Chapter Fifty-Two
Denton stood off to the side, USP pistol aimed at Sophia.
‘The bag with the meteorite, if you will,’ Denton said. ‘Go on, bring your friend up.’
Sophia realized Czarina was still wearing a ruck of her own. Denton thought the meteorite was inside.
‘Sorry to disappoint you,’ Sophia said. ‘We don’t have it.’
Denton remained in position. ‘You have five minutes to bring it to me or I blow up one of your friends,’ he said.
She noticed the other hand in his pocket. He removed it, revealing a simple two-way radio transmitter.
‘Which one? I don’t know,’ he said. ‘Lucky dip?’
‘That doesn’t have the range,’ Sophia said.
Denton smiled. ‘No,’ he said. ‘But the antenna in the master tower does.’
She returned the smile. ‘Then you should have no problems blowing up your own met
