The Last Bodyguard--Ryan Lock #12 by Sean Black

Author:Sean Black [Black, Sean]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Sean Black Digital

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They were coming into Vegas, heading north on the 15 as they skirted the north-west of the Mojave desert. Ty was about three hundred yards behind the black BMW, tucked in behind what looked like a group of college kids headed for the bright lights of Vegas.

If Soothe had spotted him, she’d showed no sign of it. She’d kept a steady clip all the way from Bakersfield, stopping once for gas. Ty had hung back when she’d exited the interstate and driven past the gas station to wait for her. When the black BMW had driven past him ten minutes later, he’d been nice and patient, giving her plenty of time to rejoin the interstate before he did.

As every exit came up, he closed the gap a little so he could see if she got off. When she didn’t, he fell back a little further, occasionally losing sight of her before he closed the distance when they came up on the next exit.

It wasn’t until they were in Vegas itself, and the traffic thickened enough that he could risk getting closer that he saw her move over, ready to exit onto Flamingo Road.

He followed, barely making the light as she merged on to West Flamingo Road. The Bellagio with its famous fountains was on the right as he maintained the tail.

He thought she might turn on to the Strip, maybe pull into one of the big hotel and casinos. She didn’t. She kept moving, on down Flamingo Road and into Paradise City, past the edge of the airport and the iconic Welcome to Las Vegas sign and out into the less glitzy section of the city.

He hung back. The whole time he’d following her, her speed had rarely varied. She’d driven at the speed of the other traffic. Now as they moved down Tropicana and hit a fresh set of lights, the BMW suddenly lurched forward, running a light as it switched to red and narrowly missing being clipped by a truck making a turn.

The driver lay on his air horn, coming close enough to the rear of the BMW that he may even have shaved some paint. The BMW kept moving, picking up speed, and then it was gone as Ty sat, frustrated, six cars back and waited for the lights to change again.

Even if he’d wanted to run the intersection and risk Carmen’s car, there was no way he could navigate it. The surrounding traffic was too thick. He was hopelessly penned in. Worse, it hadn’t been the move of someone running late and concerned about missing the light. It had been deliberate, calculated to make sure that anyone behind her wouldn’t be able to follow.

Finally, after a frustrating minute, the light changed. Ty moved through the intersection. He sped up, cutting in and out of the traffic. After a time, he doubled back. He checked out the side streets, hoping for a glimpse of the car, slowing down as he came up on every black car he saw.

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