Order of the Black Sun Box Set 10 by Preston William Child

Author:Preston William Child [Child, Preston William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-02-17T22:00:00+00:00

Sasha opened the door and found Julian's cold gaze waiting for her on the other side. He was leaning back in his chair with that fake, pleasant smile on his face. He waved her in. “Dearest Sasha, how are you this evening?”

“I'm fine, Julian,” she said, hesitating to take the seat across the desk from him.

“Good to hear. I know all of this...me taking charge of the order and pushing it in this bold new direction..it's a lot to take in all at once, isn't it? Be honest, now. I understand the growing pains.”

Sasha had known Julian long enough to never speak honestly when he was asking for it. It meant he didn't like the truth and wanted to hear someone dare to say it.

“For some people, maybe. But not for me.” Julian looked curious and even a little surprised. Sasha continued. “Having been part of the Eclipsed, I already looked at you as my leader. It wasn't new for any of us from the Eclipsed. We'd already looked at you that way for a long time. Much more than we looked at the older leadership that stepped all over us.”

“That's true, I suppose.” Julian pursed his lips and voiced his thoughts quietly, almost to himself. “We have known each other for quite some time...what do you make of all of this?”

“All of what?”

“This.” Julian threw his arms up casually, like he was talking about the whole world around them. “What we're dealing with right now. David Purdue's miraculous survival.”

“I--” She almost slipped—she wasn't supposed to know about that. She did her best to act genuinely surprised, and even more importantly, confused. “What are you talking about?”

Julian stared at her, and she grew cold just looking into those eyes. She could practically see the thoughts moving behind the sheets of ice.

“David Purdue is alive,” Julian finally said but seemed to be observing every muscle in her face as he did. “He made it out of that fire and has been planning to undermine me. To hit us back for what we did to him.”

“How is that possible?” Sasha knew the answer already, but she couldn't make that obvious. After all, she was the answer. She was the reason. “We had that whole place completely surrounded when it burned down. We made sure.”

“Well it turns out someone is either incompetent or treacherous. Whichever the case, they are responsible for David Purdue's escape.”

“So how are we going to figure out who messed up?”

“Simple,” Julian said. “I already have.”

There was a knot tightening in Sasha's stomach. There was no way he could know; not that quickly at least. She'd been more than careful and covered any possible tracks that could connect her to Purdue.

“I have spoken with every single operative that was stationed around the mansion that night...everyone who was supposed to make sure Purdue didn't escape that fire.”

She hadn't heard anything about these interrogations...then again, now that she thought about it, she hadn't seen any of her fellow members that would have been questioned.

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