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I knew what was coming. \u201cThis is your final chance,\u201d he said from a distance. A jolt of electricity blasted me, my body shook. So much pain. They pulled the contacts away just before I\u2019d have gone into cardiac arrest, waited a few seconds, and hit me again just for spite. I screamed. \u201cFedorov is in Z\u00fcrich,\u201d I said. The words erupted from my mouth so fast, they came out practically as one.<\/p>\n

\u201cSo, not New York, then? Why is he in Z\u00fcrich?\u201d Between heaving gasps for air, I said, \u201cBecause he thought he\u2019d be safe there.\u201d A pause, to collect my thoughts. Had to sell this. He already thought the CIA was involved. \u201cPlan was to bring him\u2026to New York. But it was too risky.\u201d<\/p>\n

I stopped again to breathe. \u201cWhere in Z\u00fcrich is he?\u201d \u201cPark Hyatt, but he\u2019s gone by now. I told him to change hotels every two, three days. Stay in American-owned properties as much as possible.\u201d He\u2019d know if I gave him an exact location, I was lying. The Russian officer feigned a look of grim concern. \u201cHonestly, I\u2019m disappointed in you, Matthew. I hadn\u2019t expected you to give Fedorov up. People really are disposable to you, aren\u2019t they?\u201d What. A. Bastard. The Russians were desperate for this information to stay hidden and were going to some extraordinary lengths to keep it that way.<\/p>\n

Which only made my failure so much worse. Hopefully, I\u2019d bought Denis and Luc, my pal in Belgium\u2019s security service, some time. There would be no trial in Moscow, that much was certain. I also doubted there would be something as sublime as a Siberian work camp. There would only be an unnamed cell beneath the Lubyanka, the infamous former KGB headquarters where the FSB invented crimes against the state and tortured and murdered people pronounced guilty of them.<\/p>\n

\u201cI look forward to seeing you in Moscow, Mr. Gage. Since your country has restricted flights to my country, you will be traveling by boat. Assuming you make it. I understand the seas can be\u2026unpredictable\u2026this time of year.\u201d The interrogator jutted his chin in a kind of nod to someone unseen, and they ripped me out of my restraints. Bolstered by a man on either side, they zip-tied my hands and dragged me out of the room.<\/p>\n

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No part of this book may be reproduced in any form or by any electronic or mechanical means, including information storage and retrieval systems, without written permission from the author, except for the use of brief quotations in a book review. Severn River Publishing www.SevernRiverBooks.com This is a work of fiction. Names, characters, businesses, places, events and incidents are either the products of the author\u2019s imagination or used in a fictitious manner. Any resemblance to actual persons, living or dead, or actual events is purely coincidental. ISBN: 978-1-64875-650-4 (Paperback) OceanofPDF.com CONTENTS Also by Dale M. Nelson Chapter 1 Chapter 2 Chapter 3 Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Chapter 6 Chapter 7 Chapter 8 Chapter 9 Chapter 10 Chapter 11 Chapter 12 Chapter 13 Chapter 14 Chapter 15 Chapter 16 Chapter 17 Chapter 18 Chapter 19 Chapter 20 Chapter 21 Chapter 22 Chapter 23 Chapter 24 Chapter 25 Chapter 26 Chapter 27 Chapter 28 Chapter 29 Chapter 30 Chapter 31 Chapter 32 Chapter 33 Chapter 34 Chapter 35 Chapter 36 Readers Also Enjoy Sample of Next Book in Series EVEN GODS BLEED: Chapter 1 EVEN GODS BLEED: Chapter 2 EVEN GODS BLEED: Chapter 3 Also by Dale M. Nelson Author\u2019s Note About the Author OceanofPDF.com ALSO BY DALE M. NELSON The Gage Files No Prayers for the Dying One Bullet Away Lightning Strikes Twice Even Gods Bleed With Andrew Watts Agent of Influence A Future Spy Tournament of Shadows All Secrets Die Never miss a new release!<\/p>\n

Sign up to receive exclusive updates from author Dale M. Nelson. severnriverbooks.com OceanofPDF.com \u201c\u2026we are all underground men making the brief transit from darkness to darkness.\u201d \u2014Ross Macdonald \u201cIn war, truth is the first casualty.\u201d \u2014Aeschylus OceanofPDF.com 1 I trudged into my office at the crack of two and ordered a drink. By \u201coffice,\u201d I mean the Santa Monica tiki bar where I conduct most of my affairs. I\u2019d just abandoned a case when I\u2019d realized what the client was really after was some light industrial espionage packaged as research for a wrongful termination suit.<\/p>\n

I figured out what was going on before I\u2019d broken any laws, but the client didn\u2019t appreciate when I\u2019d called him out, and now I wasn\u2019t getting paid.<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n

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