‘I –’
Sarah was about to speak, but Jed had already grabbed hold of her hand. ‘It’s fine,’ he said, his voice low and determined. ‘We just want to get on with our lives. You’ll never hear a thing about fusion again.’ He paused. ‘But I have made notes of all the science technology needed to build a cold-fusion reactor, and if I ever hear from you bastards again, then they’ll be released to the world.’
Muir started climbing out of the car. Wragg was already walking down the side of the road towards the Audi that had pulled up in front of them. ‘You’re an evil bastard,’ said Sarah, as Muir stepped out on to the dark road.
Muir shook his head ruefully. ‘You want to watch the lip on that one, nancy boy,’ he said, glancing at Jed. ‘I might shag her if it was dark enough, but I wouldn’t marry the cow. Couldn’t stand the arguing …’
‘Watch it,’ muttered Jed.
He’d already slammed the door on the Bentley.
‘How the fuck are we going to get to our hotel now?’ Jed yelled out of the window.
Muir looked back at them. ‘Ask the muffin,’ he said, nodding towards Sarah. ‘She’s the bloody rocket scientist in the family.’
Sarah climbed over to the front seat of the car. The keys were still in the ignition. She fired up the engine, and the car purred into action. Glancing at Jed in the rear-view mirror, a smile started to flicker across her face. ‘You know what,’ she said. ‘There’s no technology. I wasn’t even close to cracking nuclear fusion. And neither were the Iraqis.’
Table of Contents
Cover
Title
Copyright
About the Author
Also available by Chris Ryan
Acknowledgements
Prologue
Chapter One
Chapter Two
Chapter Three
Chapter Four
Chapter Five
Chapter Six
Chapter Seven
Chapter Eight
Chapter Nine
Chapter Ten
Chapter Eleven
Chapter Twelve
Chapter Fourteen
Chapter Fifteen
Chapter Sixteen
Chapter Seventeen
Chapter Eighteen
Chapter Nineteen
Chapter Twenty
Chapter Twenty-One
Chapter Twenty-Two
Chapter Twenty-Three
Chapter Twenty-Four
Chapter Twenty-Five
Chapter Twenty-Six
Chapter Twenty-Seven
Chapter Twenty-Eight
Chapter Twenty-Nine
Chapter Thirty
Chapter Thirty-One
Chapter Thirty-Two
Chapter Thirty-Three
Chapter Thirty-Four
Chapter Thirty-Five
Chapter Thirty-Six
Epilogue