Swiftshadow by Kane D. S

Author:Kane, D. S. [Kane, D. S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Hunted, Russia, mercenary, thriller, mole, Mystery, Mossad, assassin, Israel, hacker, spy, Washington, covert, MI-6, submarine, China
ISBN: 9780996059169
Amazon: 0996059164
Goodreads: 22907228
Publisher: The Swiftshadow Publishing Group
Published: 2014-08-02T07:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 24

August 19, 4:21 p.m.

Room 312, Mandarin Oriental,

1330 Maryland Avenue SW,

Washington, DC

Cassie dug into her attaché case, pulling out articles of clothing, including a well-stained and ripped raincoat, a black ski cap, and other discards. Her first disguise. She tossed these to Lee, along with items she’d bought yesterday. “When we’re done, no one will recognize you. To start, strip off all your clothing and go to the bathroom.”

Lee did as asked.

She filled the bathtub and dropped three bottles of brown shoe polish into it. “Step into the tub, please. First, I’m going to change the color of your skin. Lie down, take a deep breath and use your fingertips to cover the openings of your nose. Let yourself sink totally under the bath water for as long as you can.”

He held fingertips to his nostrils and splashed under, staying submerged for thirty seconds.

The smells of hair dyes, shoe polish, and unwashed old clothing mixed with the stale odors already in their room. She remembered how she’d felt the last time she’d done this and relished leaving as soon as they could.

She worked on his appearance for almost an hour, putting him through many of the same changes she had undergone when she’d fled DC so many months ago. Her work made Lee look wild. He’d stand out in a crowd, something no one in an undercover operation would ordinarily want, but he wouldn’t look in the least like Lee Ainsley, and that might be enough.

“Okay, Lee, put these clothes on.” While he dressed, she became an old and cheap call girl, with thick makeup and bright red lipstick. “We carry everything in our attaché cases, and we put them into brown paper shopping bags. We top the bags off with food and water bottles from the room’s bar, leave without paying the bill via the service entrance, and hoof it to the bus terminal.” She checked her makeup to make sure it looked disgusting.

“You will be my pimp, but don’t worry. Snoop cameras aren’t programmed to pick up anyone that looks like this and that’s what we have to worry about. As for any johns I might attract, they’ll run away when they imagine my personal hygiene from seeing this disguise. I look frightful.” She grinned into the mirror. Then she gazed at Lee and burst out laughing.

It took three hours to walk to the bus station. On the way there she bought some needed items at a costume store. Her fear was so strong her palms slicked with perspiration. Lee seemed oblivious to their danger. Once he got “into role,” Cassie had to keep reminding him not to attract attention to them. They purchased two bus tickets using counterfeit cash.

It wasn’t until the bus crossed out of Washington’s city limits she relaxed and no longer heard the blood rushing through the arteries in her skull. She watched Lee startle every time the bus slowed, but the voice in her head remained silent.

Their first leg of the journey took them to Dubuque, Iowa.

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