Peter's Return by Cynthia Cooke

Author:Cynthia Cooke
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2004-09-17T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Peter and Robert hid in the bushes and watched the activity on the airstrip. A large truck with a canvas-covered back was parked off to the side. Several of Baltasar’s guards unloaded and opened crates stored in the back of the truck. They pulled plastic baggies filled with white powder out of the crates and loaded them into large black duffel bags.

“This is quite an impressive operation,” Robert said.

“Each duffel will hold about fifty kilos. He’s planning on dumping five hundred kilos into Colorado Springs.”

“That’s incredible,” Robert muttered.

“And the root cause of all the problems the Springs has been facing lately, especially in the last few months.”

Suddenly, lights along the runway lit up, and far in the distance Peter could see the twinkling glow of an approaching plane.

“What are we doing here?” Robert asked. “Do you have a car stashed close by? And where’s Emily.”

“She’s still with Marcos. Don’t worry, by tomorrow morning we’ll all be back in Colorado and you’ll be eating breakfast with your wife and kids.”

“From your lips to God’s ears,” Robert said softly.

“Stay out of sight,” Peter commanded as the plane approached the runway. He moved in as close to the airstrip as he could without being seen. The plane landed with a loud screech and rolled to a stop not fifty feet in front of him. Several of Baltasar’s guards started running toward the plane.

The fuselage doors flew open and agents poured out onto the runway, diving into the jungle, moving out of the line of fire. Understanding what was happening, Baltasar’s guards started calling out warnings, guns were raised and shots fired. From his position in the bushes, Peter started firing, giving as much cover to the agents fleeing the plane as he could.

A unit in black swung around behind him, popping up from the thick foliage to fire on the guards. Once all the agents were on the ground, Peter hurried back for Robert. “Follow me,” he called, and they both ran toward the plane.

As they approached, Peter noticed most of Baltasar’s guards had fallen, but there was still sporadic gunfire in the jungle. What concerned him was that he hadn’t yet seen Baltasar. The man must still be back at the compound with Emily. That was one complication Peter hadn’t planned on. He didn’t like the idea of Emily alone with Baltasar once the guns started firing. Who knew how he’d react?

He helped Robert into the plane, then climbed up behind him and quickly took off his pack. Jake Montgomery, FBI computer expert and one of his best friends, dropped his helmet onto his seat as he saw them. “Finally! I’ve been waiting for you.”

A large smile spread across Peter’s face as he stared at his friend. “Good to see you, too.”

Jake cocked a grin. “I knew you were out there causing trouble somewhere.”

“Yep, and I’m still not done.” He handed Jake the pack. “There’s a disk drive in there with the computer files I was able to download off Baltasar’s computer.

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