Shadow of Betrayal by Brett Battles

Author:Brett Battles
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Tags: Suspense, Azizex666, Fiction
ISBN: 9780440338673
Publisher: Delacorte Press
Published: 2009-07-07T04:00:00+00:00

Time was becoming his enemy more than anything else. The meet was only ten minutes away, and he still hadn’t found the second man.

Maybe he’d seen his partner go down, and had decided the situation was too hot to hang around. But for a professional, the loss of a team member shouldn’t have mattered. The mission would take precedence. And given the circumstances, it was best to assume the guy was a pro.

Quinn checked his watch once more. Eight minutes to go. Just enough time to check the central court again. He headed toward the ramp at the west end of the lake leading up to the central court level, but he slowed before he got there.

There was another way up from this side, one few members of the public used. To the right of the ramp was an asphalt path lined by grass and bushes, and squeezed between the lower level of the Bing Building on the left and the lower level of the Japanese art pavilion on the right. It only went about one hundred feet in, then stopped. And there, surrounded by tall bushes, was the alternate route up, a metal staircase that curved around itself until it reached the central court.

Quinn veered down the path, ready to pull out his gun at the first sign of trouble.

There were windows along the ground level of the Bing Building. Most were covered with shades, but a few were uncovered enough to see the offices beyond. As he neared the end of the pathway, he noticed a chain strung across the staircase. There was a sign mounted on a metal stand posted in front of it. The intent was clear enough. The stairway was closed.

He progressed only a few feet farther when he heard a door to his left open. Instinctively his hand moved under his sports coat, his fingers wrapping around the butt of his pistol. But he didn’t pull the weapon out, holding position until he could assess the threat.

A security guard emerged from the building and started walking toward him.

“Excuse me, sir,” the man said. “Can I help you?”

“I was just going to take the stairs up,” Quinn said as he returned his hand to his side.

“I’m sorry, sir. The stairs aren’t open to the public today. If you’ll just return the way you came and take the ramp up, that’s the quickest way from here.”

“It used to be open, though, didn’t it?” Quinn asked. “I remember taking it in the past.”

“It’s closed today, sir.”

Quinn smiled. “Sorry to have bothered you.”

“No problem. Have a good day.”

The guard stayed where he was as Quinn turned and began retracing his steps along the pathway. That was a good thing. In fact it was very possible it had been the only thing that kept Quinn alive. For in the bushes near the base of the stairs, Quinn had seen him. The man in the suit.

He had somehow gotten past the security guard’s gaze, and was lying in wait. All

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