Chapter 51“Fred Gibson here,” the man said when he flipped his sat-phone open.
“Hi, Chief. Benny here.”
“Finally. What’s the matter with you people? Would it be too much to ask to call your boss once in a while?”
“I’m sorry, but there’s quite a few things happening here. And Khalid refuses to take calls from Mark.”
“What? Why on earth not?”
“Because he thinks Talya is in danger of being abducted...”
“Well, without wanting to pour oil on your fire, I have to tell you that Khalid’s probably right.”
“You mean she didn’t make it to the flight?”
“Yes, that’s exactly what I mean. All three of them have disappeared – and I mean vanished.”
“How’s that possible?”
“Well..., they were observed leaving their hotel on San Fernandina Beach – that was after we had to clean-up...”
“What clean-u
