Betrayal by Vanessa Kier

Author:Vanessa Kier [Kier, Vanessa]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Fiction, Romantic Thriller, (¯`'•.¸//(*_*)\\¸.•'´¯)
Publisher: Vanessa Kier
Published: 2013-03-31T03:00:00+00:00

Shit. Kai hadn’t expected the helicopter to be a military gunship.

He heard the impact of bullets tracing a path in front of the helicopter. The bird was close enough now that the rotor wash blew leaves off the surrounding trees and molded their clothing to their bodies.

Bullets slapped into the trees behind him.

He glanced back and felt a surge of relief to find Susana at his heels. But the helicopter was almost to the edge of the jungle. Dammit, if it didn’t turn away soon, they were dead. A few more yards and those bullets would find them.

Or the helicopter would crash into the trees, creating a fireball that would burn them alive.

Come on, come on, pull up, dammit.

He grabbed Susana, ready to throw her on the ground and protect her with his body, when the helicopter veered up and to the left.

Thank you, God.

But shit, whoever was piloting that thing was crazy. The camp barely had enough cleared space to allow the helicopter to swoop in, shoot, then pull up before hitting the trees.

The pilot had waited until the last possible minute to retreat, but Kai suspected the helicopter would be back.

He led Susana up a slight embankment into even deeper tree cover. The narrow beam from his flashlight proved a meager guide in the thick darkness, but using any light at all put them in danger. Remove the tape covering the lens would give the helicopter a larger beacon to follow.

They’d only run a hundred yards or so, when someone back at camp started screaming. The helicopter zoomed overhead, accompanied by a loud whoosh.

Kai threw Susana on the ground and dove on top of her just as a flash of fiery light illuminated the woods. After a minute, he spared a look behind him.

Shit. A wall of fire surged toward them.

Kai leapt to his feet, dragging Susana with him. He grabbed her hand and ran full out, not caring where they went, as long as they outran the flames.

The smoky air was sticky with the scent of burning resin, and underneath that the sickly chemical smell of an accelerant. Heat expanded out from the burning trees, pushing at their backs as if someone had opened an oven door behind them.

What the fuck were the idiots doing? The chip wouldn’t do them any good if it melted.

Susana pulled his hand and turned right. Kai didn’t know what she’d seen, but he trusted her jungle knowledge a hell of a lot more than his own. A few feet later the ground dipped. They skidded down the sandy slope and splashed into a shallow stream.

Susana turned left. The pull of the calf-deep water hampered their progress, but at least the air here was less smoky.

Without the accelerant to fuel it, the fire behind them slowed, having to work harder to burn the water-dense vegetation. The glow from the flames seemed farther away now, leaving them barely enough light to see by.

When the air finally cooled around them, Kai pulled back on Susana’s arm, slowing her to a stop.

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