Apocalypsis 1.05 Island of the Light Read Online Free PDF

looked back at Maria.
    »I have to get to this island. Today.«
    »And how do you intend to do that? The currents make it almost impossible to get there by boat. And even if you do manage to do it… there will be guards.«
    »I will try it from the air.«
    »Oh, sure! Because that is so much easier! You are a genius«, she mocked him. »Dammit, Peter, how do you want to get from the air into this fortress without being detected?«
    Peter gave her a grin. »You swore again, Maria«, he said. »I am bad company for you.«
    »How, Peter Adam, do you plan to get into this fortress from the air?«
    »Not by myself, that’s for sure,« he replied and stood up. »Let’s go.«
    They searched for a place to make a phone call and found it in an old Tabac on Avenue du Pont Juvénal, not far from the library. In Italian and in a quiet and urgent voice, Peter explained the situation to Don Luigi. After less than five minutes, Peter asked the Arabic storeowner for the number of the phone he was using, and passed it on to Don Luigi.
    »What did he say?« Maria asked, as soon as Peter had hung up.
    »He’s going to call me back. We have to wait.«
    Peter got two coffees to go from the bistro next door, and then he returned to the Tabac to wait for Don Luigi to call him back. He bought some magazines, chocolates and candy without really looking at what he was buying and the storeowner did not ask any questions. As if he were used to having far more suspicious couples in his store.
    Don Luigi called back a good half hour later and gave Peter a name and a meeting point.
    »It is probably redundant for me to tell you that your plan is insane, Peter.«
    »I know. But I can do it. And there are no other options anyway.«
    »May God be with you, Peter.«
    Peter hung up.
    »Would you mind telling me what you are planning to do?« Maria said. »It’s just that I would like to know what I’m in for in case I have to put my life on the line again.«
    »You will stay here and wait for me,« Peter said and dismissed her attempt to protest with a wave of his hand. »Listen. I can only do this alone.«
    »What? What is it that you can only do alone?«
    »I will parachute onto the island. As soon as it is dark outside.«
    For a brief moment, Maria just stared at him.
    »Are you suicidal?«
    »I’ve done this before. Back in the old days.«
    »But not in the dark!!!«
    »The fortress has a small beacon fire. I will use it for guidance. The weather is good, no wind, just a gentle breeze. That’s good. I can do it.«
    »And what if you can’t?«
    Peter just looked at Maria.
    She is worried about you. She is seriously worried. About you.
    »Answer me, Peter Adam! What if you fail?«
    Instead of giving her an answer, Peter did what he would have loved to do the other day, when she had linked arms with him. This time he acted on his impulse, bending forward and kissing her. She did not even seem surprised or shocked, and she did not try to get away from him. Her lips were warm and full and they opened slightly when he pulled her body close to his. He could feel her breasts against his chest, her hips, her cheek against his. And still no resistance. She was still responding to his kiss as if it were the most natural thing in the world.
    Until his tongue came into play.
    She pushed him away from her, gently but insistently. The Arabic storeowner grinned contentedly.
    »Enough,« she whispered, almost aghast, and then she abruptly left the store.
    Throughout the entire afternoon, neither of them mentioned the kiss, not with a single word. But Peter could clearly sense that he had crossed a dangerous boundary. And by crossing this boundary, he had possibly pushed Maria away from him.
    What an idiot you are! Was this necessary?
    Yes, it had been necessary. Peter did not regret the kiss, not one bit. He just hoped that it had not damaged something between them.
    They spent the afternoon in a little park where they could be alone for a while.
    »Tell me about