The Circle Rises (The Max Quinn Conspiracy Book 4) by Harry Parker

Author:Harry Parker [Parker, Harry]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: MRC Publishing
Published: 2025-05-21T16:00:00+00:00

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The snow was falling in fat, wet flakes as they landed at Chicago Executive Airport north of the city in Wheeling, Illinois. This time they were able to take a small jet and ride in comfort. Norman was allowed to stay conscious and was strapped into a seat across from George Clemente. Charlie noticed George didn’t even bother to use zip cuffs on him. There was nowhere for him to run and Charlie suspected Norman was just as curious to see what George had in mind. He would want to protect his family.

A black Suburban was waiting for them at the airport. Chicago’s version of a Lincoln Continental. Norman was led down the metal staircase that was brought alongside the plane. The wet snow made the steps hard to navigate and he caught himself midway down as his foot slipped out from under him.

Clemente heard him gasp and spun around, glaring at the men above and below him. Norman saw the look of fear come across their faces. He kept moving, wanting to get onto the tarmac as quickly as possible. As soon as his feet were on the pavement there was a man on each side of him, beefy hands in his armpits practically holding him up as they shuffled him to the waiting car.

He was put into the backseat as the two oversized men squeezed in around him. He started to root around for his seatbelt but realized it was tucked under the thigh of one of the guards. The ridiculousness of it struck him but just as he was sitting back, resigned to drive in the snow without it, the guard noticed and let out an audible ‘tsk’, digging out the seatbelt and reaching over him for the strap, buckling him in.

The guard leaned over and smiled at the man on Norman’s other side.

“Want to keep him safe,” he said as the two men shared a laugh.

George opened his door and the two men fell silent, their faces losing all expression. Norman looked back and forth at the small group as Charlie slid into the driver’s seat.

They’re afraid of what he might do, thought Norman, storing away the knowledge for later. He watched how Charlie avoided making direct eye contact with him. It had taken him a little while to recognize him. The drugs in his system made it tough to see anything clearly.

Then it took him some time to calm down enough to take stock of where he was and realize he was still alive. There must be a purpose to having him alive, he thought. He figured out pretty quickly that it had to involve Max, or worse, Ned but he did his best to let that go. There was nothing to be done about that, yet.

That small, cramped room where he first woke up smelled of mold and sweat. A passing siren helped him guess he was somewhere in the New York area. The city was the only place he had ever heard the

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