Blitzed (41 page)

"Later," I promised, "I promise you some time, you’ll have it, but not tonight.”

"I understand," he said softly, his voice happy with my promise. I knew that Felix would wait forever if needed for me to fulfill my promise, and be happy the whole time."

Felix added a second finger, curling them inside me until he found my spot. I squeaked as he began to rub, causing him to chuckle in my ear. His left hand found my breast again, teasing the nipple and massaging the soft weight while his fingers curled over and over, stroking time and time again. I'd had an orgasm like this once before, and it built differently. For long minutes I felt more intense pleasure in my breasts than down below, which felt increasingly like I needed to pee more than anything else. Then suddenly, the urge to pee was replaced with white hot pleasure, my body roaring toward another massive orgasm, my voice coming in incoherent growls and mewls as Felix drove me higher and higher.

“Let it go,” he whispered in my ear as he stroked his fingers one more time, my body exploding in another orgasm. I thrashed and tossed my head from side to side as I clenched around his fingers, his still hard cock pressed against my lower back. When it passed, I was wrung out, exhausted, but hungry for more.

I lost count of the number of times that they brought me to orgasm that night, knowing that I was secure and happy in their arms. It was the sexual equivalent of an all you can eat buffet, and I couldn't get enough. Fingers, tongues, mouths, and cocks teased my body until I lost all sense of time or place, knowing just that the man who was with me was devoted to me and I was devoted to him.

After hours of passion, I had awoken a powerful, commanding side to Felix, and even though I was exhausted, I couldn't help but respond. Filling me with his amazing cock from behind was the man who was my king, the one who commanded and I obeyed, and I was thrilled to my core by it.

He reached up and took my hair in his fist, wrapping it around his hand once. "Tell me want it, Jordan.”

“Please” I whispered, giving myself fully to him. “Give it to me.”

He thrust into me powerfully. He wasn’t going to last long, I could tell, but it didn't matter, he was pushing me just as quickly. He hammered deep into me, claiming my body completely.

His hips smashed into me and I couldn't help it — I cried out and pushed back, wanting him deeper and deeper inside me. I was higher than I'd ever been, my body unable to take more but demanding it anyway. The thick, veiny hardness of Felix's cock drove me higher and higher, until I couldn't even breathe. Still I pushed back, wanting more and more. "Now."

His single word triggered the most intense orgasm of the night. I'd moaned, I'd yelled, I'd screamed, but this was so intense I couldn't make a sound at all, my entire body seizing upon the feeling of his cock inside me, compressing to that one point. Felix groaned and his cock exploded, carrying me away in a flood of white energy that didn't fade as it spread through my body and carried me away to unconsciousness.

T
he morning of the operation
, just as the sun was rising, I left the barge. Stopping at a local garage, I picked up the small second-hand Vespa that we'd purchased for the heist. Small enough to park anywhere, I could connect the laptop we'd purchased to the battery of the scooter, giving it more than enough charge to do what needed to be done. The rig wasn't all that complex, and could be done with parts from any car shop. Taking Alex's advice, we'd purchased what the computer store called a netbook, a small laptop that was short on processing power but large on battery capacity and wireless Internet capabilities. I drove around the museum, looking for a good parking spot that wouldn't have the scooter towed or stolen. I found one in a parking lot near the museum and made sure to pay for the spot for the next twenty-four hours. After that, it wouldn't matter, since I wore gloves the entire time. If the police connected the scooter to the theft, they'd have nothing to go on. Even the netbook had been wiped clean before I turned it on and set it in the storage compartment underneath the scooter's seat. I put the keys in my pocket and walked away casually.

Taking public transport back to the barge, I was surprised at how nervous I felt. I hadn't felt this way about a heist in a long time, and I knew it wasn't the theft itself that was troubling my nerves. Despite the numerous issues with security, none of them were individually a challenge to my skills. I probably could have even pulled the job off without Felix. The biggest challenge inside the museum was the actual case the Quran was being stored in. It was made of bulletproof Lexan glass, which meant we couldn't shatter it, nor could we cut it with normal tools. Also, the case itself was actually built into its stand, meaning I couldn't lift off the case. However, the same way the Quran was put in was the same way we'd take it out, through a seam in the display case that had been chemically sealed in order to prevent heat damage to the book.

I was more worried about what would happen afterward. Handing off the book to our client would be the point in which the betrayal would take place, and to be honest, I didn't trust our client to do it right. After all, I was doing the job in order to sell out Felix, how could I not be worried that I too wouldn’t be double crossed? There truly is no honor among thieves, and the only reason you could trust someone outside of your eyesight was because it was in your mutual interest to not screw each other over too much. However, as soon as it became more advantageous to do so, you could expect to be screwed very hard, very quickly.

