SHADOW PACK by Marc Daniel

Author:Marc Daniel [Daniel, Marc]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2013-12-10T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 82

Andrei was standing in the middle of Ivanov’s home office, looking as sheepish as a six-year-old caught stealing candy from the pantry. Across the desk, a red-faced Ivanov was fuming. His bodyguard, Stanislas, stood at the door wearing his usual poker face. Igor Petrovich, Ivanov’s second, was sitting in a comfortable-looking armchair at the right of Andrei and was currently directing the questioning.

“Humor me one more time, Andrei, if you will. How come you didn’t go and help Vadim when you saw Biörn walking into the house?” asked Petrovich in a disgusted tone.

“I called his cell to warn him, but he didn’t pick up, or get out of there…” replied the henchman uneasily.

“Maybe you waited a bit too long before calling…”

Andrei was fidgeting nervously with his hands, wishing he were anywhere but here. He was going to answer that he had called as soon as he had seen Biörn come out of his car when one of the disposable cell phones on Ivanov’s desk started ringing. The mobster checked the caller ID before answering.

“Did you learn more about our problem?” asked Ivanov impatiently.

No one else in the room could hear the man on the other end of the line, but he must have answered in the affirmative for Ivanov started listening intently to what he had to say, occasionally answering with a monosyllable.

“I see,” said Ivanov after a few minutes. “Thank you for calling and don’t hesitate to call back if anything else comes up.”

He replaced the phone on the desk. One could tell by the throbbing vein on his forehead that the call had not appeased him in any way. Petrovich was staring inquisitively at his boss while Andrei looked like he was trying to blend in with the carpet. They all stood there in silence for a while before Ivanov finally spoke. “Vadim did not react to Andrei’s warning call because he was already dead by the time Biörn walked into the house.”

“Do you mean to say that the bitch killed him?” asked Petrovich dubiously.

“No. According to one of my cops on payroll, another man was in the house. That’s who killed Vadim.”

“Was he a cop? Was he there to protect Wang?” asked Petrovich, trying to understand.

“No. He was apparently there to kill the journalist, and I have good reasons to believe he was one of Clemens’ men,” answered the boss, trying to keep his rage in check.

Vadim’s killer had been decapitated by Biörn, and this detail had immediately raised an alarm in Ivanov’s mind. Why would anyone chop someone’s head off when there were a thousand easier ways to kill a man? But the answer became obvious if the killer had not been a man but a werewolf…

“How do you know that was one of Clemens’ men?” asked Petrovich disbelievingly. “Why would he be after Vadim?”

“Never mind how I know,” replied Ivanov impatiently. “It is time for us to find out what Clemens is up to. Andrei, go back to watch Clemens’ house and let me know everything that happens there.

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