Tomb of Relics by J.F. Penn

Author:J.F. Penn
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9781913321819
Publisher: Curl Up Press

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As Jake heard Gemma’s laughter, he knew Morgan’s heart would be breaking. Her niece was precious, and keeping Gemma safe and away from the danger of their missions was paramount. He didn’t have any family left, at least not blood relatives. His father, mother and two sisters were butchered by a drug-fueled gang in South Africa many years ago and although he still thought of his family, the detail of their faces had faded along with the photograph he kept in his wallet. Morgan would never ask him for this sacrifice, but he would make sure that Gemma returned safely home tonight.

“I’m coming out,” Jake called from behind the wall of the chapel.

He clenched his fists in anticipation of the inevitable violence ahead, but part of him relished the opportunity to face those behind the theft of the relics. The jeweler had been their only lead, but they really wanted the people he worked for. If Jake went with these men, he had no doubt that Morgan would be close behind.

He trusted his ARKANE partner — more than that; they shared a bond that went beyond work. They both knew it, but their feelings remained unspoken for the sake of the job and, perhaps, to prevent the pain of inevitable loss. ARKANE agents didn’t have a long life expectancy, and they had both lost people they loved.

Jake raised his hands to shoulder height, palms forward, and stepped out into the ambulatory.

The leader of the relic thieves turned, his expression masked by the balaclava, but his posture shifted to one of readiness. The men beside him pointed their weapons at Jake, although he was more than outnumbered. It would be suicide to try and disarm them, even with Morgan’s help.

Jake walked slowly to the front of the shrine, hands still raised in surrender. “You’ll leave the girl alone?”

The leader nodded and spoke a few words in what could have been Albanian, or possibly Bulgarian, before putting the phone back in his jacket. “It is done. Now we go.”

He gestured to the other men. They surrounded Jake and marched him double time down the nave. As the sound of police sirens grew louder outside, the leader followed at a jog, the padded box with the bones of the Magi safely in his pack.

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