Patriot Play by Don Pendleton

Author:Don Pendleton
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin Enterprises
Published: 2008-12-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER THIRTEEN

Colorado

Liam Seeger had taken the news about the African incident more than badly. He was close to losing control as he paced back and forth in his office, taking his frustration out on anything that stood in his way. The knuckles of his right hand were scraped and bleeding following a hard punch against the solid top of his desk.

“Are we a bunch of fucking novices? Because that’s how it looks. How many more hits are we going to have to take? Jesus, we’re being sliced and diced and no one can even get a glimpse of this bastard. He just appears, makes his strike, then vanishes.”

Zac Lorens and Deacon Ribak were the only ones in the office with him. While Lorens had lost some of his composure and seemed edgy, Ribak stood watching in indifferent silence. During his years in the service he had been bawled out by men a sight harder than Seeger would ever be, so listening to the man’s rant did nothing to faze him.

“I built this group from nothing. Made the Brethren what it is and now we are the ones being given the runaround by some loose cannon.”

He rounded on Ribak. “Deke, you promised me you would stop these attacks. So why are they still taking place?”

“I don’t have an easy answer, Mr. Seeger. Our problem is we have no lead to who he is, or who he’s operating for. I’ve had all my contacts checking out agencies, looking at databases. Nothing. It’s like this guy is a ghost. He comes out of nowhere and vanishes just as fast. Doesn’t leave a trace. Hard to lock on to that kind of individual.”

“Liam, I’m sure this man, whoever he is, can’t keep this up indefinitely,” Lorens said. “And we have at least gained our objectives with regard to public unrest and dissatisfaction with the government. If we keep up what we’re doing I’m convinced we can still win the day.”

Seeger turned on the man, his face taut with anger and frustration. “To carry on, we need all our resources intact. The diamond deal will lose us millions, and money is what we need to maintain a steady flow of weapons and equipment. Don’t forget we lost four million because of Gantz and his partner. With the Africa deal lost, that’s at least an equal amount. A lot of money, Zac. You don’t make that up by snapping your fingers. You’re a lawyer. You understand these things.”

He looked across at Ribak. “Suggestions.”

“We ship some of the reserve ordnance from New Mexico. And before you say anything, Mr. Seeger, I know we were going to keep that intact. Right now we don’t have any choice. Without weapons and explosives we can’t push ahead with any major strikes. We can’t depend on another weapons buy because it will take too long to set up and transport. Use the ordnance from the New Mexico stockpile, and when we replenish, put back what we’ve taken. That’s my advice, sir.”

Seeger considered the option, knowing it was the only way forward for the present.

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