The Pilate Scroll by M.B. Lewis

Author:M.B. Lewis [Lewis, M. B.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: SATCOM Publishing
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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The lobby was less chaotic than when they first arrived at the hotel. The opulence of the place jumped out at him. The tan marbled floor glistened in the sunlight that pushed through the glass walls of the front of the hotel. Duke approached one of the desk clerks perched behind the curved check-in desk with a deep granite top to pick up his key.

Once in his room, Duke tossed his bag on the white blanketed king-sized bed and admired the view that overlooked the marina next to the hotel. He stripped off his clothes, brushed his teeth, and stepped in the shower. The warm water was refreshing, and the scent of the fresh soap penetrated his nostrils, waking him up.

When he finished in the shower and dried off, he pulled a fresh set of clothes out of his bag and dressed. After he plugged his cell phone in the charger, he grabbed his key and went to Mac’s room to ask about going to dinner.

He wanted to bounce everything off Mac one more time because he had no doubt Kadie and her brother were in danger. They needed to leave Istanbul as quickly as possible, whether with them or on a commercial flight. The question was, would she be willing to go?

Duke rapped on the door. When Mac didn’t answer, he rapped again. “Hey, Mac, you in there?” He beat the door loudly, in case his partner had fallen asleep. “Hey, Mac, you awake?”

His first thought was that Mac must have gone downstairs for coffee or food. But he knew Mac would have contacted him first. Duke remembered his cell phone was on the charger and returned to his room to see if Mac called. He moved back to his door and swiped his key. Inside, he checked his iPhone. No messages from Mac or anyone else. He sat on the side of the bed when someone knocked on the door.

Before he could get up, Kadie barged into the room. Still wearing the sleeveless button-up shirt and shorts she had on in the coffee shop, she wasn’t smiling.

“What are—how’d you open the door?”

Kadie held up a small, circular FOB. “Same thing I used to get into Samuel’s room. Works great in this hotel, too.” She stood still in front of the door, her shoulders slumped, her head down. This was not the confident woman he’d come to know. Something was wrong.

“Brian’s missing.”

“What?”

Kadie walked closer, then stopped. Her right hand rubbed the length of her left arm. “After we left the patio, I went to the coffee shop to buy him a latte. When I returned to our room, he was gone. I wasn’t too worried at first, but then I checked with Doctor Upton, and he wasn’t there. I asked everyone on the team, and no one has seen him. That’s when I started to panic. I went downstairs and searched everywhere. I checked with the front desk, the doormen, and even the cabana guy at the pool. Duke, I’m terrified something may have happened to him.

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