Page 219 of Dark Angel
He strode into the conference room. “Teddy and Sydney are right. I can’t go to the embassy, but someone else could.”
The team grew silent, all eyes on him.
“I will,” Sin said.
“Do you know the ambassador?” Gabriel asked.
“No, but someone will set up a meeting for me.”
“What’s your agenda?” Gabriel asked.
“I don’t need one.” A sardonic smile lifted his lips. “I’m the Fixer. No one says no to me.”
Evangeline cracked a smile. “His ego is enormous, but he’s got a point.”
Sin made a call, set his phone on the table. Three rings later, a man answered. “Secretary of State’s Office. How many I direct your call.”
“Sinclair Develin for Secretary Arnold.”
“Mr. Develin, Secretary Arnold is in a Cabinet meeting.”
“I’ll call back.” Sin hung up, made another call.
Two rings later a man answered, “Sin, now’s not a good time.”
“Secretary Arnold, leave the Cabinet meeting,” Sin said. “It’s an emergency.”
“I’m with the President.”
“Put President Garrison on then. I need helpnow.”
Seconds later, Secretary Arnold said, “I’m gonna hear about this from the President.”
“I need a meeting with the Russian Ambassador in the next hour,” Sin said.
The Secretary laughed. “Call the damn embassy, Sin.”
“This is an emergency?—”
“I need details?—”
“I can’t discuss the mission. Make the call. I’ll hold.”
“Fuck,” Arnold hissed before the line went silent.
“I could have called the President,” Greystone said.
“Let me get eyes on the ambassador first,” Sin pushed back. “Then, we’ll head to the White House.”
“I’m concerned Halston will be dead by then,” Gabriel seethed. “This is not happening fast enough.”
“We’ll find her,” Greystone said.
“Sin,” said the Secretary. “The ambassador is off-site. Same with his assistant, Minka Kotov. I asked for the Deputy Chief of Mission, Natasha Petrova, but she’s out too.”
“Where are they?”
“You’d have to call the embassy and ask.”
