The Warlord Returns novel · Chapter 19 of 24
Chapter 19: The Fiancee
Jack opened the door with the gun held low against his leg.
"Hands where I can see them," he said.
The young woman lifted both fists.
The velvet box shook in one, and the drive in the other.
"I'm alone," she said. "I took three different buses. I'm sorry. I didn't know where else to go."
"How did you find this address?"
"I saw you on the news today, at the hospital," she said.
"I called the number on the screen until a night agent told me to come to the lobby.
"He checked the drive for a bomb and sent me up."
Jack looked at me.
I looked at the table behind him, where a soup bowl lay on its side.
He lowered the gun.
"Come in," he said.
She sat on the edge of the sofa with the wet coat still buttoned to her chin.
Close up she looked even younger than at the party, with a chipped nail and a smear of mascara she hadn't noticed.
"I don't know your names," she said. "I don't want to know."
The rest of this chapter is part of the paid portion of the series. Chapters 1–12 of The Warlord Returns are free to read — start from the beginning, then unlock the rest with coins in the app.
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