'They’ve gone.’
Xavier eased the door open a crack and peered out. There was no sign of the group who had thundered past.
‘Security?’ said Joe.
‘Probably. The others are downstairs, in a side area, waiting for my signal. The problem is, I am not sure exactly where the opposition are at this moment.’
‘Ze opposition?’ said Jean-Claude. ‘Do you mean ze warehouse security people or someone else?’
‘Those three vehicles which passed us on the road definitely contained personnel from the Developers, Osborne and Griffiths.’
‘Ow can you be so sure?’
‘They were careless with their communications, talking to each other on mobiles between the vans. It was easy to listen in. They have two tasks. To capture Brontë, Alain and Hugo and take them back to the clone generation hub. And find Delphine, Emma and me.’
Joe and Jean-Claude exchanged glances. They had the barest understanding of how Xavier knew this - but no doubt that it was true.
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