Blood Cruise: A Deep Sea Thriller by Jake Bible

Author:Jake Bible [Bible, Jake]
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub
Publisher: Severed Press
Published: 2015-12-07T05:00:00+00:00

29.

The tenuous alliance held for exactly ten minutes.

Everyone left the game room as allies, but it only took a couple passageways for it to all go to shit.

“That’s one of Giraldi’s men,” Nick said as they came across the corpses in the passageway. “They must have shot each other.”

“He shot Ashley while he was face down?” Manny snapped. “Then his ghost shot her point blank?”

“No?” Nick replied.

“Niya,” Ben said. “She’s the variable.”

“Why’d she shoot Ashley?” Nick asked. “Because she was INTERPOL? That’s a huge risk even with Niya’s reputation.”

“I need to get Maggie to our cabin,” Ben said. “I’m doing that first so she is locked in and safe. You all head up to the bridge.”

“I’m going with you,” Jessica said.

“Why?” Ben asked.

“Because you are out of your depth, Clow,” Jessica said. “You want Maggie safe?”

“Yeah,” Ben replied.

“Then one of us should be with her,” Jessica said. “And no offense to Lane and Carlos, but I wouldn’t trust them with my eighty-year-old grandma. And that woman doesn’t go anywhere without a Buck knife sharp enough to cut atoms.”

“What the bloody hell, Jessie?” Lane exclaimed. “I’m not the rapey type.”

“You are the hold someone hostage and use them as insurance type,” Jessica said. “Or do I have you pegged wrong?”

“No, that’s me,” Lane said. “But you owe Carlos an apology. He’s shite at holding hostages.”

“Am not,” Carlos said.

“San Diego,” Lane smirked.

“Oh, yes, well, that was unfortunate,” Carlos admitted.

“I’ll take you to your cabin and then you can catch up with the others,” Jessica said. “Which way is the bridge?”

“Up this passageway, two turns then the stairs all the way up,” Nick said. “No, wait. Three turns, two sets of stairs. Hold on, no. Two turns is right, but three sets of stairs because of the deck we are on.”

“I’ll find it,” Jessica said.

“I’m not splitting up until I know Manny has called in to his man to save my daughter,” Ben said.

“I already did,” Manny said. “She’s being moved right now.”

“Good,” Ben replied. “Thank you.”

“Move ass,” Nick said to Ben. “I’m not thrilled being alone with these assholes. You I trust. Them not so much.”

“Your words hurt, Nicky,” Lane said. “They hurt deep.”

“Whatever,” Nick said, looking to Ben again. “Hurry.”

“I will,” Ben replied. “See you on the bridge.”

He held Maggie to his side and helped her walk around the dead bodies until they came to their turn in the passageway. Jessica walked close behind him, her hand on the small of Maggie’s back to help with support. Maggie showed no signs of noticing the corpses or Jessica’s hand as her head lulled against Ben’s shoulder.

“How much did she drink tonight?” Ben asked.

“Why are you asking me?” Jessica replied as they walked down the next passageway. “I was at the table with you.”

“You two seemed to get along,” Ben said. “Thought maybe you were watching.”

“She’s your girlfriend,” Jessica said. “Yeah, I think she’s a nice woman, but we’re not besties or anything. She’s your responsibility, Clow.”

“It’s Ben,” Ben said.

“I prefer Clow,” Jessica said.

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