Page 27 of Tell No One
“But you still bought them.”
“A bargain. How could I resist?”
“One man? Two?”
“One man. Arab.”
So why had he saidthey’ll kill me?
“Recorded on camera?”
“I don’t keep recordings.”
Delaney could have pushed, but getting the diamonds back was what was important. He wrapped tape around Chason’s eyes and mouth, and hoped it hurt like hell when it was pulled off. Delaney ran downstairs and went back into the shop to find Caleb pointing his gun at Tag.Oh shit!
“Vadim?” Tag said.
“You’re mistaken.” Delaney changed the tone of his voice.
“Don’t you recognise me with my clothes on?”
“Zoobie,” Delaney muttered.Fuck itin Hebrew.
“I just want my money,” Tag said.
“You owe him money?” Caleb asked.
“No, I don’t.” Delaney glared at Tag. “I have no idea who he is.”
“Should we shoot him?”
What the fuck?Delaney hoped he wasn’t serious.
Delaney caught hold of Tag’s arm and dragged him out of the shop. Caleb turned the sign to ‘closed’ and pulled the door to. It automatically locked.
The car was where they’d expected it to be. Delaney pushed Tag into the back, climbed in after him and pressed his gun into his ribs.
“Keep quiet.”
Tag looked wide-eyed and petrified.
“What are we going to do with him?” Caleb asked.
“I’ll deal with him.”
“I don’t know you,” Tag said. “I thought I did but the guy I thought you were is better looking. Much better looking.”
You little shit.Though Delaney wanted to laugh.
Simon was driving them to where their second vehicle was parked. Behind the tinted windows no one could see them shedding their disguises. Delaney was shocked Tag had recognised him.
“I won’t say anything.” Tag stared straight at Delaney, then down at the gun. “I just thought you were someone I knew and… I was wrong. The guy I knew had white hair. You do know there are cameras everywhere, right? I mean the police are probably on their way to that address right now.”
“Shut up,” Delaney snapped. He balled up the coat, hat and the rest, and put his gun inside, pushing it all into a plastic bag.
Simon pulled into a multi-storey car park, drove up to the third floor and parked next to a tatty Zafira people carrier. Delaney kept Tag in the car while Caleb and Simon exited the Audi to make sure there was no one around before they swapped vehicles.
“I’m sorry,” Tag whispered. “How was I to know you were incognito?”
