Stone of Truth by Adam Hiatt

Author:Adam Hiatt [Hiatt, Adam]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781935142669
Publisher: Variance LLC (USA)
Published: 2020-04-07T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty-Six

Inching his way over to the desk on his hands and knees, Reddic cursed at himself inwardly for not trusting his original instinct. He had seen the blue sedan pull out of the parking garage and follow his Mercedes, but he chose not to act on the premonition. He gave it the benefit of the doubt, assuming that it was en route to another destination in the neighborhood. It was naive on his part.

He wondered how many killers awaited them outside of the office. Obviously there was at least one with a high-powered, noise suppressed sniper rifle patiently waiting for the smallest of targets. At a distance of less than eighty yards a professional could put a bullet in the door’s keyhole. There had to be a way to see his enemy without putting himself in danger. He surveyed the walls of the suddenly confined office.

Hanging loosely from a nail embedded in the sheetrock wall was an oval-shaped mirror. Reddic wiggled his way across the floor until he sat directly beneath it. The mirror hung about four feet above his head. He had to dislodge it without putting himself in the sniper’s sights.

Digging his heels into the carpet, he pressed backward with his legs. He angled his back to allow his shirt to slide up the wall. His quadriceps burned with each passing second. He reached above his head and grabbed hold of the mirror, sliding back down the wall to the floor.

Sitting in front of the desk now, he slowly raised it up and angled it toward the parking structure. After some adjustment he managed to see the blue car through the reflection. The rear window appeared to be down. He couldn't determine if the sniper was in the back seat. The distance was too great.

The mirror suddenly flew out of his hand. A bullet had struck it at a high velocity, propelling it out of his grip. He stared at the shattered pieces of glass on the floor for a moment. Something troubled him about the blue sedan. He closed his eyes and thought back to when he had first encountered the tail. He remembered purposely slowing down at the first traffic signal in an effort to catch a glimpse of the suspected pursuer.

His eyes shot open—there were two of them in the car. But where was the other? Was he in the building, closing in on the office at this very moment? That was a plausible scenario. If it were so, then they only had a few more minutes, at best, before they were found.

But the accomplice wouldn’t come crashing into the room. That would be bad strategy. He would wait in the hall or in the stairwell for the shooter to push the prey to him. Yet at this moment it seemed impossible to get out of the office. The entire door could be seen from the assassin’s vantage point. Any attempt to leave would surely end as a bloody one.

Reddic was suddenly frustrated at his impotence.

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