End of Days by J.F.Penn

Author:J.F.Penn [Penn, J. F.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781912105557
Publisher: The Creative Penn Limited

Delphi, Greece.

Morgan sat on the edge of the pool at the Delphi Palace Hotel. Her legs dangled in cool water as the sound of cicadas filled the balmy air. It smelled of lemon thyme and the coconut of spilled suntan lotion and she smiled, enjoying a moment of normality in the craziness of an ARKANE mission. Right now, there was nothing else to do but wait.

Jake walked out of the hotel room carrying two glasses, ice chinking against the side as he sat down next to her.

"Gin and tonic," he said. "Local gin but hey, it's better than nothing."

Morgan took the drink. "Cheers."

They touched glasses, eyes meeting in the semi-darkness. As ever, there was too much to say but Morgan understood Jake's relief at her recovery. She hadn't enjoyed seeing him in hospital, but thankfully this time, they had both escaped severe injury.

She took a sip, letting the aromatics fill her senses. She sighed. "That is so good."

They sat for a moment in silence, savoring the night air. Jake's leg brushed against hers in the water and Morgan entwined her ankle around his.

He turned to her. "Morgan, I–"

His phone buzzed in his pocket. The moment was broken. Jake pulled it out and answered.

"Martin, what's up?" His face paled and he stood up on the water's edge. "It's OK. Calm down. Here's what you need to do."

Jake paced up and down by the side of the pool as he explained an escape plan from London. When he finally hung up, his face was serious.

"Martin was almost killed in the ARKANE vault. Someone shut him in there."

Morgan frowned. "Someone on the inside."

"Exactly. I've sent him to one of my emergency drops so he'll be able to make it out."

Morgan raised an eyebrow. "Emergency drop?"

Jake hunkered down next to her, his face inches from hers, his eyes amused. "Oh, I expect you have several, Ms Sierra." He smiled, his corkscrew scar twisting with humor. "Perhaps I'll get to see them one day."

Morgan laughed. It was good to be here with Jake, just a pair of secret agents now apparently on the run. "Is Martin coming here?"

Jake walked back towards the hotel room. "Sorry, but we're going to have to break up the party. He saw something in the archives that he thinks might be important, so we're going to meet him in Rome."

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