Once more I thought about what could make a man with so much drive someone like Akira away. What was going on in his life that was so time consuming and important he could waste such an opportunity? I shook my head and drove on as fast as I dared push the vehicle in the inhospitable conditions. It was well after midnight when we reached the airstrip. The private jet was waiting as well as men to take possession of the truck and take it to the port where Nick would be waiting for it. Akira and I got aboard the sleek aircraft and buckled up. The pilot announced take...