Captive
“The small flame continued to burn, and then it went out—the fuse unlit.
Xavier cursed.
He tried again, determined to light the fuse. The goddamned powder could not be wet. He had not gotten a single drop of water on the oilskin. His hands still remarkably steady, he again tried to light the fuse. The flame burned, flared, and died.
In that moment Xavier knew that he had been betrayed. He himself had stolen and smuggled the powder ingredients with the help of Tubbs and Benedict. Since then, clea...rly, someone had tampered with them, sabotaging their plans. He had little doubt now that Tubbs had met with the same failure as he.
Unless he could think of another way to destroy the Pearl, and quickly, this entire operation was doomed.
Soft, racing footsteps made him stiffen and tum.
The sight of the tall, lithe Arab rendered him briefly speechless. Alexandra dropped down beside him. “Here,” she said, shoving something at him.
Absolute confusion incapacitated him.
“Here!” she cried.
Xavier’s vision cleared.MoreLess
Xavier cursed.
He tried again, determined to light the fuse. The goddamned powder could not be wet. He had not gotten a single drop of water on the oilskin. His hands still remarkably steady, he again tried to light the fuse. The flame burned, flared, and died.
In that moment Xavier knew that he had been betrayed. He himself had stolen and smuggled the powder ingredients with the help of Tubbs and Benedict. Since then, clea...rly, someone had tampered with them, sabotaging their plans. He had little doubt now that Tubbs had met with the same failure as he.
Unless he could think of another way to destroy the Pearl, and quickly, this entire operation was doomed.
Soft, racing footsteps made him stiffen and tum.
The sight of the tall, lithe Arab rendered him briefly speechless. Alexandra dropped down beside him. “Here,” she said, shoving something at him.
Absolute confusion incapacitated him.
“Here!” she cried.
Xavier’s vision cleared.MoreLess
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