Chapter 69

Oh, God, Susan would, wouldn't she? Fury closed her eyes, clutching her stomach, as Susan grasped the lantern. They had been friends for so long. Fury was safe. It was now a question of waiting. Simple. A question of time.

Susan would never, ever, betray her to Flint.

Never.

Fury jerked her head up. So what the hell did Susan think she was doing leading him over the head of the sand dune? No. Definitely she was, exhorting, this way, this way, Captain Flint. A horrific proposition. And definitely it was him. Not a hallucination. Or nightmare of the screaming wind. But James Flint Blackmoore. His lips compressed. His eyes like ice-slits. Sand spraying up to his knees as he skidded down to the bottom of the dune and slammed his lantern into the chest of the man just behind him.

"Here."

Clutching her stomach, Fury staggered to her feet.

"Madam. No wait "