Atlantis Stolen (Sam Reilly Book 3)

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probably a fake anyway.”
    Tom interrupted.
“Hey, Elise. Sorry to interrupt. What the hell’s the Dark Net?”
    “Hi Tom. You know
how most things we do on the internet is clearly visible to everyone. We make
things available to search engines like Google. The dark net is the rest of the
internet, where general users have no means of accessing information without
knowing the precise URL to begin with. It’s used for secrecy, and as well as
the latest conspiracy theorist, organized crime seem to like it for its obvious
benefits.”
    The cab pulled
into the Schiphol Amsterdam Airport.
    “Enough of the
computer science lesson, Elise. Billie’s in trouble. Tell them the price is
fine.  Buy it for me and send it where I’m headed in Nepal. I’ll send you the
address in a second.”
    “But you’re not
going to Nepal.”
    “I’m not?”
    “No, Le Milieu Corso-Marseillais
don’t sell through Ebay or anything like that. You’re going to need to actually
meet them. They won’t have a thing to do with you or your absurd amounts of
money without seeing you in person.”
    “All right, all
right. Where are we headed?”
    “The French
Riviera.”
    “That sounds all
right. By the way you were speaking, I thought you were going to send me off to
Iran or something difficult.”
    “No, but don’t
let the lovely location or the romantic lights fool you. These people maintain
one of the cruelest and most ruthless organizations in the world. Just because
you’re a potential buyer doesn’t make you their friend or in any less danger.
You’re going to want to be careful.”
    “Okay, arrange a
meeting for me Elise.”
    “Will do, and be
careful.”
    “Don’t worry
about me. I’ll bring Tom along for a show of muscle.” 

Chapter Fourteen
    Billie woke up to
the throbbing pain in her head.
    Whatever sedative
she’d been given, it had left a terrible aftereffect of amnesia, disorientation
and pain. She could do nothing about the pain, but she would immediately work
to rectify the other two problems.
    How the fuck
did I get here? Billie thought about it for a minute.
She’d been driving in Amsterdam. Something had frightened her. But what? She
felt the itch above her forehead and went to scratch. It was swollen and there
were several surgical stiches under her hair line. That’s new.
    Instantly, Billie
returned to the events of earlier today, or yesterday – or however much time
had passed and she’d been unconscious since the accident. Someone had learned
what she knew and had come for her. She’d contacted Sam Reilly, and he’d said
he would come for her, but something happened and he never reached her.
    They had knocked
her car into the water! She had tried to escape the sinking car, only to find
that a diver had given her something, and taken her…
    Billie looked
around, trying to orient herself.
    The room was
mostly dark, with the dull ambient fluorescent lights outside barely providing
enough light to see. There was no door, and she wondered if she could leave if
she tried to. Her hand touched the metal wall next to the bed she’d woken up
in. It vibrated, just slightly. And an image of a turbine spinning matched the
constant drum she’d heard since waking.
    They have me
on a ship?
    The realization
hit her with surprise. She stood up and looked at the floor below her. It was
metal. More like a steel grate on a working ship. Although she’d only just
clambered out of the bed, her feet felt stable.
    No, there’s no
swell or movement of the waves. Even in a flat sea,
she knew there was a certain amount of movement.
    She looked around
the room.
    It looked like a
bedroom, with a slightly smaller than normal single bed. There were no windows,
or anything else to be seen inside the room. The walls were dark.
    I’m in a
submarine?
    With an air of
fatalism, she stepped out of the room and down the dark passageway. Looking for
anything that wasn’t bolted to the walls that could be used as a weapon, Billie
found

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