The security guard finally stopped giving her a hard time and let her through.Helma had done her homework on the student-turned-teacher, Shirag, who was filling in for a class right then.She slipped in through the back door, totally not expecting to run into Ximena, who was tardy.They locked eyes
Helma was dead sure the guy riding shotgun was hiding something.Perhaps Shirag was too.She flashed another photo. "Seen this woman around here that night?"It was a picture of Neve.Shirag did not even flinch. "Never seen her."He was getting antsy, a slight frown creasing his brow behind his glas
Back in Greenville University faculty dorms, Shirag was too distracted to even think about lesson plans. He dialed up his buddy."Are you keeping secrets from me?""What kind of question is that?""That day at the hotel, you made me wait to leave with you, and then you... Are those two people troubl
His protests, however, fell on deaf ears.Tied up but with eyes wide open, he watched as the car left the buzz of the city behind, cruising into nowhere land, finally pulling up in front of a lonely building on the city's outskirts.After a silent march down to the second basement level, the suited
Shirag was stunned all over again.He had not breathed a word, so why was he taking the fall?He was just an innocent bystander in this mess!Shirag lashed out in return. "If you hadn't insisted I pick you up, none of this would've happened. Just come clean, man, and don't drag me down with you!"Th
Desperate to save his own skin, he even dished on the guy's slightly graying hair and the funky material of the eye patch, which had this wild totem on it. However, it was too intricate for him to figure out.Cole nodded, pleased, and flicked a glance at his underling.The cop by the door stepped in
"Mr. Guller, we're on course to Tilverton."Two figures stood on the deck of the yacht.Cole listened to his underling's update, set down his high-tech binoculars, and gave a small nod. "Hemmy's got some slick moves."His lackey chimed in with a suck-up comment, "The lady's got it down pat. Rough 'e
The passenger guy's heart was hammering. "Did I... mess up somehow?"Black Hawk stomped on his swollen, red knee, a deadly glint in his eye. "Why didn't you just croak when you had the chance?“Bringing trouble right to our doorstep, unbelievable!”"I..." The passenger guy tried to make excuses, but