24
The darkness of the room was disorienting when I awoke. I was alone. I had no memory of Adrien leaving in the night. I slept soundly. How long I didn’t know. Was it was day or night, what hour was it in whatever time zone we were now in? If we were on track we should have been traveling southeast toward Nepal, towards our next target: Kirril Nikonov.
I emerged from the bedroom after having showered and dressed. The plane was descending, only minutes from touching down on the airstrip. I must have been asleep longer than I thought.
“We’re there already?” I asked the three men.
Remmy started a reply but Adrien cut him off. “Yes.”
Adrien adopted his business persona again. If it weren’t for the connection I had to his emotions I would’ve experienced whiplash. He was outwardly so hot a
