The Silver Cord: The Lily Lockwood Series: Book Two by Alison Caiola

Author:Alison Caiola [Caiola, Alison]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2015-04-02T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

Lily pulled her scarf down over her forehead, close to her eyes. She slipped the other end over her left shoulder to ensure that it covered her mouth and chin. They would be landing shortly. Remembering Maniadakis’s warning that since the culture was Muslim and because they were probably going to be the only white people in Mogadishu, they had to be as inconspicuous as possible. He was worried, with all the security he had hired to surround them, it would be difficult for them to fly under the radar.

Lily had her New York City bank wire $1,000,000.00 into an account in Maniadakis’s name in Central Bank, located in the capital city. There was a conference call between the executives of the two banks; an agreement was reached that, due to mitigating circumstances, if and when it became necessary to obtain additional funds, red tape would be circumvented and the money would be made available within hours.

The engine noise diminished as the plane began its descent. Lily turned to David, seated next to her; his eyes were closed and his hands gripped the worn leather arms. The plane landed and the Turkish Airlines flight attendant wished them all a safe journey.

“From her mouth to God’s ears,” Lily whispered to David. He squeezed her hand. Unbeknown to Lily, David’s unflustered demeanor actually concealed that he teetered on the cusp of a full-blown anxiety attack. Earlier, his nerves had gotten the best of him. He’d gone into the bathroom and had breathed repeatedly into a paper bag.

During their layover in Istanbul, while his sister was browsing in one of the many airport boutiques, David picked up a pamphlet at the gate. Its message was foreboding:

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