Upon arriving at the train station, it would take them another fifteen minutes to arrive at their destination. With a rental of two SUVs, Shawn, Ben, and Catherine on the first one, and Eddie and his men on the second one.  Shawn appreciated the enthusiasm she had for him. He decided not to continue the conversation. Detective Rodrigues had more than likely thought of how to rescue Dave before anyone else. Looking up in the front seat, Shawn saw that Ben was noticeably uncomfortable. He leaned forward and put his hand on the driver’s shoulder. "Uncle Ben, are you OK? What’s the matter with you?" Ben was busy checking both m

  Dave had pretended to spend dreadful minutes scouring over the details of the runes in the chambers, analyzing them and taking photographs, doing something Javier had expected him to do, even something so mundane as watching a set of runic symbols that didn't even make sense. He feigned to spend time analyzing it and trying to compare the picture of the tablet from Catherine’s email, which he privately printed, to other ancient runes and symbols scattered all over the chamber. However, nothing could be found that was even remotely similar to keys or some kind of clue or a map. It was like looking at a lost kid at a Peppa Pig concert show.   Of course, Dave had intended to return to London to study the runes further, maybe do some research and paint the chamber of spookiness. He’d even hoped that there was a link between the images and his

 Ten minutes later, Ben guided the pickup back up the street toward where the Range Rover was parked. As they slowly rounded the curve, they saw Javier escorting Dave out from the tunnel where the chamber had been located, while the two gigantic Russians who had been over by the caged boulders before were nearly back to their vehicle with their gun and laptop bag. Ben just hoped that his massive brown cowboy hat and the stupid sunglasses would hide his face from Javier, not that the man could recognize him. After all, it had been a decade since they had seen each other. Walking casually toward the group, Javier’s men were completely unaware of any possible threat.  From a distance, Catherine held down her sentiments as she saw Dave accompanied by Javi

  Shawn felt terrible for Ben's condition; he was getting weaker and had been in a shootout that nearly killed him, but the man was overjoyed to be back in his so-called adventurous life. Their rental vehicle, on the other hand, had been severely damaged beyond recognition. The car had been essentially destroyed in the two firefights it had been involved in thus far. Shawn couldn't figure out how the engine had kept running.   "Aw, Shawn, I really appreciate it. But don't worry, you can easily afford hundreds of them, and the owner won't mind. I knew him back in the day; he was a darling." Ben had responded to Shawn's apology with a wide grin and a hand pass.   The gang exited the truck and climbed the short set of stairs inside the old-looking brick building. The computer business center appeared to be in line with the

Warning Rated PG+18 Thirty minutes later, the group had found a lodging place near the town’s park. It was a bed and breakfast inn that had a small main hall, and simple but clean rooms, for which the couple was grateful. While they waited for Eddie and his men to arrive, Ben found a small cafe nearby and ordered something for them. Inside the cafe bar, they noticed how gloomy and chilled the place was, with soft lounge music and a more ambient atmosphere. The overall view has a solid, incandescent, out-of-the-way polish style and a small, well-stocked wine cellar in the middle. After a simple dinner, they went out of the cafe and Shawn took their things out of the car while Ben went to relieve himself. Shawn leaned in again on Catherine and planted a quick kiss on her lips before closing the car door. On the way out of the parking lot, he told her about what he intended to do with her in their room. Her cheeks flushed. "Seriously? Do you still think about that? Aren't we supposed t