Noble Judgment by L.T. Ryan

Author:L.T. Ryan [Ryan, L.T.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Liquid Mind Media
Published: 2014-06-17T05:00:00+00:00

48

Tenerife.

THE EARLY MORNING sky remained dark blue except at the horizon. It was close to six a.m. There wouldn't be sunlight for a few more hours. Lights along the highway gave their surroundings an orange glow. Taillights dotted the landscape ahead.

"We should be there within twenty minutes," Mason said.

Twenty more minutes until the journey was over. Actually, she thought, it might just be beginning.

They reached the resort and left the vehicle parked in front, next to the curb. A man approached, telling her she couldn't park there. Sasha ignored him. Mason did, too. Inside the lobby, Mason spotted the check-in desk and tugged at Sasha's elbow. The guy behind the desk glanced up at them and held up a bony finger while his other hand pressed a phone to his head.

Sasha ignored the man's request. "Erin Carlisle's room."

The guy shot her a cross look and continued his conversation.

Sasha turned to Mason. "Little help here?"

Mason unclasped his watch. Slipped off his wedding ring. Slipped both in his right pocket. Then he placed his left arm on the counter and leaned over it as he left his feet. His free hand reached out. The guy on the other side of the desk stopped talking. His eyes widened. He dropped the phone. Mason grabbed him behind the head, securing a thick patch of hair in his grasp. Then using his planted forearm, he forced himself back. The other guy came out of his seat with a howl. He tried to plant his palms on the surface, but it did no good. Any resistance meant more pain. He gave in and allowed Mason to drag him halfway over the counter.

"My partner asked you a question," Mason said. "You rudely ignored her. Now, first I want you to apologize to her. Then you are going to give her the information she asked for."

The guy flailed about in an attempt to find balance atop the counter. Mason pulled his head up so he faced Sasha.

"Tell her," Mason said.

Sasha felt the stares of everyone in the lobby fall upon her. The guy stammered out his apology then insisted he'd give her any information she wanted.

"Erin Carlisle," she said. "I want her room number, and a key."

"I can't give you a key," the guy said.

Mason yanked the guy's head toward him, then fished around in his pocket and produced his badge. "You see this? This means you do whatever the bloody hell we tell you to. You have any idea what we can do to you? Borders mean nothing to us. For all I know, you're hell bent on setting off an attack on England. All I have to do is think that, and I can haul you in and keep you detained for two weeks."

"OK, OK," the guy said. "Whatever you want. I'll do whatever you say."

"Good," Mason said. "Now tell us Erin Carlisle's room number and produce a key."

Several hotel employees had gathered near, including a security officer. They shuffled left to right. Shook their hands. Glanced at one another.

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