The Pleasures of Autumn by Hunter Evie

Author:Hunter, Evie [Hunter, Evie]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
ISBN: 9780241966679
Publisher: Penguin Books Ltd
Published: 2013-10-30T22:00:00+00:00

19

Niall caught a flash of movement out of the corner of his eye, but it was enough. One moment, Sinead was there at the vending machine, the next she had vanished. Niall moved before his brain caught up with his reflexes. He had to find her.

An almost invisible maintenance door behind the vending machine was closing. Niall jammed his hand in before it could slam shut. Pain lanced up his arm, but he ignored it. He’d worry about broken fingers later.

He shoved his weight against the door, forcing it open and revealing a concrete corridor lit with intermittent red bulbs. And a large man whose form-fitting black outfit made him hard to see. He had his arm around Sinead, but she bit his hand, clenching her teeth hard enough to hurt him through his gloves. He cursed, a vaguely American accent that Niall couldn’t place, and Sinead screamed.

Niall lunged forwards, hauling Sinead free of the kidnapper’s grip. He pushed her out through the door onto the platform and turned back to the danger.

The other man didn’t wait for Niall to get his bearings. He swung his fist, a fast lethal jab that rocked Niall backwards.

It didn’t matter. Sinead was free. He spotted a familiar face. ‘Andy, get her to safety.’

Niall ignored their protests and concentrated on surviving.

Because this would be about staying alive. One operator would always recognize another, and Niall had no doubt that he was dealing with one of the most highly-trained spec-ops warriors in the world. In fact, he was pretty sure he already knew who he was dealing with.

‘Hall?’

The other man didn’t answer, except by drawing a MK3 diving knife, but his flinch was confirmation enough. J. Darren Hall.

Niall curled his left hand, and the agony in his fingers confirmed his suspicion that he had injured them. Mollycoddling could wait until he had time. Now he had to get out of here alive.

Hall’s blade flashed and Niall jumped back. In the closed corridor, he was at a disadvantage. He needed to get out onto the platform where he could use his height to advantage.

He lashed out with a front kick and feinted a punch. Hall dodged both with insulting ease, but came close enough for Niall to elbow him in the face. There wasn’t enough force to do more than rock Hall back, but it allowed Niall to move closer to the door.

He reached out to open it and was caught when Hall’s kick hit him in the nuts.

Fuck! He doubled over, fighting the need to puke. He saw Hall’s knife glinting in the red light above him as it descended, and he dropped to the floor, grabbing Hall’s knee and taking him down with him.

Hall fell through the doorway and Niall went after him.

They were evenly matched, both tall, broad shouldered and in remarkable physical condition. Except that Niall, dressed for a day out in Paris, was still smarting from the full body wax job, and had what felt like several broken bones in his left hand.

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