Read Online Laura 01 The Jaguar Prophecy by Anton Swanepoel - Free Book Online
Authors: Anton Swanepoel
Ads: Link
attention, it is the jacket. The jacket is too short and wide for the man, as if it was made for a person with wider shoulders but shorter in length, not by much, but just enough for Victor’s trained eye to notice it.
Is Laura in danger, maybe he should follow her just to make sure she is ok. Victor makes to go, but then stops. It is possible that the man borrowed the suit for the evening and that there is no danger. Victor decides to have a drink and inspect the files. Although he cares for Laura in a way he does not fully understand yet, finding out what is on the memory card is of greater importance at this moment than running after her. He also does not expect any more assassins or spies on the ship, for how many people can be looking for the disc?
It makes sense now, the man who had tried to plant the bug in his cabin is working for Josh. It is just too unlikely that someone would try to kill him, and on failing bug his room instead. The most likely explanation is that Josh quickly had someone sent in with a bug to try and catch him or Laura on tape giving themselves away or saying something about the disc when the agent left. Victor is unaware of just how desperate Russia is in obtaining the disc, and that they had sent Russtoff after hearing about the three dead hitmen. He also does not know that the man he killed in his room was sent by his own agency after discovering that he had killed the three men and taken Laura to his room. They feared that he had turned.
Victor continues on to the bar. The young but capable French bartender greets him with a warm smile as he sits down. He guesses the man to be around 26 years old. The bar is currently deserted save for Victor and the bartender, everyone else is busy eating. The bartender places a bowl of salted peanuts and a coaster in front of Victor as he greets Victor.
“Good evening sir, I am Thibault, your bartender for tonight, what will it be for you?” Thibault has a friendly but professional smile as he talks.
“Whiskey, straight up,” Victor replies while taking his phone out of his pants pocket, and starts looking at the files he has copied from the memory chip in Laura’s pen. Thibault nods and starts pouring Victor’s drink, but keeps watching him out of the corner of his eye, making sure Victor is not watching him pour the drink. Victor is unaware just how much Laura needs him at this very moment.
With fury in her step Laura makes her way back to her cabin. Although it is a good 10 minutes walk back to her room, she is so pre-occupied with her own thoughts that she does not notice the man trailing her, only a few steps behind her, waiting for the right moment. When she reaches her cabin, she starts looking through her purse for her cabin access card, while behind her a shadow is waiting, opening a small bottle and pouring chloroform onto a handkerchief.
Laura finds her access card and slots it into the door mechanism, the red light next to the handle turns green and a click informs Laura that the door is unlocked. The shadow steps closer, ready to strike.
With her left hand Laura pulls the access card from the door and with her right she reaches for the door handle and opens the door. Suddenly a hand appears from behind her and places a cloth over her mouth and nose while another hand grabs her by the hair, stopping her from turning her head.
Laura tries to kick the attacker, but her power leaves her almost immediately. The world around her starts to turn and Laura’s legs give in. A hand catches her as she falls to the floor, and darkness takes her.
Russtoff picks Laura up and throws her over his shoulder, then opens the door to the room completely and carries her inside. As soon as he is inside he drops her onto the bed. Russtoff quickly picks up Laura’s purse and room card that she has dropped, and then closes the door behind him.
When Russtoff first saw Laura and followed her to the dining room, he thought that he would have to torture her
Is Laura in danger, maybe he should follow her just to make sure she is ok. Victor makes to go, but then stops. It is possible that the man borrowed the suit for the evening and that there is no danger. Victor decides to have a drink and inspect the files. Although he cares for Laura in a way he does not fully understand yet, finding out what is on the memory card is of greater importance at this moment than running after her. He also does not expect any more assassins or spies on the ship, for how many people can be looking for the disc?
It makes sense now, the man who had tried to plant the bug in his cabin is working for Josh. It is just too unlikely that someone would try to kill him, and on failing bug his room instead. The most likely explanation is that Josh quickly had someone sent in with a bug to try and catch him or Laura on tape giving themselves away or saying something about the disc when the agent left. Victor is unaware of just how desperate Russia is in obtaining the disc, and that they had sent Russtoff after hearing about the three dead hitmen. He also does not know that the man he killed in his room was sent by his own agency after discovering that he had killed the three men and taken Laura to his room. They feared that he had turned.
Victor continues on to the bar. The young but capable French bartender greets him with a warm smile as he sits down. He guesses the man to be around 26 years old. The bar is currently deserted save for Victor and the bartender, everyone else is busy eating. The bartender places a bowl of salted peanuts and a coaster in front of Victor as he greets Victor.
“Good evening sir, I am Thibault, your bartender for tonight, what will it be for you?” Thibault has a friendly but professional smile as he talks.
“Whiskey, straight up,” Victor replies while taking his phone out of his pants pocket, and starts looking at the files he has copied from the memory chip in Laura’s pen. Thibault nods and starts pouring Victor’s drink, but keeps watching him out of the corner of his eye, making sure Victor is not watching him pour the drink. Victor is unaware just how much Laura needs him at this very moment.
With fury in her step Laura makes her way back to her cabin. Although it is a good 10 minutes walk back to her room, she is so pre-occupied with her own thoughts that she does not notice the man trailing her, only a few steps behind her, waiting for the right moment. When she reaches her cabin, she starts looking through her purse for her cabin access card, while behind her a shadow is waiting, opening a small bottle and pouring chloroform onto a handkerchief.
Laura finds her access card and slots it into the door mechanism, the red light next to the handle turns green and a click informs Laura that the door is unlocked. The shadow steps closer, ready to strike.
With her left hand Laura pulls the access card from the door and with her right she reaches for the door handle and opens the door. Suddenly a hand appears from behind her and places a cloth over her mouth and nose while another hand grabs her by the hair, stopping her from turning her head.
Laura tries to kick the attacker, but her power leaves her almost immediately. The world around her starts to turn and Laura’s legs give in. A hand catches her as she falls to the floor, and darkness takes her.
Russtoff picks Laura up and throws her over his shoulder, then opens the door to the room completely and carries her inside. As soon as he is inside he drops her onto the bed. Russtoff quickly picks up Laura’s purse and room card that she has dropped, and then closes the door behind him.
When Russtoff first saw Laura and followed her to the dining room, he thought that he would have to torture her
Similar Books
