Chapter 71
The trip down the tunnel had been quiet, our three hearts heavy with the loss of Viktor.
I drove slowly out into the Duga station and we were immediately faced with eight very confused and angry guards, all pointing their guns directly at us. I slowly brought the car to a stop and we all put our hands up in the air inside the car. ‘Brittney, leave your g*n in here and I’ll leave my knife. We don’t want to spook these guys,’ I said.
Slowly we got ourselves out of the car, hands still very much in the air. ‘Can anyone speak English?’ I asked hopefully.
‘A few of us do,’ replied a heavyset guard in a thickly accented voice. ‘As the ranking officer here, I will handle this. Who are you and what are you doing here?’
‘Well, that’s a long story and I will explain it to you soon, b
