Magnificent Folly by Johansen Iris

Author:Johansen, Iris [Johansen, Iris]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Man-Woman Relationships, Reincarnation, General, Romance, Paranormal Romance Stories, Suspense, Crime, Fiction, Love Stories
ISBN: 9780385260770
Publisher: Doubleday
Published: 1988-12-31T16:00:00+00:00

“Oh, for Lord’s sake.” Andrew gazed at her in exasperation. “You look as if you’re about to collapse any minute. Did you have to follow me?” He didn’t wait for an answer, but covered the distance between them in three strides, lifted her in his arms, and carried her back to the bed. “And yes, he knows where they are. The agents who took Cassie are Hamid Kalom—he’s die one with the scar—and Said Baharas. They’ve taken Cassie to a lodge called the Eidelwelss Inn, about a hundred miles north of here. The inn is owned by a Said Ababa national, and Gunner says they’re waiting for a plane to arrive at the private airport nearby to take Cassie out of the country.” He placed her on the bed. “Cassie Is being held in one of the chalet bungalows on the grounds of the lodge and she’s fine, Lily.”

“How could she be fine, when she’s probably

scared to death? And if Gunner and the men he’s with know where Cassie is, why don’t they go In and get her? Suppose the plane they’re waiting for arrives and they take her away?”

“Lily, these agents aren’t …” Andrew halted, searching for words before he finished. “Professional.”

“What do you mean?”

‘The government of Said Ababa has always relied on brute force to get what it wants. The men who run that country are acquirers, not creators. You can see how slapdash this entire operation is turning out to be. No planning.”

“Then let’s take advantage of their blundering and get Cassie back.”

“We will,” Andrew said quietly. “But we have to go slowly. Gunner says that the first reaction these agents will have If cornered is violence. Kalom particularly has a reputatlonfor viciousness, They’ll strike out and won’t care that what they’re destroying has value to them.”

“Cassie.” Lily whispered. “They’ll hurt Cassie.”

“No harm will come to Cassie. Ill just have to be careful to make sure Cassie’s protected before Gunner moves in.”

“And how do you propose to do that?”

“Ill find a way. I’m leaving for the inn immediately. Gunner is sending a helicopter to pick me up.”

“I’m going with you.”

Andrew nodded. “I thought you’d say that. I suppose I can’t convince you to stay here and let us handle it?”

“No.”

“Or that after the bang on your head you shouldn’t do anything but rest?”

“No.”

“All right.” Andrew held up his hand as she started to speak. “But there are conditions.”

“Conditions! My daughter is—”

“You do what I tell you to do.” Steel edged Andrew’s voice. “No questions, no arguments.”

“And if I don’t?”

“Then you don’t go with me.”

“I could follow you to this Eidelweiss place.”

“And if you did, I’d use any method at my disposal to make you do as I said. There’d be no option then.”

All trace of boyishness had vanished from Andrew’s demeanor, and the hard-edged toughness of which Lily had caught only fleeting.glimpses had come to the surface. “I could lie to you.” She paused. “As you lied to me.”

“1 never lied to you.”

“The hell you didn’t. You

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