The Goddess Legacy by Russell Blake

Author:Russell Blake [Blake, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Russell Blake
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 32

Spencer’s new phone rang and vibrated on the hard surface of the computer station where he was working, and he snatched it up and held it to his ear, looking around the crowded Internet café as he did so. The place was filled with teenagers gaming or fiddling around on social media, and nobody seemed interested in a male twice their age doing historical research.

“How’d it go?” he asked, his voice low, ignoring the din in the background on Allie’s end of the line.

“Good.” Allie gave him the rundown on Divya’s revelations and their thinking. “What about you?”

“I’m about halfway through my list of mosaics and going cross-eyed from staring at them. They all start looking the same after a while.”

“Sorry to hear that. I’ve got another idea, though. Pull up all the information you can on the Shiv Khori cave. I want to understand the best way to get there, any legends surrounding it – photos, if you can find them, the works.”

“Will do. When you want to meet up?”

“Where are you? I just left a message for Indiana,” Allie said.

“About four blocks from the hotel.”

“Are we missing anything?”

“The pleasure of my company and some of the worst coffee this side of Zimbabwe.”

“Sounds charming. What’s the address?”

“I don’t know. But I can tell you how to get here from the hotel.”

“Shoot. We’re in a taxi.”

He described the route he’d taken and she repeated it to the driver, who sounded less than confident in his assurance he could find it.

“What’s the name of the place?” Allie asked.

“Lotus Lightning Café.”

“Catchy. Be there in a few.”

“Congratulations on getting the script translated, Allie. That’s a major win,” Spencer said.

“Thanks. But it only raises more questions.”

“Yeah, only now we know that the path starts at the cave.”

“Assuming she’s right. She qualified that it was her opinion, not that it was a lock.”

“It fits with what Carson told me.”

Allie’s voice lowered. “He had to know it was the Shiv Khori, Spencer. Why do you think he didn’t just tell you?”

“Maybe he enjoyed the suspense. Or maybe he was holding stuff back in case I flaked or couldn’t deliver. Who knows?”

“Not exactly reassuring, in any case.”

“Nothing we can do about it now but keep plugging away. I’ll see you when you get here.”

“Don’t hold your breath. You know what traffic’s like.”

Allie hung up and her phone immediately rang, catching her by surprise. She looked at the screen and frowned, the number a new one.

“Hello?” she answered.

“Why are you so interested in where it came from?” Singh asked, his voice tight.

“Just because. There’s a reward in it for you if you can tell me.”

“I’ll give you some free advice. Leave on the first flight out, and never look back. I’m serious. You don’t know what you’re mixed up with.”

“Right, you already said that. Curses. Spooky mystery bad guys. But I’m still willing to pay to know where you got it.” Allie paused. “If nothing else, for its historic value in the chain of possession.”

“That sounds like bullshit to me.

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