The Soldier & The Spy by Sommersby Samantha

Author:Sommersby, Samantha [Sommersby, Samantha]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, pdf
Publisher: All Romance eBooks
Published: 2013-04-19T21:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

“Trouble in paradise?” came a voice from behind him.

Jackson spun around to find Ahmed standing there. “Don’t you bloody start with me!”

Ahmed held up his hands. “Whoa, tiger! I’m not starting anything. Thought perhaps you could use some company, or a place to stay.”

“Thanks ever so, but you’re really not my type.” Jackson sunk to a crouching position in the sand.

Ahmed sat down alongside of him, pulled out a cigarette, lit it, and offered a drag to Jackson.

“No thanks, I like to keep a straight head.”

“Yes. That’s probably wise. Who knows what kind of foolish thoughts you would have or what kind of impulsive things you would say if you didn’t have a clear head?” Ahmed inhaled on his cigarette.

“You have no idea, mate.”

“I might have some idea.” Ahmed tilted his head to the side and listened for a moment. “She is crying.” Jackson nodded and rubbed the back of his neck with his hand.

“You should go to her.”

“What do you recommend? Oh, I know, perhaps I should tie her up and torture her until she loves me again?”

Ahmed leaned forward so as to ensure no one passing by would hear his question. “You believe she has actually felt love for you?”

“Should that be a secret?” Jackson whispered.

“It is just very rare, Lieutenant. And, if it is something that a woman feels for her husband, it is rarely admitted to. I had a wife once, you know.”

“No, I didn’t know.”

“We were married at age fifteen. I never told her I loved her.”

“Where is she now?”

Ahmed looked out into the distant night. “Dead. Killed by the Turks along with my two sons.”

“That’s why you agreed to help train the men. This is personal for you.”

“Yes,” Ahmed admitted. “And that’s why you did what you did tonight. I understand. You plan to bring her into battle. You fear for her life. It is personal for you, too, yes? You want to instill in her the understanding that years of fighting wars have brought to you. You want to teach her the skills that you’ve come to possess after almost a lifetime of being trained to defend yourself, to kill if necessary.” Ahmed paused and turned back to look Jackson in the eye. “How am I doing?” He offered the cigarette to him again.

This time, Jackson accepted it. He took a long drag before handing it back. “Seemed like a good plan at the time.”

“Tomorrow evening we go into battle, Lieutenant.”

Jackson exhaled. The smoke rose into the air in little rings before slowly dissipating.

Ahmed pointed to them. “Neat trick.”

Jackson shrugged. “It’s a gift. I can also wiggle my ears and make a perfect martini.” He raised his voice and turned towards the tent. “Most birds would consider me quite the catch.”

Ahmed smiled. “Lieutenant, if I had won the fight—”

“You didn’t.”

“No, I didn’t.” He offered Jackson the cigarette once more. “But, if I had, do you know what I would be doing tonight?”

“No, Ahmed. Enlighten me.” Jackson took another drag.

“I would be doing

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