Betrayed by Kevin Partner & Mike Kraus

Author:Kevin Partner & Mike Kraus [Partner, Kevin & Kraus, Mike]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Muonic Press Inc
Published: 2019-04-30T16:00:00+00:00

They crept into the main shopping hall, expecting a hail of gunfire to erupt around them at any moment. But they were met by nothing more than a silence broken by the echoing of their boots on the polished floor. This large room had long ago been cleared of its products and any fixtures and fittings that weren't screwed down. It had been used as a communal meeting place in the time before the militia had invaded and so they crawled between chairs and tables as they inched across to the other side.

"The Reaper is in Consultation Room 5, on this floor. It was used for cosmetic appointments. Two other rooms either side," Petrov said as they rested against the far wall.

"Is there any other way to get to it?" Paulie asked.

Petrov shook his head. "If you mean internal doors, no. Windows to outside, but barred."

"What about approaching it from the other direction? From further inside the store? Can we go around it?"

Petrov scratched his unkempt gray beard, his large round eyes staring at the ceiling as if he was seeing a floorplan of the store written up there. "Yes, I think we can go through storeroom and come out beyond Room 5. Why? Do you wish to go that way?"

"I want you to go that way, Custer. The door of Room 5 will be guarded, and when you see us making our move from this side, you attack from the other. How long do you need to get into position?"

"Ten minutes."

Paulie checked her watch. "We'll make our move in fifteen."

Petrov and his two followers ran off to a door farther along the wall which Petrov opened in one swift movement as Alexei and Vlad pointed their guns into the darkness beyond. With a relieved smile and a thumbs-up to Paulie, Petrov disappeared inside.

"D'you trust him?" Tucker said as they sat, waiting for the quarter of an hour to pass.

"I don't have a choice. What's the saying? 'The enemy of my enemy is my friend.'"

Tucker snorted. "What BS. Petrov's just an enemy, plain and simple. What d'you think he was doing here before we arrived? Lookin' after the good folk of Arbroath? Don't make me laugh. He collaborated when it suited him, when he thought he could make a buck."

"You're right, but we're both fighting the Chinese now. And, anyway, I think something changed when he saw the firing squad. He couldn't turn a blind eye anymore."

"Huh, maybe. But I don't reckon that leopard'll change his spots so easy. Watch your back, Sheriff."

Paulie smiled at him. "You too, Marvin." And to think she'd only invited him to sign up as a deputy to keep him out of trouble. She'd been so wrong, seeing a bellyaching waster when, behind the gray stubble and sarcastic tone lay an honest heart, one she owed her daughter's life to. No, don't think of Luna. Wally had her safe. Do the job that's in front of you and worry about the future when it comes. Easier said than done, of course.

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