Crash and Burn: A Sigma Force Short Story by James Rollins

Author:James Rollins [Rollins, James]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Suspense, 90 Minutes (44-64 Pages), Fiction
Amazon: B01LYPTW11
Publisher: William Morrow Impulse
Published: 2016-11-13T16:00:00+00:00

April 18, 7:09 a.m.

By the next morning, order was mostly restored.

As the sun rose on a new day, Seichan stood at the edge of the shadowy forest. A borrowed motorcycle was parked behind her. She stared out at the sprawl of the resort, the curve of sand, the bright pool.

Out in the bay, a Portuguese military cruiser bobbed in the water. A pair of ambulances sat on the beach. Overnight, medical crews had turned one floor of the hotel into a makeshift hospital, attending to the injured, trying their best to mitigate the physical and psychological damage inflicted here. The more critically wounded had already been evacuated by helicopter to Ponta Delgada.

She had also reached Painter Crowe last night. He was already working with Portuguese intelligence services to locate Dr. Balchor’s lab. The director had also managed to cover her involvement in events here, along with that of Kowalski and Fitzgerald.

The two men were already en route to a small town on the island’s far side, where a new plane waited to evacuate them. From there, she would continue to Morocco, while Kowalski headed to Germany to enjoy his vacation.

We’re back on schedule . . . as if nothing had happened.

But before she mounted her motorcycle and headed after Kowalski and Fitzgerald, she wanted this moment alone, to take measure of all that had happened.

She had crashed here, struck down by blind chance. And while it was easier to dismiss such a mishap as bad luck, she knew better. She knew exactly why she had crashed on this island. It wasn’t a matter of being at the wrong place, wrong time.

Instead, she was at the right place, right time.

So this could happen.

From the shadows, Seichan watched a small girl run across the sunlit terrace, her bright pink dress blooming behind her. She ran into her father and hugged his legs with both arms. He lowered a fresh paper crown to her head, lifted her in his arms, and kissed her on the forehead.

Satisfied, Seichan turned away, drawing deeper into the shadows. She now understood it was darkness where she needed to be, so others could play in the sun.

Happy birthday, Amelia.

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