The Olympus Project (The Phoenix Series - Book One) by Ted Tayler

Author:Ted Tayler
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: mystery, crime punishment, suspense action adult, action adventure, thriller, vigilante justice

CHAPTER 16

Colin worked on through the evening, putting the finishing touches to the itinerary of his proposed assignment. Once he completed it, he saved it on his laptop and crashed out on his bunk, without even bothering to undress.

He slept fitfully through the night dreaming of Karen and Sharron for the first time in a long time. Those painful memories had been suppressed so well. Yet just reading how Sir Godfrey Penrose had taken advantage of those innocent children for so many years; that caused those emotional times in his life to come tumbling back.

Colin dragged himself from bed at six o’clock and went straight to the pool. He stripped off, showered and put on a pair of trunks; he dived into the water and swam until he couldn’t raise his arms or kick his legs any longer. Then he clambered out of the pool and sat on the edge with his feet dangling in the water. Tears were close, but not that close. Gradually, he fought against the feelings that sought to overwhelm him and regained control. Colin Bailey, the stone cold killer was back.

He looked up when he heard someone else enter the building; it was Athena.

“Good morning Phoenix,” she said.

Colin watched her as she stepped out of her tracksuit bottoms and peeled off her sweatshirt top to reveal her one-piece grey swimsuit. She looked incredible.

“Do you come here often?” he managed, finally. His tongue seemed to have stuck to the roof of his mouth.

“Is that the best you can do?” Athena mocked and slipped into the pool. She set off with long smooth rhythmical strokes and tumble-turned at the end of the lane; her appearance looked so graceful that Colin sat and stared at her for a few minutes mesmerised. He knew he should get up and dry himself before he got a chill. He wanted to stay a while longer to get his breath back. Well, that was his excuse!

Eventually, he tore himself away from the sight of her long powerful back and the grey costume that made her look more fish than human. Although when she had removed her outer clothes Colin was under no illusions, Athena was all woman. He dried himself and dressed in a hurry; he needed to get back to his quarters and get into clean, warm clothes. Then he had to get to work; to take his mind off Athena.

Colin had visited the canteen and eaten breakfast, wondering if Athena was coming in to get something too; of course, she wasn’t about to eat with the hired help, what was he thinking! It didn’t stop him from looking up every time the door opened. He took his time over his second cup of coffee to no avail. As he strolled back to his quarters, he remembered he needed to contact Erebus and set up a meeting in the orangery to go through his proposal for direct action against Penrose. As he walked through the door there was yet another ‘post-it’ note on his laptop.

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