Free Kidnap (The Billionaire Series) by Murray McDonald Page B

right in front of him. The
intruders were so freaked out by this point that the man nearly had a heart
attack and emitted the most terrified blood curdling scream .. Saki punched him once and knocked him unconscious before he died of fright.
    Saki looked at the small portable screen as the red dots
scattered around him. He put it away, he didn’t need it, this was his ground.
    ***
    Conor’s blood ran cold as he heard the
scream and then the thud of a body slumping to the ground. His men looked to
him for leadership, he didn’t have any, he was as
scared as they were.
    He couldn’t believe it, he had one of the toughest crews the
paramilitaries had ever produced and they were a bunch of quivering wrecks. He
pulled himself together but he was too late, his men had scarpered in various
directions. Only Kevin remained by his side. They looked at each other, what
should they do? A series of thuds and slumps made up their minds, they turned
round and ran back to the road. At least with the Marines they knew what they
were up against.
    ***
    Saki made light work of the other four intruders, none of them would be giving them any more trouble that night.
    ***
      Captain Harris and
his teams had split into three, one entering the woods where they believed the
intruders had entered. The second team would enter further down the driveway
and would work back. The third team would watch the road in case they came back
out.
    It was the team on the road who heard the rustling and saw the
two green images emerge from the darkness. Both images were armed and broke
through the undergrowth with their weapons raised.
    The four man team had no option, they
raised their SA-80s and fired as the two intruders emerged from the woods. Both
fell to the floor, dead.   
    ***
    Sinead had managed to get back to the camp just as the four shots
rang out. She recognised the sound of British rifles. Conor and his men had Russian Kalashnikovs. She jumped into the car, started the
engine and called Ryan. She knew there was no way anybody would get out of the
Estate. He met her at the airport where they bought tickets for the next plane
leaving to anywhere. It was Palma, Mallorca.
    ***
    Saki keyed in the all clear code and hit the lights. Night became
day again as the shutters and doors across the Estate unlocked. He also opened
the gates and let the apoplectic SPU officers in. They rushed down the road,
avoiding the motorbikes which littered the driveway,
now minus its spikes.
    Within two minutes, the five unconscious intruders were handcuffed
and awaiting transport to the nearby high security police station where they
would be questioned and charged. The SPU officers had managed to bring one of
the men around and had ascertained that Tristan was definitely not the target, it had been both Tom and Lela.
    The Marines left twenty minutes later, having received Donald’s
heartfelt gratitude. It was they said, the least they could do.
    Not only had Donald provided them with a luxury clubhouse and
training ground, he had also ensured that the Commando unit had wanted for
nothing over the previous fourteen years. He gave them scholarship funds to
ensure their children could go to university and if any Commando died in the
line of duty, their widows would receive a hefty sum from the Alba retirement fund.
Donald had done all of this and this was the first time, in fourteen years, that the Alarm had genuinely sounded. All previous
alarms had been false alarms requested by the Commandos for training exercises.
    Within two hours, the two dead bodies were removed and the
grounds returned to their normal quiet state. The description of the woman who
had accompanied the kidnap team was circulated to all police stations, airports
and seaports. But Sinead and Ryan were already in the air when Glasgow Airport received
their descriptions. Both had decided they never wanted to hear the name Kennedy
nor see the Estate again.

 
 
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