Kurtz, Katherine - Adept 05 - Death of an Adept by Kurtz Katherine

Author:Kurtz, Katherine [Kurtz, Katherine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2011-09-07T04:01:31+00:00

They gave him a thorough briefing during the hour it took to drive back to Edinburgh. By the time they were approaching the Gogar interchange, Harry appeared anything but daunted. On the contrary, the gleam in his eye bespoke a keen commitment to the challenge offered.

“I appreciate your candor in trying to warn me off,” he told his two listeners, “but now that I’ve heard you out, I don’t really think I have the right not to take up this gauntlet, even if I may be stepping in over my depth - at least in the beginning. Somebody’s got to stop this Raeburn and his ilk. If I have the wherewithal to help - and it appears I do have something to offer - not to lend a hand would be criminally irresponsible of me.”

“Thank you, Harry,” Adam said with real warmth. “We’ll be speaking more about all of this, as you surely realize. Your help has already made a difference, and may well become critical before this is over. Just remember that the more often you use your talents, the more likely it is that you’ll be noticed on the astral. So from here on out, be careful and watch your back. We already know that Raeburn has stepped up his efforts against us, and that he won’t scruple to eliminate anyone who stands in his way.”

The timeliness of that warning was brought home the very next day, though not against Harry himself. While driving home late from a synod meeting in Dunkeld, Christopher Houston was run off the road, saved from serious injury or death only by the heavy safety features of the family Volvo, which was totalled. Though the police attributed the accident to black ice, Christopher had seen the black van that came up fast from behind and forced him to choose between a ditch and a bridge abutment. The next day, on McLeod’s recommendation, Christopher and Victoria took the precaution of sending their two daughters to stay with their grandmother, in Dundee. In the girls’ absence, Victoria moved in with Lady Julian, for strength in numbers, and Christopher took up nighttime residence at Strathmourne.

“I think we’ve probably made the right decision, where the girls are concerned,” Christopher told Adam, over brandy in the library with McLeod and Peregrine. “But I’m not entirely convinced that the accident connects to Raeburn. There are lots of crazy drivers in black vans. It could be just coincidence.” “It was no coincidence when he had Adam run off the road two years ago,” Peregrine pointed out. “Why should we assume that Raeburn will only use occult methods to get at us? If we’re standing in his way, what’s to stop him from simply hiring a professional hit man? One shot from a high-powered rifle - or one well-placed car bomb - could save him a lot of time and trouble.” McLeod shook his head. “There’s no glory or profit in that kind of crude execution. I doubt he’d delegate the

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