Tear of the Gods by Alex Archer

Author:Alex Archer [Archer, Alex]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Action & Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9781459208377
Publisher: Gold Eagle
Published: 2011-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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Annja had some planning to do before she’d be able to get herself to Paris—no easy feat when the police and a few killers were looking for her. She tried to concentrate but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn’t get her mind to focus. It kept coming back to the events of the past few days, worrying at them like a dog with a bone. She knew she was missing something, something that tied all this together somehow, but she just couldn’t figure out what it was. And until she did, it seemed her subconscious just wasn’t going to leave her in peace.

Maybe some exercise will help, she thought.

The idea of a run through the city streets appealed to her. She dressed quickly, throwing on a loose pair of pants and a sweatshirt to ward off the morning chill. She did a few stretches to get the blood flowing and then took the stairs down to the ground floor. With a nod at the sleepy clerk behind the counter, she stepped out the lobby door and headed off down the street.

The air was crisp and cool enough that she could see her breath each time she exhaled. She’d run in worse conditions, however, far worse, and she knew a little bite in the air wouldn’t slow her down any. It might, in fact, help her feel more calm once she got back to the warmth of her hotel room.

She took it easy at first, warming up the muscles and getting into a rhythm, then began to push herself harder, her feet slapping the pavement as she forced a faster pace. She could feel the frustration and tension of the past few days pouring out of her, burning away in the rush of endorphins the exercise pushed into her system. After the first mile she felt good. After the second, great. By the time she had the third one behind her, she began to feel a little tired and that was her signal to head back to the hotel.

Maybe now, with that gentle ache running through her bones, she could sit down and make some plans.

The clerk wasn’t at the desk when she came in, but she didn’t think much of it.

He’s probably in the back room somewhere, she thought.

As she neared the top of the fifth flight of steps, her thoughts on the warm shower that awaited her above, she heard the floor of the hallway above her creak as someone shifted their weight.

It was a small, furtive sound, and that was what caught her attention.

People, ordinary people, don’t try to avoid making noise when they walk down a hallway, Annja knew. They trundle along like a herd of elephants, completely unaware of how much noise they generate in their passing.

What she’d heard was someone doing their best not to give themselves away.

Thankfully their best wasn’t good enough.

Annja immediately stopped moving. She stood where she was, her gaze fixed on the landing still several steps above her. When

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