Ben's Wife by Douglas Charlotte

Author:Douglas, Charlotte [Douglas, Charlotte]
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Tags: Suspense
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2011-11-19T01:22:39+00:00

WHEN BRENDA JERNIGAN told Morgan of Lashner’s confiscation of Frank’s mysterious file, Josh cursed and struck the dashboard with his fist. Having guessed right that Lashner got to Frank’s papers ahead of Morgan gave him no satisfaction.

If she had found evidence to put Lashner behind bars, Josh would have gladly aborted their dangerous plan. He had no choice now but to carry out the scheme.

Quashing the desire to chuck everything and carry Morgan off to safety, he monitored her departure as she spoke first from the lobby, then outside the plant gates. Her humorous chatter and the bravado in her voice when she announced she was being tailed made him grin.

She was one spunky lady.

He started the Chevy, and his grin faded when the car choked and died. He turned the key again.

The engine revved, sputtered and quit.

With uneasy patience, Josh gripped the steering wheel. In contrast to the Chevy’s dilapidated exterior, beneath its hood lay a powerful and finely tuned machine. His overzealous pressure on the gas must have flooded the engine. Every cell of his being screamed for haste as he endured the requisite delay before starting the car again.

He calmed himself with the reminder that Jim Dexter waited where the industrial park road entered the highway. As soon as Morgan’s Lexus appeared, Dexter would fall in behind at a discreet distance.

“I’m on the main highway—” Morgan’s escalating pitch implied panic “—with two cars in hot pursuit. Where are you?”

Restarting the car too hastily would only flood the engine again. He gritted his teeth and scrutinized the luminescent dial of his watch while the second hand crept forward with painful slowness.

“Josh?” Morgan’s static-filled plea was almost indiscernible. She was leaving transmitting range.

When the hand of his watch had advanced to the allotted time, he twisted the ignition key and the powerful engine roared to life. He floored the gas, and the Chevy shot from its hiding place near the plant in a flurry of dust and the stench of burning rubber.

When Josh reached the highway, the first thing he saw was Jim Dexter’s Bronco with its smashed front end and a sunburst of broken glass where Jim’s head had hit the windshield. Someone had run off the road, straight into Jim’s parked car.

His first inclination was to go to his friend’s aid, but Jim, if still alive, was being cared for by paramedics and policemen.

Morgan was alone.

Except for Lashner’s goons, hot on her trail.

He rammed the gas as he turned north. The heavy car careened on its left wheels, threatened briefly to overturn and righted again. He accelerated, and the escalating whine of the engine tortured his ears. Ahead, as far as he could see, the highway lay dark and empty.

“Say something, Morgan.” he begged between clenched teeth. “Let me know you’re all right.”

The receiver remained silent.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.