The Shadow Of Medea (Luke Temple Series Book 1) by Flynn James

Author:Flynn, James [Flynn, James]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781908720139
Published: 2014-01-25T16:00:00+00:00

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The shabby Range Rover bounced over the uneven runway at break-neck speed; its wheels shuddered and buckled with every jolt. Remy Aubert dropped the old clutch and depressed the brake pedal as the Land Rover reached the entrance to the airfield. He swung it left and gunned the engine as it whined and spluttered along the narrow country road, flanked on either side by well-kept hedges. Aubert still had his familiar rosy chubby cheeks. He was not a fat man but his head was almost spherical, and his hairline had receded even further since Luke had last seen him. He had on a green shooting jacket.

Luke had left both pilots in the cockpit and ordered them to lock the door and not to exit until they were long gone. The co-pilot had regained consciousness and sat in fear-ridden silence for the descent into Towcester, only breaking it to vomit in reaction to the concussion. Luke now sat in the front passenger seat. He checked the wing mirror and saw Seona in the back with her hood up, resting her head against the window, staring into the green fields.

Seona was shivering, the British summertime was non-existent and dark clouds crowded the sky. Looking at the green and brown fields stretching off into the distance, Seona couldn’t believe what had happened since she was last in the country. If only she knew two weeks ago what life had in store. She let out a single wheezy laugh at the absurdity of it all; she had no tears left. The rhythmic rocking of the car was causing her eyes to sting, and she struggled to keep them open. Sleep was trying to take her; it had been two days since it last did so. She quietly drifted off as the car chugged on down the country roads.

Aubert checked the mirror, a strong Gitane Brune cigarette hung from his mouth. He hadn’t spoken a word but now wanted to break the silence. “What the fuck is going on, Temple?” He spoke in heavily accented English and smoke drifted out of his mouth.

Luke checked Seona in the mirror and replied in French, “I have a situation, and needed somewhere to dump the jet.”

Aubert looked into the rear-view mirror at Seona and understood the need to talk in French. “Are you crazy, have you completely lost your mind? How dare you bring this to me? You think I don’t know who that is?”

Luke’s mind filtered. “What are they saying about her?”

Aubert shook his head. “I knew when the comms tower phoned through to me that this was going to be a big issue, which is why I brought this automobile. It has certain markers that have been cleaned.”

He meant that the registration number and engine registration had been taken off and altered. “Aubert, what have you heard about her?”

Aubert mumbled an expletive in French. “She is all over the screens, every channel,” he held a pause, “but they don’t have anything concrete. How did you do it Temple? From New York!?”

Luke wasn’t interested in explaining.

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