Closure by Ethan Jones

Author:Ethan Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Knightsville Books
Published: 2019-02-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirty-one

Satigny Café

Geneva, Switzerland

Claudia sipped her second cup of coffee, trying to warm up. The Geneva weather had turned freezing cold, and the air was wet. Gray clouds had blanketed the skies, looming low over the city’s skyscrapers. The evening was still about a couple of hours away, but the darkness had begun to cover Geneva.

From her stool near the window, Claudia did not have a clear view of the Ritz Carlton Hotel de la Paix, the conference’s location. But she still had eyes on the ground. Wissam had been observing the hotel’s entrance for over an hour, ever since they arrived in the city. He had reported no signs of Martin, the minister, or anyone from the Canadian delegation.

Claudia suspected a couple of bodyguards from the minister’s security detail had already arrived, as per the security protocol. Wissam would not recognize them. She doubted she would recognize them either. By now, Martin would have realized that Javin and Claudia were coming after him. Since he had not cancelled his plans to attend the conference, that left the option of their chief tightening the security. In all likelihood, Martin would have employed personnel from the CIS Security Division who were unknown to Claudia and Javin. She would have taken the exact same action.

According to Claudia’s intelligence, Martin and the minister were on the same flight, which should have arrived at the airport about forty-five minutes ago, barring any delays. She had checked the website and Swiss Global Flight 355 had arrived on time. Claudia would have wanted to make the move on Martin, the minister, and his entourage shortly after they had left the airport, but she was a dozen or so operatives short of the necessary firepower. She doubted Javin would have been able to assemble such a capable crew in such a short time, considering the limitations of operating not only outside his agency, but also against it. Claudia was convinced Javin would have to find another, more subtle way.

She brought her cup to her mouth, then her hand almost went to brush back her long hair. She smiled as she remembered she had cut it into a short, textured bob with bangs before leaving for Geneva. Claudia had also dyed her hair blonde, was wearing blue-colored contact lenses and a pair of black aviator sunglasses. Sooner or later, she would have to venture close to the hotel, so she wanted to be as unrecognizable as possible. Wissam too had undergone a considerable transformation, sporting a fake beard and a shaved head, and dressed in unassuming gray jeans and a gray coat. Claudia doubted anyone from her agency would recognize Wissam, but she wanted to leave nothing to chance.

The phone next to her vibrated, then buzzed with the arrival of a call. It had to be Wissam, the only one who had that number. “Claudia here.”

“We’ve got movement,” Wissam whispered.

“Our targets?”

“No. They look more like security, or watchmen.”

“Watchmen?”

“Yes. Observing the hotel.”

“Have they made you?”

“What?”

“Have they noticed you’re there?”

“No, I don’t think so.

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