Vapor (33 page)
Authors: David Meyer
Tags: #Fiction & Literature, #Action Suspense, #Mystery & Suspense, #Espionage, #Thrillers
“She said you were a treasure hunter. But a good treasure hunter. A man who could recover anything from anywhere under any conditions.”
“Did she tell you what happened?”
“Four months ago, she was excavating a small cave in the Maya Mountains,” Miranda replied. “A minor earthquake struck the region, causing a partial collapse of her dig site. She said you managed to save some fine examples of Preclassic Maya pottery.”
“That’s not what I mean.”
“I know what you mean. Those deaths weren’t your fault.”
“Agreed. But they still happened.”
“Dominga told me you saved her life and her dig. Votan would’ve killed her and everyone else if you hadn’t stopped him.”
Votan was the moniker adopted by a ruthless treasure hunter. For the last six years, he’d ambushed remote archaeological digs throughout Central America, stripping them of valuable artifacts. Other than his name etched on rock, he left nothing behind.
Including survivors.
Until four months ago, just one individual had managed to flee his wrath. That person had reported extensive details to the media. So, when the black helicopter had opened fire on Dominga’s dig site, we’d known it was Votan. Before we could react, he’d slaughtered two of her workers. We’d fought back, gunning down several of his men. Eventually, Votan had chosen to retreat.
Miranda gave me a hopeful look. “Will you help me?”
I glanced into the shaft again. After receiving her initial call, I’d thought about turning her down. For all intents and purposes, I’d retired from treasure hunting and salvage work.
And yet, here I was.
“Yeah,” I said after a moment. “We’ll take the job.”
*****
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