Shiva by Carolyn McCray

Author:Carolyn McCray [Carolyn McCray]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781611097177
Goodreads: 15954309
Publisher: Off Our Meds MultiMedia
Published: 2013-01-09T13:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 16

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Giza, Egypt

9:42 p.m. (CAT)

“Il suo bene,” Davidson said. “It’s okay” in Italian. Yet the three sweaty men still advanced. He’d already tried Arabic, Farci, and even Armenian, yet the men didn’t seem to speak any of the most common languages in Egypt.

His only solace was that he was pretty sure these men were not Disciples. Dressed in near rags and smeared with urban detritus, they seemed to be street thugs. Three street thugs with knives. Sure, Davidson could shoot, but that would advertise his location to not only the Egyptian police who were crawling all over the area, but the Disciples who must have descended upon the area since Lopez’s little circus landing.

The men looked like they came prepared to loot. A common occupation these days in Egypt. Some gangs were even accused of fomenting riots just so they could loot afterward.

Now, though, these men had a far more valuable prize in sight. An American. An armed American. How much would the government pay as a bounty? Or how much could they ask as ransom from the US? Either way, it wasn’t looking so good for Davidson. He needed to get out of this situation quietly and quickly.

Neither of which looked very likely at the moment.

Davidson secured his rifle onto his back and pulled a knife out of its sheath on his leg. The men brazenly smiled. Davidson pulled a second knife from his belt. Holding both weapons in the blade-back position, Davidson nodded to the men.

Funny, their smiles faded. They were used to ambushing tourists. Mugging them for their valuables, then running. Not a one of the three seemed any too happy about going up against a trained man. Yet the odds were still on their side, so they advanced.

Davidson danced back, waiting for one of them to commit.

The largest of the bunch grunted, shoving the smallest guy forward. The man stumbled, righting himself. He glared over his shoulder yet found no support there. Davidson flipped one of the knives, caught it, aiming it forward.

The guy must have decided to just dive in, as he charged at Davidson. He sidestepped, dragging the knife’s edge along the man’s arm. Davidson could have gutted him, easily, but the less mess the better. The man grasped at his bleeding arm, wavering to the left, then to the right.

Davidson grabbed him by the collar and shoved him back to his gang. Then he set up in attack position again.

The largest man glared, his jaw muscles working up and down. Finally, he must have decided that this little payday wasn’t worth the effort. With a guttural signal, he urged his gang back down the alley.

Not taking any chances, Davidson headed off in the opposite direction. This building would have made a nice perch, but now he would have to go find another one.

He could only hope he didn’t miss too much.

* * *

“I’ve got her!” Levont shouted from up ahead.

Rebecca pushed past Talli. “Vakasa, stop!”

Brandt brought up the rear. “Catch our six,” he ordered Talli as he moved forward to see what all the fuss was about.

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