By the time I got back to the barge I was sweating, despite the chill in the early spring air. Felix noticed. "Are you okay? You look flushed."

"Yes," I reassured him. "The bus was just crowded. There was some tour group or something. Too many people in too small a space, and the driver had the heater on full."

"Okay," Felix replied, dismissing it. I sat down in my favorite chair, a leather armchair that reclined a fair amount and had an ottoman in front of it, relaxing. I needed to let my nerves settle, I'd need all of them later that night. I even pondered taking a nap to make sure I wasn't sleep deprived at the time of the actual action. Jordan, who was trying her best to be supportive, was staying in the bedroom.

"Is she going to come out?" I asked. "We still have a full day to wait before we even begin."

"I think she is more worried about it than we are," Felix replied. He looked down at the counter space between his hands and took a deep breath. He wanted to tell me something important, I could tell. “This is a first for her. Francois, I wanted to talk with you about that."

"What about?" I asked. I laid my head back and closed my eyes, crossing my fingers over my stomach. Regardless of if Felix had something on his mind or not, I wanted to just relax.

"This is my last job too," Felix said after a moment. "I can't do this any longer. Not with Jordan at home waiting for us."

"Really?" I asked. I lifted my head up and opened my eyes, bringing my hands behind my head.

Felix thought about his answer for a second then shook his head. "I don't have it in me anymore. I don't want this. I guess you could say I'm losing my edge. I can get through tonight, but after that . . . I'm done."

I chuckled. This was better than I'd have ever hoped. "What will the world be like without the Hardy brothers working together to steal what cannot be stolen?"

Felix laughed. "Probably a lot less stressful for insurance companies, that’s for sure. Francois, I know that you want to continue, to stand out on your own. I'm willing to support that, you know."

"I know," I replied, touched while at the same time knowing what was going to happen to him, and I had to make it a point to keep my nerve. There was no turning back now. "Felix, regardless of what happens, I know you will be the man who helps me find success."

Felix came over and knelt down next to me, clapping me on the shoulder. "Thank you, Francois. Now, let's go reassure Jordan that she doesn't have to hide from us in order for us to be ready."

* * *

T
hat night
, long after the sun went down and the bells in the local churches struck eleven, Felix and I changed for the job. We were to approach the building from the river side, taking advantage of the typical Paris evening mist to mask our approach on the building. Still, it was beneficial for us to wear dark colors, so we put on midnight blue pants and tops, with light masks that could be rolled up to look like caps if we needed them to.

We'd considered many options for entry, from using the sewers to literally parachuting onto the roof. We discarded them one by one for various reasons, with most of them being gotten rid of because they were just impractical considering the time constraints we had to deal with. In the end, we decided to go by a more traditional route, going through a hole we cut in the glass side of the building.

"You in?" Felix asked as I shimmied through the hole on the second floor, hoping that our computer worm was working. It was supposed to loop the security feed so that the guards inside the building wouldn't know what we were up to. It was also supposed to have corrupted the alarm systems as well, telling the system that everything was fine regardless of what the individual sensors reported. If Alex's worm had worked according to his promises, the guards at the front desk would think everything was just fine and dandy.

"Yeah," I whispered back. "Come in."

Felix followed me, barely squeezing his wider shoulders through the hole in the glass. Sliding through, he rolled his right arm before getting to his knees. "Time check?"

"Eight minutes to the next patrol," I said, referencing the timer on my arm. I’d strapped a custom programmed smartphone to my forearm, which not only held a timer but also maps and other information we might need. Felix used to have one, but in tackling Jordan in Los Angeles, he cracked the screen and destroyed it. We hadn't had time to get a new one yet. "Let's go."

We made our way through the museum, heading for the display room. We moved quickly, turning a disadvantage into an advantage. Felix was worried about the interior structure of the museum, as it didn't allow for a lot of walls and separate rooms. The half walls and beams made the hiding places for cameras and sensors more numerous than ever, and the guards could see us easily if they came near. At the same time, though, we could see them, and we could move fast, not having to worry about a guard coming around a blind corner that we couldn't see.

We made our way to the display area, where the Quran was sealed within its case. Reaching into the small toolkit at my waist, I withdrew the small aerosol canister inside. The seams of the display side melted under the catalyst, Felix quickly catching the pane of Lexan before it could fall to the floor and make a noise.

