There was a second of stunned silence before Robin Kell’s hand flashed to and from his jacket and the click of his knife sounded loud. He’d had enough. If the collector wouldn’t agree to the exchange, then the girl, Christine, must die. Falconer tried to rush forward to protect his daughter, but the knife moved swift as light toward him, and into his belly. He felt a searing pain and staggered to one side, saw the knife flash again as Kell turned to use it on Christine.
Falconer’s last memory before losing consciousness was of Gideon and his men storming the premises....