Destined to Feel: An Avalon Novel by Indigo Bloome

Author:Indigo Bloome
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9780062243607
Publisher: Avon Red
Published: 2013-02-12T00:00:00+00:00

Part Five

Sorrow is tranquillity remembered in emotion.

— Dorothy Parker

Jeremy

I lose all sense of which way is up as I continue to fall down the steep hillside. Rocks belt into my sides and legs as I attempt to protect my face and head as best I can. I feel a sharp rock cut deep into my knee but I can’t inspect the damage due to my gathering speed. Eventually, I slam thigh-first into a rock and come to a stop. Fuck that hurts, but I have no time for pain. My backpack is crushed between the earth and my back and I have no idea whether its contents have survived the impact. I gather myself up from the ground and limp as fast as I can back down to the village, desperate to tell Sam what I’ve just witnessed.

I finally make it and push open the door of our small room. There’s a woman in the room who looks a few years younger than me. Sam leaps to his feet.

‘Jeremy, what the hell happened to you? You’re covered in dirt and, god, is that blood?’

‘I fell. It’s fine, don’t worry about it now, Sam, we need to find out which hospital ambulances end up at around here. They have —’ I stop myself, both to catch my breath and so I don’t say too much in front of this stranger.

Sam realises and introduces us. ‘Jeremy, this is Salina. She has been sent as our bodyguard.’

‘What? What happened to — oh, it doesn’t matter.’ I can’t really come out and say I had just assumed the bodyguard would be male. I attempt to hide the disbelief in my voice. She looks about five foot seven and is slim with short dark hair cropped around her face. She certainly doesn’t look too dangerous but as I’m learning all too well — looks can be deceiving.

‘Who sent you?’ I feel a desperate need to verify everything first-hand given what I’ve just witnessed for the second time.

‘Martin Smythe. He’s responsible for assembling the team in Munich who are on standby for our update.’

‘Right, good.’ At least she seems to know what’s going on. ‘I’m Dr Jeremy Quinn. Pleased to meet you.’ I wipe my palms against my trousers in an attempt to clean my filthy hand before shaking hers.

‘Salina Malek. Likewise.’ She sounds all business at least.

‘So, tell us, Jeremy, what happened?’ Sam urges me to continue.

‘Not here, we need to get going. There’s an ambulance headed northwest on the road out of this village and Alexa’s in it. I’ll tell you the rest in the car.’

‘It sounds like they’re heading towards Bled, there’s a small hospital there, otherwise there is a large hospital in Villach across the Austrian border, if the emergency is more serious. Where are the keys? I’ll drive.’

I must admit I’m a little surprised by Salina’s instant, proactive response, but I’m pleased she seems to knows her way around here. For a moment I am about to insist on driving, but I’m a bit shaky after my fall and subsequent dash to the hotel.

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