The Heretic by Joseph Nassise

Author:Joseph Nassise
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Mystery, Fantasy, Horror, Thriller
ISBN: 9781452400853
Publisher: Harbinger Books
Published: 2005-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SEVENTEEN

In the aftermath of the attack, Cade and his men caught a few moments of privacy and compared notes. Olsen explained what he and Riley had found, revealing the existence of a special unit in the Order and to whom it reported. Cade, in turn, told them about his encounter with Spencer and the shade’s belief that whoever was attacking them was doing so in order to locate and retrieve the Spear of Longinus.

Things were finally starting to make some sense, though they were still no closer to uncovering the identity of those behind it all.

Now, two hours later, Cade moved throughout the first floor, stopping briefly to talk to the defenders. His very presence, normally something that made most of the men nervous, was a welcome balm to their spirit, knowing as they did that it was the Knight Commander alone who had turned the tide of battle in their favor. While he walked, Cade checked on the preparations being made, making certain they were covered in the unlikely event that the Necromancer and his allies tried again. He reassured the wounded, letting them know that the Order’s medical staff would be with them as soon as possible and seeing to it that any mortally wounded soldiers were immediately removed to the infirmary.

When he was finished he moved to the second floor and did the same. Eventually, he ended up on the balcony overlooking the entrance to the manor house, watching the recovery team move across the wide patch of front lawn as they checked for any revenants that might still be alive. An occasional gunshot punctuated their work, as they sent their former comrades off to their rest.

Cade’s cell phone rang.

Still intent on watching the recovery team, he absentmindedly removed it from his belt and answered the call. “Williams.”

“Commander Cade Williams?”

The voice was British and not one he recognized.

Cade went instantly on alert. His phone was unlisted; no one but the senior Templar commanders and his own sergeants knew he could be reached at this number.

Cade chose to answer with a question of his own. “Who is this?”

“My name is Nigel Stone. Can I assume I am speaking with Knight Commander Williams?”

“Yes, this is Williams. Now who are you, what do you want, and how did you get this number?”

Stone chuckled. “Easy, Commander. I’ll be happy to answer your questions but one at a time please. First, are you alone?”

Williams looked around. There were several men on the observation deck with him, but all were far enough away to be out of earshot.

“I’m alone.”

“Good. As I mentioned, my name is Nigel Stone. Knight Commander Stone, to be precise. My compliments to your Sergeant Olsen. Very few individuals have ever managed to penetrate the security around my unit.”

Connections were suddenly made. “You’re the head of the Custodes Veritatis.”

“Correct. And I think it is time we talked.”

It was Cade’s turn to laugh. “You’ve got that right. It’s a dangerous game you’re playing, you realize, especially if your unit is the target of these attacks.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.