Touch No Evil by A. K. Alexander & J. R. Rain

Author:A. K. Alexander & J. R. Rain [Alexander, A. K. & Rain, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Rain Press
Published: 2018-10-08T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Sixteen

We race along the twisting catacombs under Vatican City toward where I heard Julia’s screams.

Something feels off to me, but I don’t have the time to really tune into it. My handgun is concealed under my dress at my thigh. Our contact, Alfred, ensured us that we’d know where to find weapons once inside. We didn’t carry guns in because we never would have cleared security. We are already taking a chance with bogus IDs and invitations. So far, things have gone off without a hitch, all the way up until I hear Julia screaming. Still, it’s been too easy. It simply should not be this easy.

As we round a brick wall, the yelling from Julia a moment ago changes to giggling. I stop, hold up my hand, and look back at the guys, both of them wide-eyed. Their shadows dance and sway upon the walls in the flickering candlelight.

“What is it?” Ayden whispers.

Before I can respond, Julia Dennison, in a silk sequined gown, steps out of the shadows and whispers, “Surprise! It’s just me.”

I gasp. Ayden is the first to recover.

“Julia…” He clears his throat. “I mean, Miss Dennison?”

“The one and only,” she says, grinning. “And no, there’s no one with me. I took care of that already.” She looks back over her shoulder a bit nervously.

I peer around her. “Where’s your Secret Service agent?”

“I gave him the slip. Told him I had too much to drink at my party and wanted to go to sleep. As he stood guard outside my hotel room, I just went out the back door of the suite and walked down the stairs instead of using the elevator.” She giggles.

“How long before your bodyguard knows you’re gone?”

“We better get moving,” says Julia. “I’ll be missed pretty soon, you know?”

“Hold on.” I find my voice. “Let me get this straight, you set this up?”

“Of course.”

“There’s no birthday party?”

She shrugs. “Well, yes and no. I mean, I just left a small gathering upstairs for me with my closest friends and my family, like fifty people.”

“That’s small?” mutters Ayden.

“We really should get a move on,” says Julia. “Because in about one minute, my father’s going to ask his Secret Service detail where I went, and if they actually check my room, you guys are gonna be up shit creek.”

“And just how are we supposed to get you out of here?” I ask. I nearly ask how she knew we were coming until I remember she’s a futurist. This has all been a ruse, but for what?

“I think you guys figured it out.” She looks pointedly at Ayden. The smile she levels toward him doesn’t mask her attraction to him one bit. “Don’t you?”

If Ayden has a plan, Julia, the futurist, will know. Ugh, this is all making my head hurt.

“As a matter of fact, I do.” He starts off down the hall. “Follow me.”

Noah and I look at him, surprised by his new revelation.

I may not trust Julia, but I do trust Ayden.

Julia, the First Daughter, is full of surprises.

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