Slaughter in the Desert by Michael Beals

Author:Michael Beals [Beals, Michael]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-12-06T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 11

Jalo Oasis

East Libya

“Any luck?”

In the shade of a red sandstone outcropping, Kat peered around a hulking New Zealander Sergeant at her hog-tied prisoner. No one had laid a finger on the Colonel, but the last eight hours of nonstop interrogation and threats, without any food, water or rest, must have been torture enough for the gray-haired NAZI Officer.

The interrogator’s iron visage skidded as Kat slipped past him. He gaped at the ghost turned living girl half his size and reflexively stood at parade rest when addressing her.

“No, ma’am. Not yet, but I think he’s coming around.”

The Colonel squinted through the heat haze at the familiar voice coming out of the shadows. He stumbled to his knees and laughed through cracked lips.

“You! If you really know Pernass, then you should know what hell awaits me if I talk. Your childish attempts at torture are a vacation in comparison.”

Kat squatted down and offered him a cool canteen. His resolve held for only a second before accepting the gift. Kat clucked her tongue while holding the jar to his lips.

“So, what now? Should we drag you back to headquarters? I bet you’d love that. No POW camp for you. Probably get swapped in a prisoner exchange within the week.”

The Wehrmacht Officer sputtered and choked on the water, his eyes bulging at the mention of being sent to the Allied rear area.

“No, no… that’s…uh… a poor solution for us all.”

While Kat puzzled over the man’s odd fear, Captain Steele bounded over.

“Why? Is something going to happen soon? Then give me some hot intel that keeps me out in the field instead of rushing home to mama.”

The German opened, then shut his mouth, only the gnashing of his grinding teeth coming out. Kat yanked a leather-wrapped notebook out of her thigh pocket and flapped it in his face. The busted lock bounced off his forehead.

“Then let’s skip the middleman and make a deal right now. Where’s the decryption key for this ledger? Seems real important. None of the regular codes work.”

The Colonel dropped his brow and muttered. As soon as Steele bent to his level, the older man tried headbutting the Captain and clawed at the pistol on his belt.

“Oh, please. You’re embarrassing yourself.” Steele flipped the prisoner over his lean back and dropped a knee on his throat. “You’re way too slow for stunts like that. No one’s going to shoot you, no matter how hard you try.”

Kat dropped to the sand, stretching out beside the Colonel as he fought back tears. “The Captain’s right, but there are other ways to kill you. Suppose we release you now?”

“Don’t toy with me, you damn…”

She purred and scratched her belly. “No joke. Give you food and water and point you towards the highway. You should get picked up sometime tomorrow, just about when we’re within radio range of friendly forces. Then the good Captain here sends an urgent broadcast about a massive pending attack.

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