Brotherhood of the Goat (Alex Mason Book 10) by David Archer & Blake Banner

Author:David Archer & Blake Banner [Archer, David & Banner, Blake]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Right House
Published: 2023-09-18T16:00:00+00:00

Fourteen

Gallin sat on the terrace overlooking the Italian gardens. Dappled light played on the terracotta tiles and across the brilliant white linen tablecloth. The table was set for two, and on it, a silver bucket had been filled with ice and held a bottle of Louis Latour Montrachet Grand Cru from 2018. Gallin had laid the tall, hand-cut Bohemian crystal glasses on the ice too.

Across the table from her, sitting in the shade of a tall pine, Sandy was sipping a Moriles fino and smiling her unsettlingly calm smile. Gallin was saying, “I have to be honest with you, Sandy, I didn’t drink as much as Arthur. I know the drinks were laced with your freezine, and it had a big impact on him.” She gave a small laugh. “The jury is still out on how I feel about that. I am not really sure what you’ve released there. But I was just sipping.”

Sandy arched an eyebrow. “It affected you.”

“Yeah, I’m not saying it didn’t. Don’t get me wrong. I was riding high and having a lot of fun. Hell, you know that. You were spying on us. What I’m saying is, it didn’t affect me as much as it affected Art.”

Sandy took a sip and licked her lips. “A very small amount, Anne, is enough to have a profound effect. So what stopped it having such a deep impact on you, do you think?”

Gallin shrugged. She smiled at Ferrer’s wife, who came out laden with a large terracotta bowl of avocado salad with tuna fish, fresh tomatoes, cucumber, sweet corn, and yellow peppers. Behind her, Ferrer had a basket of freshly baked baguettes and a bottle of Spanish olive oil from Baena.

“I have no idea, Sandy, but listen, as it wears off, that whole crazy cult organizing the end of the world thing?” She shook her head. “It’s bullshit. Humberto is big and charismatic and a lot of fun. But the bottom line is you are playing with our minds because you’re on some kind of ego trip.” She watched Sandy’s smile broaden to a grin and went on, “What are you doing to Arthur right now? I’m not jealous. I know you slept with him last night, and right now, he’s probably recovering from some orgy ritual to Baphomet. That’s fine. He’ll be okay. But don’t hurt him, Sandy.”

“Believe me, we didn’t sleep. Yes, I spent the night with him, and yes, we had some deep, mind-expanding experiences. I’d like to do the same with you sometime. But there was no orgy ritual to Baphomet. He has simply been given a task to do. Then we will all meet in Brussels and—” She paused. “Well, what happens after that, we’ll see. We have no plans to hurt Arthur, Anne. We consider you both a real find. You are us.”

Ferrer’s wife served them salad while Ferrer uncorked the wine and poured. Then they both bustled away. Gallin sipped and regarded Sandy with an arched brow.

“Thanks, I’ll take a rain check.

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