Donovans 02 - Jade Island

can fuck?”
    Walker grinned at Murray like a proud parent. “That’s my sweet thing. Wouldn’t say shit if her mouth was full of it.”
    Murray leaned in past Walker and aimed his flashlight into the back of the plane. He saw a mostly naked girlstretched out on what looked like a hastily made bed. Every time he started to think of a question, she breathed, her breasts shifted, and he was sure there was some bare pussy hanging out of the bottom of her jacket.
    When the guard shifted the flashlight to get a better look, Walker moved, blocking the view.
    “Mind moving that Jeep, buddy?” Walker asked easily. “I sure don’t want to keep the little lady waiting. She might get out of the mood.”
    Reluctantly Murray pushed away from the plane and signaled for Steve to move the Jeep out of the way. Two minutes later the Aztec leaped off the runway and flew off into the rain-washed night. The Jeep followed.
    Kyle watched from the dense shadows at the edge of the rocky bluff, straining up toward the plane as though he wished he, too, could fly.
    “Relax,” Archer said. “Walker will take care of her. He’s as good as they get.”
    “That’s what I’m afraid of.”
    After a final long look, Kyle eased his way down the bluff into the cove. Archer and Jake already had the Zodiac uncovered and were carrying it to the water. Kyle hurried after them.
    As soon as they were aboard, Jake revved up the engine, Archer fixed a spotlight to a pole, and they took off toward Jade Island, no longer caring if anyone noticed them.
    The first thing they saw when they crossed the passage between the two islands and circled around Jade Island’s south side was the Tomorrow ’s white hull. The second thing they saw was the matte-black Boston Whaler anchored nearby, the kind Navy SEALs used when they went out to play.
    “Guess the boys couldn’t wait to claim their rebreathers,” Kyle said.
    “Guess not.” Archer smiled thinly.
    Cabin lights aboard the Tomorrow came on. April Joy opened the door and went to stand at the stern. Two very large black silhouettes joined her.
    “Good thing you’re not a trusting sort anymore,” Jake told Kyle. “I’d hate to be sitting on backpacks full of jade right now.”
    “You wouldn’t be sitting on them for long,” Archer said sardonically. “I’ve got a feeling those boys are here to do some heavy lifting.”
    “Hello, the Tomorrow, ” Kyle called out.
    “Keep your hands in sight while you come alongside,” April called back.
    Jake tucked the Zodiac neatly along the Tomorrow’s hull. Kyle and Archer sat with their hands on their knees.
    “Now I know you guys think you’re hot shit,” April said calmly, “but my SEALs are better. They’d be happy to prove it if I give—” The words stopped abruptly as she realized that there were only three people in the Zodiac. “Where’s Lianne Blakely?”
    “I don’t know,” Kyle said. It was the exact truth.
    “Get out of the Zodiac,” April ordered. “One at a time. You first, Archer. Then your brother. Then Jake.”
    As soon as the Zodiac was empty, two SEALs stepped down into it with the utter familiarity of men who spend their lives on small boats of various kinds. They began sorting through the stuff in the boat. It took them less than a minute to get to the bottom line.
    “Four rebreathers, a cut-up dive suit, fuel tank, empty duffel bag. That’s it, sir.”
    “Turn the boat over,” April ordered.
    It took some effort, but the SEALs managed to flip the Zodiac. The bottom was as clean as the sea.
    Fists on her hips, April stalked up to Archer. “Where is it?”
    “Where is what?” he asked.
    “Don’t get cute with me or I’ll have your ass for a doormat. Where is the damned jade suit?”
    Kyle came over and stood beside Archer. So did Jake. The SEALs closed in swiftly but kept their hands off.
    “The last jade suit I saw was in Dick Farmer’s compound,” Kyle said casually. “You’ll get to see it tomorrow. Ten o’clock, I believe?”
    April turned and looked at Kyle with eyes that were like black ice. “If you’ve fucked this up, slick, you’re going to have a long, unhappy life.”

Chapter 27
    “I ’d just as soon not see this island ever again,” Lianne muttered as the Tomorrow nosed up to Farmer’s dock. “Or the guards. What if they recognize me? We were here just last night.” She shivered, cold from the memory.
    Kyle smiled rather grimly. “Don’t worry. From what Walker told me, the