The Temple Deliverance: (The Temple - Book 4) by D.C. Macey

Author:D.C. Macey [Macey, D.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Butcher & Cameron
Published: 2019-04-05T22:00:00+00:00

15

Saturday, January 18th

Sam regained consciousness in a dark space. It took a few moments for him to assess his situation. He was alive, his hands were still tied behind his back, his ankles bound, and he was in the rear of a moving vehicle. The itching on his face told him he was covered by some rough material or rags. Was he being hidden? From whom? He stayed quiet, waited; it was all he could do.

The motion of the vehicle suddenly changed. It was going over much rougher terrain, and Sam braced his legs to steady himself and prevent his head from rocking against the metalled sides. He didn’t know how long the bumping lasted, five minutes, perhaps fifteen. At one point, he must have lost consciousness again. When he next stirred, there was silence, and the motion had stopped.

Suddenly, he heard a hatch pop up, and the sacking cover was pulled away. He blinked in the early morning sunlight as thick arms reached in and pulled him out. Semi-conscious, he could only groan a protest as he was hoisted on to the man’s shoulders, and they set off at a run. While the fog in his mind began to clear, Sam realised there were three other men, all armed, all running with him. Their flowing, black robes and head coverings had been perfect cover at night. Now, in the light of day, they were more conspicuous.

Hoisted over the big man’s shoulders, he could not see where they were going, other than it was along a sandy track that sloped downwards. He could see that the big black 4x4 they had travelled in had simply been abandoned at the point where the track had narrowed to block its progress.

One man ran behind them, constantly turning to check they were not followed; the other two ran ahead. Whoever his abductors were, they were not part of the Leptis Magna security team. Yet, their anxious behaviour told Sam they were not of the militia who would have moved with more confidence within their own areas.

The sound of the men’s running feet changed. The sand-cushioned thuds were replaced by the thundering of boots on wood; they were running out along a little pier. The man’s voice behind called out a warning, and Sam lifted his head to see two gunmen had appeared beside the abandoned black 4x4, pointing and shouting an alarm.

The man trailing behind Sam and his carrier paused, raised his weapon and fired. One of their distant pursuers dropped, hit, the second raised his weapon and fired. His uncontrolled firing was ineffectual. Sam’s tail man fired again, and the second pursuer was dead.

The running stopped; urgent orders were exchanged. Sam was bumped down onto the pier’s wooden boards then rolled to the edge where other hands took him and dragged him down. He banged onto the deck of a motor launch, and the black-clad men jumped down after him. Engines roared, powering the launch away from the pier. Then the thunderous

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