Temple of the Jaguar by Aiden James & J. R. Rain

Author:Aiden James & J. R. Rain [James, Aiden & Rain, J. R.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2012-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Thirteen

“I thought you said this was where the treasure was,” I said.

“No,” said Marie, stepping forward and shielding her eyes, “I said this was the tunnel that led to the treasure.”

“And where would the treasure be?” I asked.

“That,” she said, turning to me and smiling as golden sunlight washed over her alabaster skin, “is the million dollar question.”

“How about a ten million dollar question, instead?” I said.

Beyond, birds twittered. A howler monkey shrieked. Something heavy moved through the thick underbrush near the tunnel’s exit, then abruptly dashed off. Marie glanced briefly through the doorway, then back at me. “If the legends are even a fraction true, we might be looking at billions.”

“You never said anything about billions,” I said. Ishi had stepped up behind me...and promptly dashed out the torch, its flame now unnecessary.

“Perhaps many billions, Mr. Caine.”

“That’s if Ciudad Blanca exists,” I said.

“For a treasure hunter, Mr. Caine, you’re surprisingly cynical.”

“Yeah, well, I’ve been burned one too many times. And I smell smoke all over this.”

She reached back and gently patted my face, a simple gesture that sent a thrill through me. Dammit. “Well, my doubting Thomas, there’s only one way to find out.”

And I really shouldn’t have been very surprised when she pushed aside a tangle of spider webs and marched through the narrow tunnel, her shapely figure now silhouetted against the bright light.

“The girl has guts,” said Ishi.

“I know,” I said, stepping forward, “It’s beginning to annoy me.”

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