The Sean Wyatt Series Box Set 4 by Ernest Dempsey

Author:Ernest Dempsey [Dempsey, Ernest]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781944647117
Publisher: 138 Publishing
Published: 2019-02-18T22:00:00+00:00

21

Thonon-les-Bains

Helen and Mac sat next to the fireplace, sipping hot toddies as the flames licked the bottom of the hearth. Occasionally, a piece of wood crackled or popped, sending sparks flashing into the protective screen.

They heard the footsteps outside on the wraparound porch before the door opened. Sean and the others had suggested the men in the Brotherhood were dangerous, but in a strange way allies. They wouldn’t hurt the two Americans, at least that was Sean’s read on the situation.

Of course, he’d been wrong before, which was why Mac and Helen both had their sidearms concealed under the blanket.

“They’re not very quiet, are they?” Helen whispered into her husband’s ear, pretending to nuzzle him for show.

“Like a greased pig in Mama’s kitchen.”

“Did you just make that one up?” Impressed, she pulled back and looked at him.

“Probably the toddy talking,” he said with a wink and took another sip from the steaming cup.

A draft of cool air wafted through the living room, causing the hairs on Mac’s neck to stand up.

Mac turned around and found four men standing in the doorway. They were all dressed in black cargo pants and snug-fitting black jackets. The one in front—a tall blond with a strong jaw—was the one Sean had mentioned before leaving.

“You must be Baldwin,” Mac said, turning back around to face the fire. “Come on in and have a drink. Plenty of tea left over there in the kettle. And if you want to give it a little kick, the whiskey is in the pantry by the fridge.”

The man closest to the door slammed it shut, startling the couple.

“Easy,” Helen said. “You don’t have to go around slamming doors like that. Startles people.”

“Please forgive the intrusion,” Baldwin said. “We’re not here to drink. And we’d prefer to not have any trouble.”

“Oh, good,” Mac said. “We don’t want any trouble either. We’re here on vacation. Pretty country they got here by the lake. I gotta say, I love the South, but this is one nice spot.”

Baldwin took a step forward, keeping the menacing expression on his face.

“You and I both know you’re not here on vacation, Joe. You work for Tommy Schultz. Tommy said you found something, something that we need.”

“Oh, you guys know Tommy?” Mac turned slung one arm over the back of the couch, careful to keep his weapon in his lap. “How long you known him?”

“Don’t play coy with me, Joe. Where is the codex? And where are Tommy Schultz and Sean Wyatt?”

“Coy? That’s a tad insulting.”

Baldwin stopped short of the couch and crossed his arms. “We know they were here. Where are they now?”

“First of all,” Helen said, “I don’t care much for your tone, young man. You need to treat your elders with respect. Second, if you’re so good at tracking Sean and them, how come you need us to tell you where they went? Sounds to me like you put some kind of tracking beacon on them and now you’ve lost it.”

Baldwin’s right eye twitched. She’d hit the chink in his armor.

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