Ангелы и демоны

Chapter 100

           Thekillerhadnotbeensubtleonthephone.Awomanofspirit.Iamaroused.Perhapsbeforethisnightisover,Iwillfindyou.AndwhenIdo…"

           Langdonlookedaround."WhereistheSwissGuard?"

           "Stillnocontact.Vaticanlinesarejammed."

           Langdonfeltoverwhelmedandalone.Olivettiwasdead.Thecardinalwasdead.Vittoriawasmissing.Ahalfhourofhislifehaddisappearedinablink.

           Outside,Langdoncouldhearthepressswarming.Hesuspectedfootageofthethirdcardinal’shorrificdeathwouldnodoubtairsoon,ifithadn’talready.Langdonhopedthecamerlegnohadlongsinceassumedtheworstandtakenaction.EvacuatethedamnVatican!Enoughgames!Welose!

           Langdonsuddenlyrealizedthatallofthecatalyststhathadbeendrivinghim—helpingtosaveVaticanCity,rescuingthefourcardinals,comingfacetofacewiththebrotherhoodhehadstudiedforyears—allofthesethingshadevaporatedfromhismind.Thewarwaslost.Anewcompulsionhadignitedwithinhim.Itwassimple.Stark.Primal.

           FindVittoria.

           Hefeltanunexpectedemptinessinside.Langdonhadoftenheardthatintensesituationscouldunitetwopeopleinwaysthatdecadestogetheroftendidnot.Henowbelievedit.InVittoria’sabsencehefeltsomethinghehadnotfeltinyears.Loneliness.Thepaingavehimstrength.

           Pushingallelsefromhismind,Langdonmusteredhisconcentration.HeprayedthattheHassassinwouldtakecareofbusinessbeforepleasure.Otherwise,Langdonknewhewasalreadytoolate.No,hetoldhimself,youhavetime.Vittoria’scaptorstillhadworktodo.

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