[Rogue Angel 05] - Forbidden City by Alex Archer

Author:Alex Archer
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Fantasy
Publisher: Gold Eagle
Published: 2007-03-01T05:00:00+00:00

"Miss Creed?"

Startled, Annja looked up at the man addressing her. She sat on a bench with her notebook computer across her knees.

The man was in his late thirties or early forties, a squared-off, compact man of average height. He wore jeans, a golf shirt, dark sunglasses, and a lightweight jacket.

After Joe had dropped her at a truck stop and wished her well, Annja had thanked him and caught a cab to the closest mall. She'd welcomed the air-conditioning, and the book store had taken her mind off things for a bit.

"You don't know me, Miss Creed. Mr. Roux sent me."

Hearing Roux's name that way sounded alien to Annja's ear.

"I'm supposed to escort you back to New York." The man looked at Annja through his dark lenses, but the way he held his head told her that he also watched the mall traffic. "If you're ready."

"I am." Annja closed down the files she'd been reading, put the computer away, then slung the backpack over one shoulder and stood.

The man stepped back and nodded. "This way, please. I've got a car and driver outside. We'll go through the Macy's exit."

"Sure." Annja started walking. The man fell into step just behind her and to her right. "Do you have a name?"

"Call me Ishmael," he said with a straight face.

Annja shot him a look. "Your idea or Roux's?"

The man's lips twitched a little. "I'm known for my humor."

"I'll just bet you are. How long have you known Roux?"

"Not to be rude, Miss Creed, but that topic isn't open to discussion."

Somehow Annja had known it wouldn't be.

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