Saki woke up instantly. He checked the clock glowing on the bedside table. It was 3.53 a.m. He listened for nearly a minute and heard nothing more. As he turned over to go back to sleep, he heard the noise again. He immediately got up.
Saki moved across to Donald’s bed. He wanted to wake him up without making a sound, so he covered Donald’s mouth with his hand and whispered.
“Donald wake up, there’s somebody moving around outside.”
Donald woke up and instinctively struggled against the hand over his mouth. Saki repeated. “There’s somebody moving around outside.”
He motioned for Donald to whisper before removing his hand.
“I’m sure it’s just somebody who’s forgotten something,” said Donald. “It’s nothing, go back to sleep.”
“No,” said Saki listening out for more sounds. “There’s more than one person and they’re highly trained soldiers.”
“What the hell are you talking about?” said Donald almost too loudly. Saki motioned again for him to whisper.
“I can hear them moving, very carefully, not wanting to be heard and one at a time, as if one is covering the other. Trust me, I know these things.”
Donald stared at Saki as he tried to compute in his half asleep state, just what the hell was going on. Rachel had spent the evening nursing Tylanni while Donald had spent the evening trying to keep Saki calm. It was a very different Saki who stood before him. There was a calm quiet confidence that had not been there earlier. He was talking about trained soldiers outside and was completely unfazed. Saki also exuded a raw power that Donald had not noted earlier. With his shirt off, the slim young man had transformed into one of the most toned and defined bodies Donald had ever seen. Donald realised that this was the real Saki. The young man panicking about his wife was a man who was used to being in control and who knew that he was powerless in helping his wife when it came to childbirth.
“What do you think they want?” asked Donald as he fully wakened.
“No idea, but I must get to Tylanni,” said Saki.
Donald saw Saki disappear from the side of his bed and reappear at the door, moving so quickly and quietly it defied belief. Saki paused momentarily, cautiously opening the door just wide enough to check the coast was clear before disappearing into the night. Donald quickly followed. By the time he reached the doorway, Saki was already way ahead and almost at the women’s room. Donald couldn’t help but wonder just who Saki was. His English was perfect but he was a local, having lived most of his life on a small island to the North. All Donald knew from looking at Saki move was that he was delighted to have him on his side.
Rachel had not slept at all. She had sat up watching Tylanni and was becoming concerned at her rising temperature. There was nothing else for it, they would have to go to the hospital immediately. Just as Rachel reached her decision, the door handle turned and the door opened. Rachel was relieved, Saki and Donald could get the Land Rover while she prepared Tylanni for the journey.
Delta and Charlie slipped into the dimly lit room. They could make out the two targets, one was sitting in a chair facing away from them and the other was asleep in bed. This was going to be the easiest $100,000 they had ever made. Delta moved slowly and quietly towards the chair as Charlie moved towards the bed.
As Delta reached the back of the chair he silently raised his Blackjack, a leather wrapped lead weight with a coil-spring handle which could kill with one blow. In one smooth movement, he swung the weapon towards Rachel. He had selected a spot on the side of her head just above the ear. It offered a 90 % likelihood of an outright kill and 100 % certainty of rendering her unconscious.