Extreme Faction (35 page)

“Damn it, Tully,” Jake muttered. “Why?”

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Jake left the apartment and took a cab to the airport. He checked his watch. His flight to Istanbul wouldn't leave for another hour.

During the cab ride, he pulled Chavva's driver's license from his pocket. He smiled looking at her face. She was so beautiful. Maybe she could finally leave her past behind, forget about the horror she had known, that which had become so much a part of her. Maybe he could help her forget with time.

ISTANBUL, TURKEY

It was early evening, a red glow hanging over the tall minaret of the Blue Mosque.

The call to prayer echoed through the narrow streets as Jake walked along a busy market where vendors were selling fruits and vegetables, rugs and clothes, and live poultry.

He checked the address one more time and looked up to the second floor of an apartment building. He smiled and went inside, making his way up the stone steps.

When he reached the second floor, he found the door and stood for a moment wondering if she was even there. He started to knock, when the door slowly opened on him.

Standing inside, her dark hair resting on broad shoulders, Chavva smiled at him. Her large round eyes searched him carefully for any imperfection.

He went inside and she closed the door, turning back toward him.

“Finally,” she said. “You keep a date without sneaking into my room and pulling my naked body from my bed.”

He took her in his arms and they kissed for a long while.

“I was hoping to find you like that again.”

She kissed him quickly. “We have time.”

Consider the next book in the Jake Adams Series:

The Dolomite Solution
(Jake Adams #3)

Vital Force
(Jake Adams #4)

Rise of the Order
(Jake Adams #5)

The Cold Edge
(Jake Adams #6)

Without Options
(Jake Adams #7)

The Stone of Archimedes
( Jake Adams #8)

Lethal Force
(Jake Adams #9)

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