Order of the Black Sun Box Set 11 by Preston William Child

Author:Preston William Child [Child, Preston William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-17T22:00:00+00:00

11

PROTECTION FROM THE PROTECTORS

The rest of the team arrived at the museum entrance in a car they’d apparently rented, all looking very concerned at the sight of all of the police cars. That was their second visit to the Palazza Nuovo, and the second time that they’d discovered a police barricade in their way. They were initially stopped by some police who told them that the museum was closed for the day, but Inspector Amaro called his men off and let Nina's colleagues through the barricades.

The group went straight to Nina.

“Are you alright!?” Riley asked, exasperated.

“I'm fine,” Nina said. “Santino isn't...”

“Is he dead?” Elijah asked.

“Yes,” Nina said quietly as Riley pulled her tightly into an embrace. “It was the Third Triumvirate. They left another letter.”

“I hated the first letter,” Elijah said.

Nina wanted to tell them about how the Third Triumvirate had come to them last night. Now she felt like she had to since they were absolutely a threat. It just occurred to her that Santino was the other friend that Mr. Nero had mentioned when he told her that they’d execute more of her friends. They’d already executed one.

Their moment to process Santino's death was cut short, though. Inspector Amaro appeared with his fake smile.“You must be co-workers of Dr. Gould,” Inspector Amaro said. “We’ll be working quite closely together.”

Everyone looked on guard as the inspector shook their hands. Elijah looked utterly perplexed that a strange man like Donatello Amaro was some high-ranking detective in the Roman police force. Inspector Amaro exchanged pleasantries in that same awkward way that he’d introduced himself to her; and just like with Nina, it didn't seem to be winning any of her friends over either.

“Has Dr. Gould informed you of the arrangement we’ve made?”

They all looked to Nina and she could feel her face warm up. She hadn't had the chance to tell them yet, so of course the inspector was going to make this even more uncomfortable. He was really good at doing that.

Her team looked at her expectantly, waiting to hear more. As leader, it was her job to keep them aware.

She started, “Inspector Amaro--”

“Please,” the inspector interrupted. “We’re all friends here. Call me Donatello. Don will do just as well, even.”

They all gawked at him in bewilderment and none of them had any plans to call this stranger “Don.” They were still just waiting to hear what he was doing there.

Nina tried again, ready for another interruption.

“Because of these Third Triumvirate people, the police think it’s best that we receive an escort for the rest of our search.”

“For your protection, of course.” Inspector Amaro kept repeating it, but it never felt comforting.

“An escort!?” Riley asked, baffled. “What do we need an escort for? We do dangerous things all of the time. I mean just the other day we almost got killed in Egypt--”

Nina wanted Riley to stop talking before she said something that gave away the existence of the order. With her fast-talking, loud mouth, there was a high chance that Riley could slip up and satiate the inspector's curiosity.

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