The Twelfth Tablet - Ebook
“The rear window slid down as he approached, unveiling Valerie’s face behind the tinted glass. He wondered why she was wearing sunglasses so late on an overcast day.
He got in next to her and closed the door. The only other person in the car was the driver.
‘Where’s Ari?’ ‘He had a meeting.’ Paul looked forward between the seats and caught a thick-set pair of eyes watching him from the rear-view mirror. The rest of the face was hidden: through the headrest in front, he could see a short neck and... a pair of shoulders that filled the Mercedes’ ample interior.
‘Vincent’s going to take the photographs,’ Valerie said. She reached across the seat and held his hand. ‘Where are we going?’ Her hand was soft and dry as powder. Paul looked at the mirror again and saw the hard eyes still watching.
He gave an address in District 8, Seestrasse, where the big mansions crowded the lakeshore. ‘I spoke to him this morning. It’s all set.’ He tried to sound confident, like he imagined Ari would.MoreLess
He got in next to her and closed the door. The only other person in the car was the driver.
‘Where’s Ari?’ ‘He had a meeting.’ Paul looked forward between the seats and caught a thick-set pair of eyes watching him from the rear-view mirror. The rest of the face was hidden: through the headrest in front, he could see a short neck and... a pair of shoulders that filled the Mercedes’ ample interior.
‘Vincent’s going to take the photographs,’ Valerie said. She reached across the seat and held his hand. ‘Where are we going?’ Her hand was soft and dry as powder. Paul looked at the mirror again and saw the hard eyes still watching.
He gave an address in District 8, Seestrasse, where the big mansions crowded the lakeshore. ‘I spoke to him this morning. It’s all set.’ He tried to sound confident, like he imagined Ari would.MoreLess
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