The Forgotten Soldier by Taylor Brad

Author:Taylor, Brad [Taylor, Brad]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Action & Adventure, Thrillers & Suspense, Spies & Politics, Thriller & Suspense, United States, Suspense, War & Military, Thrillers, Military, Terrorism, Thriller, Literature & Fiction
Publisher: Dutton
Published: 2015-12-29T06:00:00+00:00

45

Sharif al-Attiya held a finger up to the Skype call and said, “Don’t say another word. Shut up.” He turned away from the screen, feeling the beginnings of a throbbing headache. “Tarek, get in here!”

He waited for his assistant to arrive, giving his son nothing to indicate how incredibly angry he was. Out of habit, he awoke early every morning, but the time was usually his own, before he began his day with the investment authority. This morning had been different, with him waking up to three missed calls and an urgent text message for him to Skype his son. He had, and heard nothing but disaster.

Tarek entered the room, taking one look at Sharif’s visage and becoming subdued. He’d seen the volcano Sharif could become, and knew whatever was happening, it was not good news.

Sharif turned back to the screen and said, “Okay, idiot. Continue.”

Haider stumbled for words, then said, “Do you want me to repeat what I told you?”

“No, you donkey. Just keep going.”

“Yes, sir. . . . Nassir is missing, and we’re sure he’s dead. We missed capturing the American, but we’re searching Crete. Nikos has men at the airport and is combing the hotels. He has a lot of penetration. A lot of help. We’ll find him soon.”

Tarek’s face showed confusion, and Sharif said, “My idiot son found out that he was being tracked for his actions in Afghanistan. Instead of calling me, or leveraging whatever help we could provide, he decided to use our shahid as bait. The mission failed, and now our Syrian is compromised.”

His face slack, Tarek said, “What?”

Spittle flying from his lips, Sharif barked, “He put our mission in jeopardy! He tried to capture the American, and all he did was expose the Syrian. Now the American is running loose.”

Trying to catch up without asking any more questions, Tarek said, “Is the Syrian on the ferry?”

From the computer, Haider said, “Yes, yes. He wasn’t harmed. Father, it was the US secretary of state who told me about the plot. I decided to intervene. It should have been easy, but he had help. Someone helped him escape.”

“So it’s a team? An American team hunting the Syrian?”

“No, no. Father, he—they—are hunting me. Me and my friends. And they’ve killed two.”

Sharif waved that away with a hand, saying, “What does the Greek, Nikos, know?”

“Nothing. He only knows the documents we paid for. He’s used to working outside the law. He tried to capture the American in Athens, when he spotted the man conducting surveillance on our meeting.”

Sharif exploded again. “The American was there two days ago? And I’m just now finding out?”

Haider ducked his head on the screen, saying nothing. Tarek said, “Sir, let’s focus on the problem. What’s done is done.”

Sharif said, “How do you know the man is still on Crete?”

“He was drugged. He wouldn’t have had the capacity to purchase a plane ticket. We believe he’s either in a hotel or passed out in an alley. We’re looking.”

“What about a ferry?”

“It left too soon.

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