Masters And Lovers 1-4

Part Nine: Her Enemy’s Promise

James

I lift the latch of the door to the walkers’ shelter, push and step inside…

… something presses to my temple. “Don’t move.”

“What?” I start to turn, but the something; cold, metallic, nudges at me. “I said, don’t move.”

“Who the fuck are…?” But my words are cut short. Abruptly, the shelter is flooded with light. It shoots through my eyes, blinding me.

“Is that any way to speak to your father-in-law?”

The voice is oh-too-familiar, and as my vision clears, I see the figure sitting on a bench; hands clasped behind his head, ankle crossed over knee. “Good to see you, James,” says Klempner. “Do sit down.” Then snapping his fingers to the figure beside me. “His phone.”

Gun-muzzle to my head, I freeze, my hands semi-raised as the gunman’s hand works through my trouser pockets, first one, then the other, then slides down the zipper of my jacket to reach inside before tossing my mobile to Klempner.

My heart, which had calmed to a sensible pace during my ‘escape’ through the tunnel and the walk through the woods afterward, clatters and clamours behind my ribs.

Dry mouth.

Gritty eyes.

A cold sweat down my spine…

Air…

More air…

Don’t show him you’re afraid…

…

…

I’m not going to survive this.

…

A pulse hammers at my temple sending shadows dancing behind my eyes. Bile rises in my throat and I resist the urge to vomit.

This is it then…

…

Jade…

Oh, my Jade…

I wish I could have seen you, one last time…

Held you…

And I’ll never see our baby…

Watch her grow up…

up, bittersweet, overwhelming

Klempner think I’m going to

I’ll give him

my chin, meeting the bastard square in the

gutted him. Slit him down the middle from crotch

at my

Hope it’s quick…

Jade…

as I first saw him; casual, relaxed, not apparently threatening. “Kirch, put the gun

gun is tucked into a holster. Its owner

in, then oddly, sets it to loudspeaker.

There’s no-one in the

could have

hotel’s empty too. The guests and staff have gone. That fire in the kitchens was just a plant. I rang the number on the security box and

the police turning up now

minutes looping round the back of

know. Don’t take too long but

“Yes, sir.”

to me. “We’ll be leaving soon. In the meantime, James, have a seat.” He gestures to a bench. “May

me off-guard. I’ve hardly got the upper

Why would he ask?

you think you and I are on first-name

Take the weight off

right. I move on unwilling feet, using muscles soft with panic. I sit, then clasp my

rotating around each other. “We meet again,

seem to be any sensible answer to this. I don’t bother

in easy view, then he presses a couple of fingers to the side of his ear,

Ear piece?

refocuses back on

What the fuck?

then zoom

… and did…

did I just

going to

His mole?

Who’s Michael with?

he

“Who betrayed us?”

Klempner blinks. “Betrayed you?”

us. All along, you’ve known things you

than that, James. I’m sure you’ll figure it

playing cat and mouse with you. And I’m fucked

Don’t mention Mitch…

just

forward, elbows on knees. “James, I have no quarrel with you. Contrary to what you might think, I don’t mean

So much for coincidence…

to the prison

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