old instincts die hard.

The ground suddenly dipped. He slipped on to his backside and slid down through deep snow into a narrow gulley. He immediately darted off to his left, taking advantage of the natural cover. It was taking him further away from the car, but that was already too much of a risk. They were bound to have found it by now. He hoped Vasili had insurance. But then again, maybe he wished he didn’t.

He emerged from the gulley and pushed on, heading vaguely north. He could still hear the bullets whipping through the trees, but they were much further away now. There was a road out there, somewhere. What good it would do, he wasn’t sure.

It had begun to snow again, which was good because it covered his tracks. He kept moving for another thirty minutes before it appeared. The snow ploughs had not made it this far out, and the road was thick and smooth with snow. He stayed under the cover of the trees and followed it along until he spotted the mile post. Which was when he risked the phone call.

The phone seemed to ring forever before it answered, and he heard the grumpy voice of Ed Cooper.

“Ed, it’s Robert Walker.”

Ed gave an audible groan. “I seem to remember something about never hearing from you again.”

“Eleanor’s dead.”

The line went silent.

“There was someone waiting for me when I went back to see her. I think I lost them but I need you to come and pick me up.”

“You think you lost them?”

“I’m sure. I have some things I want you to see.”

“I was about to go to bed.”

“Ed, I need this.”

The line went silent. Walker wondered if he had hung up.

“Where are you?”

Walker gave him the mile post number.

“I’ll be there in about an hour.”

It was thirty minutes later when he saw the lights come down the hill, accompanied by the low rumble of the snow chains. He stayed out of sight until the four wheel drive, flat bed, truck came to a halt beside the marker post. It was already too dark to see inside the vehicle to see who was driving. Walker took a chance and slipped across the road. He opened the passenger side door. Ed Cooper did not look happy to see him.

“This had better be good.”

Walker forced a smile and slipped into the passenger seat.

“I hope so too.”

Ed pulled away, the four wheel drive and the snow chains biting into the snow.

“Want to tell me what happened?”

“Someone killed her, after I visited her.”

“Shit. Did she tell you anything?”

“You could say she left me a message.”

“So, tell me.”

“Can it wait?” Walker didn’t feel like talking right now.

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