The Secret Weapon by Bradley Wright

Author:Bradley Wright [Wright, Bradley]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9780997392678
Publisher: King's Ransom Publishing
Published: 2020-04-27T16:00:00+00:00

27

Bruges, Belgium

“For the last time, X, we can’t call the number. All it is, is a way to know if someone is still out here trying to find them. That’s why they left it on Karn. It’s their way of making sure Karn was the agent they needed dead. We don’t call, they’ll believe they tied it all off.”

King heard Sam, and could tell she was adamant. But it wasn’t what he wanted to hear. He wanted to do what he always used to do: plow ahead and, through sheer force of will, make things happen. This new underground espionage world didn’t lend itself well to that tactic. Sam was a lot better at it; it’s what she did for so long with MI6 before she paired up with him. He had no choice but to listen to her, no matter how much he hated it.

“Mr. Kimball, your plane is ready.” A brunette in a navy-blue flight attendant suit got King’s attention. Jeremy Kimball was one of his US passport IDs. A businessman from Atlanta, Georgia, coming out with a new whiskey. Sam always said it was best, when creating fake backgrounds, to stay as close to the truth as possible. Less margin for error if a question about what he did for a living ever came up. King was as versed in the world of distilling the beautiful brown liquor as anyone, so this fake identity was good and solid.

King gave the flight attendant a nod. “The plane you chartered is ready for me, Sam. I’ll be there in a couple of hours. Have you been able to get a hold of Bobby Gibbons?”

“Not yet.” Sam’s voice hollowed out. “But I’ll keep trying.”

Gibbons not answering Sam’s calls was making King nervous. Though it was still the middle of the night in the States, a man like Gibbons, who was running for president, wasn’t the type to keep his phone on silent. However, there was nothing King could do about it, so he needed to focus on what he could control.

“All right,” King said to Sam as he followed the flight attendant out onto the tarmac. “I need to call Agent Roberts back before I take off. I’ll see you in a couple of hours.”

“There’ll be a white Mercedes-Benz waiting there for you in Athens. If it’s any other car, do not get in.”

“Roger that. See you soon.”

King ended the call and immediately dialed Agent Roberts.

“We’ve got a problem,” Agent Roberts answered.

Not the way King had hoped Roberts would answer. He froze before following the flight attendant up the plane’s stairs, holding up his finger to let her know it would be a moment.

“Don’t sugarcoat it,” King said.

“I just lost a tail.”

“Shit!” King felt like they couldn’t catch a break. Whoever was pulling the strings on the other side of this was somehow staying one step ahead. He couldn’t help but think that if Sam had been in London with him this entire time, she would’ve already run this thing down.

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