Teddy
"Pippa," I say into the radio, as I watch the figure somersault through the air, "Change in plan."
Evans
To be fair, I should have expected him to crash in the window. I mean, I expected him to do something stupid. I wouldn't say I'm surprised in fact. More ambivlant. Like I thought I was going die in a less spectacular way.
The window smashes in, and Viktor rolls to a perfect three point landing. He's cut and bleeding from crashing through I'd guess more than one window, and he has a grappling hook in each hand, presumably from slowing his fall from whatever original window he crashed through.
"Hi," I say, standing up as the two guards who were beating me up stare at him bewildered.
"Let's go," he says, holding out a hand.
"Do you have a plan?"
"Absolutely not, do you trust me?"
"Of course," I take his hand, and we turn and run out the window he came in.
"Grab my back hold on tight, I can get us to the street level probably," he says.
"It's okay if you don't, this is better than that," I say, sealing my arms around his chest as he jumps into the foggy London night.
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All Night Long (Olympus Drive Chronicles)
Mystery / ThrillerThe veil between the real world and the spirit world is closing for one night in London. That's a problem if you're in love with a ghost. Remember, heroes don't usually get a happily ever after. Various plotlines converage as the supernatural world...
