Blood Coins #1-3 by Aiden James

Author:Aiden James [James, Aiden]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fantasy, Romance, Historical, Thriller, Action & Adventure, Genre Fiction, Literature & Fiction, Mystery, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Science Fiction & Fantasy, Men's Adventure, Horror, Dark Fantasy
Publisher: Aiden James Fiction
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 14

We spent much of the day with Ms. Cheung. The morning meeting with her grandfather had left us all uneasy. Some of what Cheung Yung-ching had revealed from his hospital bed was familiar to Sulyn, as evidenced in her eyes and facial expressions. Yet, other things he spoke of seemed to stretch her ability to believe it all. Certainly she had grown up listening to family history that was as frightening as it was fascinating…even if she thought much of it was fabricated.

Since Sulyn wasn’t scheduled to return to her job at the Exhibition and Convention Centre until the afternoon, and it wasn’t quite 9:30 a.m. yet, I suggested she show us the sights the locals favored. I had some idea of what was relevant to Hong Kong natives from my visits during the past several centuries. But, my absences between those visitations often spanned several decades, or even longer. Sometimes entire generations had disappeared between my trips to this region of the world. Not to mention, my last visit had been more than one hundred years ago—long before any of the current citizenry were born.

Sulyn turned out to be a fabulous tour guide, and she seemed to truly enjoy taking us to her childhood haunts along the city’s outskirts. Alistair smiled ear to ear—both from her slightly flirtatious attentions and the fact he received a better taste of Hong Kong than he would’ve gotten had we explored the city on our own.

We ate lunch at the famed Café Grey, where I must say the seafood was as enjoyable as anything I’ve tasted abroad, lately. Sipping cocktails, we learned much more about our new friend than I expected. It started with an almost trite question from my boy, about what it was like growing up in a family requiring bodyguards twenty-four/seven.

“It wasn’t easy…and the only friends I had until I entered college were from families chosen as acceptable to my parents,” she told us, staring off absently at Victoria Harbour. I doubt she even noticed the ships preparing to port. “I almost moved to the United States, and had a scholarship offer from U.C.L.A.”

“It sounds to me like you may have some regrets in not pursuing that opportunity,” I said, pausing to sip from my first bourbon on the rocks in nearly a month. “What kept you from going?”

“My mother and father were gunned down while riding the ferry across the harbor.” Her voice sounded hollow, as if the vivacious spirit of this lovely woman had been suddenly sucked out of her body. “It happened that summer…. We don’t have near as many violent crimes as you do in the States, and I knew without my grandfather telling me that it was a contract killing. I’ve since learned it happened in retaliation for something Cheung Yung-ching did many years ago.”

“I’m so sorry to hear this,” said Alistair.

I murmured the same thing. She nodded as tears filled her eyes.

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