"There it is," Felix whispered, taking the Quran into his hands and closing it carefully. He slipped the book into the carrying case on my back, a hard style slim case that was just big enough for the book and no more. Made of aircraft aluminum, it would protect the book from all sorts of rough handling, short of actually getting shot. That would have been a bit much, honestly. Latching it closed, he looked at me. "Ready. Time?"

"Two minutes," I said, turning and hurrying away without another word. We hit the hole in the side of the building with thirty seconds to spare. We descended quickly, hanging from the cut hole before dropping, letting the grass absorb the shock of landing and took off running into the mist, heading for the Seine.

Next to the river, moored on the muddy bank was our getaway, a black rubber boat that we climbed into quickly. Stroking with the current, we disappeared into the darkness. "Five kilometers," I said to Felix. "You okay?"

"It went smooth, I don't think we've had a heist go that smooth since our training days," Felix replied. We pulled out large bladed oars and pulled, adding to our speed. "That catalyst worked perfectly."

"I told you it would," I replied with a touch of pride. It was my strength in our partnership. Yes, Felix was overall more studious, and certainly knew more about computers and general tactics than I did, but I knew chemistry. Even though I'd never gone to university level classes, I'd pushed myself to learn a lot about the subject, especially where it applied to that night's heist. Acids, bases, catalysts . . . that was my specialty. "Once I was able to find out what they chemically welded the seams with, the proper reactant was a matter of child's play."

"Then let's get this over with," Felix said as he lowered his oar and pulled hard, the wide blade cutting through the water. "Get to the meet-up, come back, get Jordan, and get the hell out of Paris for a very long time."

"I'm going to miss the lights," I said as we rowed, looking around as Paris passed us. The city never really goes to sleep, but we were traveling through it at its nadir, and it was deceptively peaceful, especially with the late night fog obscuring some of the harsher corners. "At least for the next year or so."

"We'll be back," Felix reassured me. "That was a flawless operation."

We got to our getaway vehicle, an old Peugeot that we’d put false license plates on, and drove north towards Calais. It was late at night and the roads were mostly deserted, especially the highway. We got to Calais a few hours before dawn and headed for the ocean. I had to chuckle to myself as we followed the directions from our contact. The Rue du Moscou was within spitting distance of the water, and the name had a certain ironic ring to it. While the last e-mail from my contact hadn't given me exact details as to who would be taking possession of Felix, I had my guesses, and most of them pointed toward the east.

"Over there," I said, pointing out the address. We pulled into the industrial parking lot, shutting off the engine. It was still dark, and we could only see the bare outline of the building against the sky. "They're inside."

Felix nodded. "Ready?"

"Yeah. Sure you don't want to carry a gun?"

“I’m sure. If they don't give us what we want, we don't give them the Quran," he said. "You have the case, right?"

I nodded, holding the metal box. "Safe and sound. Let's go."

Felix led the way, as usual in these sorts of situations. The building was an old, rusty top Quonset hut looking warehouse, probably a relic of the rebuilding of the area sixty years ago during the fifties. Felix walked in, and it was then that the trap sprung.

Felix was barely inside the door when the baton hit him in the back of the head, sending him tumbling to the ground dazed. He was hard headed, and the blow didn't knock him out. Instead, he crawled forward, trying to regain his feet while my contact's man followed him. “Francois . . . help . . .”

"Not this time, brother,” I said, as the baton wielder brought the club down again. Felix dropped like a sack of rocks with that blow, his forehead bonking off of the concrete. "Your time is up. My time begins.”

"You have the rest of our bargain, I assume," a voice in the darkness said. "The book?"

"Of course," I said, turning to see our Spanish agent emerge into the dim light. "Here you go. Where is my money?"

"It’s a remarkable thing, brothers," the Spaniard said as he handed over a backpack. I looked inside and saw a bag full of cash, enough that I didn't want to waste time counting at the moment. "I too had a brother once. The price I sold him out for was remarkably less than you. Congratulations on a good bargain."

"Congratulations at having agents from so many different backgrounds," I returned. "There's no way that anyone could have suspected that you were involved in all of this. Russians, Moroccans, you, Mexicans, you have quite the network. So is he going where I suspect he is going?" I asked. The Spaniard shrugged.

"It’s an age-old tale. The sins of the father are often visited upon the son. You should be grateful that my clients think it is only one son that needs to pay the price.”

I understood the implication. Holding my bag, I left the docks, ditching the Peugeot three blocks from the train station. Sticking to the shadows, I made my way around, hanging out until the sun rose. Going into the station, I bought a ticket for the first train to Paris, and mentally rehearsed how I was going to break the news to Jordan. Felix was dead and I would now be the new King.