Afterburn

It’s a simple enough job for former black ops operative turned private contractor Victor Collect a package and deliver it to Gatwick airport, then fly home. Easy and clean, unlike some of the other ‘wet work’ assignments he’s carried out in the past.

It’s only when the package has been delivered and Victor boards his flight home that he suspects the job may not have been as easy or clean as he thought, and he is faced with a terrifying and inexplicable situation unlike anything he has faced before.

Afterburn is a short story by Dave Watson, author of In the Devil's Name.