Order of the Black Sun Series: Books 16-18 (The Black Sun Series Boxset) by Preston William Child

Author:Preston William Child [Child, Preston William]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-01-27T22:00:00+00:00

18

Going Down to Die

Purdue woke up in a moving car, but unlike what he’d had expected, he was not en route to the Oban Police Precinct. This only affirmed his assumption about the phony police officer. He kept his eyes shut to ascertain his position and destination first. It was imperative to keep his consciousness secret for now, since he had no idea what his condition would prompt in the man who’d abducted him.

Is he going to take me to Nina? he wondered in the dark of his charade. This has to be the man who took her. Hopefully I’m just a loose end he will keep as leverage until I can figure out what he wants with us.'

With his eyes closed it was very difficult to see where they were driving, but Purdue could tell that it was a highway of sorts by the way in which the car smoothly changed lanes and he could hear passing cars speed by frequently. Other than that, he had no idea who the man was, what he wanted, or just how expendable his kidnap victims were. Whenever in doubt, Purdue had learned through many trials, play dead, look asleep, or behave oblivious in some way. It was a trick that had worked as well in the hazards of his life as it had in a poker game. To add to his vexation, he’d been relieved of his wrist watch. Of his own design, his watch recorded global positioning details and performed a wealth of other functions, functions he could have found very useful right now.

The phone rang over the car's hands-free system. The sound was quickly smothered by the rapid reaction of Jonathan Beck, who feared that his prize would awaken from the din.

“Beck,” he answered.

Purdue memorized the name. An eloquent voice with an Austrian accent spoke over the speaker.

“You said you had the order ready to ship?”

“Yes, I do. But it’s not the order you placed the other day. I have good news,” Beck said next to Purdue, who listened keenly while deciphering the metaphors as they came. “I am delivering your original order instead.”

The person on the other side of the line paused before responding in a satisfied tone. “Which shipping address do we use? I’m in the United Kingdom this week, on business. You can deliver the package to my mother's house at the coast. You do remember the way?”

“Like it was yesterday,” Beck replied.

“Good. There will be someone to sign for the parcel when you deliver,” the voice concluded before he ended the call.

The car hummed along monotonously and Purdue's static physical position was beginning to agonize him. His back ached, his swollen face was on fire and he had a crippling headache threatening to split his skull in two. At a railroad crossing, Purdue parted his eyelids ever so slightly, keeping his frame absolutely motionless. To the side of the car holding him he saw a sign that revealed his location – the town of Stirling, about two hours' drive from Oban.

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