Sheba's Gambit by Kristine Frost

Author:Kristine Frost [Frost, Kristine]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-11-19T18:30:00+00:00

Oh, Marshall, what am I going to do? She groaned inwardly. Once they touched down and the lights came on, Sheba just sat, tiredly staring out the window,

“Sheba” a voice said in her head. It sounded like Marshall’s voice. She shook her head. Man, she thought, I must be more tired than I thought.

“Sheba, I know you can’t answer this but we’re listening to you. If you can hear me, place your hand against your face and groan, but don’t act like you’re hearing anyone.”

Sheba leaned her head against the window, put her hand to her face and groaned.

“We’re coming after you, but we can’t get there until tomorrow night so you’re going to have to stall.”

Tony sounded in her head. “Sheba, it’s Tony. I’m working with Marshall. I’d explain why but it would take too long. Listen, play up to Breckenridge, and compliment him. Don’t fight him. Try acting humble instead of hostile. He wants to be worshipped. Don’t make such a big deal out of Braden. That is playing into his hands. Focus on Sheba and working with him. One of the best ways to stall is to pretend that you can’t stay awake. Since it’s two a.m., it shouldn’t be hard to let him know you need sleep. We know you can’t talk to us now, but all you have to do is talk and we’ll hear you.”

Breckenridge gripped her shoulder when she didn’t get up. Startled she jumped. “I must have dozed off.” She said, stifling a yawn. She put her hand to her mouth, yawning again. “It must be late, I can barely keep my eyes open.”

He motioned for her to precede him down the aisle. When they got to the plane door, Sheba looked up at the stars. “I’ve never seen the stars so bright.”

He marched her down the stairs and across the tarmac to a helicopter. Sheba recognized it as a Eurocopter EC 155.

“Get in,” Breckenridge said as Slater placed Braden in the middle of a three passenger seat at the back of the helicopter. He snapped Braden’s seatbelt closed.

She nodded and stepped up into the cabin. Wow, she thought. It has all the comforts of a home I wish I could afford.

She sat down next to Braden, who laid his head on her shoulder. She fastened her seatbelt as Slater and Breckenridge sat opposite of her.

Breckenridge said, “I know this helicopter can seat six, but that is too crowded. We should have had Jeremy bring the bigger helicopter.”

“You have a bigger helicopter than this one?” Sheba asked. “This one is incredible.”

I have an AugustaWestland AW101 VVIP.” He said smugly. “It’s very luxurious, but it’s a little big for four people.”

“You have incredible taste,” she said, looking around. “I saw one of these in an air show, but I never thought I’d ever fly in one.”

When they landed in a large open area, Sheba said, “Where are we? This doesn’t look like England or the Middle East.”

“My home in Switzerland.” Breckenridge said crisply.

Slater

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