Ransomed Jewels by Laura Landon

Author:Laura Landon [Landon, Laura]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781503935266
Published: 2016-05-03T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 18

Sam stopped the carriage close to the warehouse and jumped to the ground. Barnaby was already waiting for him.

“How do you want to handle this, Major?”

Sam breathed a sigh of relief, happy he didn’t have to argue with Barnaby Linscott. He’d been afraid Claire’s brother would insist on taking control.

Sam looked at the old wooden structure in one of the seedier parts of London. It was a single-story building that looked like it was about to collapse in on itself.

A large double door took up most of the front, with high windows on either side. The windows might have allowed sunlight to penetrate the interior of the building had they not been so caked with dirt and grime. A narrow alley separated the building from a neighboring building, which didn’t appear to be in any better condition.

This wasn’t a building Sam thought many people might even notice unless they had a specific reason to search it out. A perfect spot for Roseneau to hide the Marquess of Halverston.

“There are probably two entrances. I’ll take the back and you watch the front. If your brother’s here, he’s more than likely in the back.”

“Maybe we should stay together, then.”

“No. I don’t know how many guards there are.”

Sam pulled his pistol from inside his jacket and checked it. Then he reached for his knife. “We can’t let anyone escape to tell Roseneau his prisoner is gone. With any luck, he won’t find out for a few days.”

“And by then, the Russian representatives will have arrived?”

Sam’s gaze darted to Barnaby. “How do you know about that?”

Barnaby shrugged. “It’s a matter of being in the right place at the right time. Or knowing the right people. For instance, who would ever have guessed the esteemed Marquess of Huntingdon was a spy? Or that the two of you worked so closely together?”

Sam studied Lord Barnaby and fought the niggling questions that consumed him. “Yes. Who?”

Claire’s brother was a mystery. And Sam hated mysteries to which he didn’t know the answers. He gave Barnaby another look, then took off his jacket and threw it in the carriage. Removing one’s jacket was a trick Hunt had taught him. It made moving in a fight much easier.

Sam slipped his knife and gun into the waistband of his pants where they would be in easy reach. When he finished, he turned to discover Claire’s brother had done the same.

Another coincidence Sam found unsettling.

“Give me about five minutes to get inside, then be ready. Don’t let anyone get past you.”

“Yes, Major,” Barnaby said. “Good luck.”

Sam took one step and stopped. “You know, there’s a good chance they’ve already moved him.”

Barnaby nodded. “I know. I would have if I were Roseneau. He can’t chance us finding Alex until he has the necklace.”

Sam felt the weight of Barnaby’s words. As much as he wanted this to be over, he knew the odds weren’t in their favor. He gave Barnaby a final nod, then checked the gun at his waist and walked away.

He stayed in the shadows as long as he could, then crossed the street.

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