Cane's Detour by Dwayne Gill

Author:Dwayne Gill
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: anonymous
Published: 2018-05-22T04:00:00+00:00

Intersection

Cane was about an hour away from his target now and had exhausted all of his thoughtful planning. All that remained was a relaxing drive through the countryside, though he couldn’t enjoy it until he finished his work. Cane traveled the world, but seldom did jobs take him to peaceful, remote areas like this one.

If Cane hadn’t been paying attention, he would’ve hit her. A distraught woman stood in the middle of the road, flailing her arms, flagging him down. He might have driven around her but she appeared hell-bent on stopping him. The woman was half-naked, filthy, and bloody. She seemed unsteady and weary, like she had spent her last bit of energy waving.

Cane was on a tight schedule. Whatever this woman wanted he didn’t have time for. The woman was aggressive; avoiding her wouldn’t be an option. The moment Cane pulled his pickup to the shoulder, she fell against the driver’s side window, banging and screaming. Out of sheer instinct, Cane lifted the .45 caliber pistol that was lying on the seat beside him. He didn’t point it at her, but the woman spotted it. Her eyes filled with terror and she backed away from the door.

As the woman twisted away from the truck, Cane opened his door and stepped out.

“I mean you no harm. You startled me.”

Cane expected her to keep retreating, but instead, she stopped and spun back around. Her relief turned into the same desperate panic as before, and Cane couldn’t understand her frantic pleading as she approached. He held up a hand before she got any closer, and she stopped.

“Get yourself together before you try to talk.”

To his surprise, she complied. She stopped, slumped down, hands on her knees. Cane had a moment to admire her natural beauty. She had long, wavy, golden brown hair, hazel eyes, and a lovely complexion, though marred by her condition; it was an odd time to appreciate her looks, given that her face was twisted in terror, but he saw beyond that. This was the face of an innocent woman. He didn’t see many women in his line of work, and he saw even fewer innocent faces.

She gathered herself; she spoke again, more composed, though the fear in her voice was still palpable.

“I was kidnapped. Held in a barn not far from here. I got away. Please help me. He has lots of women there. He’ll kill them all.” Kristy described her abductor and what he was doing with the women and detailed her narrow escape. If she was telling the truth, she had survived a perilous situation.

Cane wondered if she was crazy, but that wouldn’t explain why she was near death on a remote highway. The woman looked at him, searching for something in his face or eyes. Maybe he didn’t react suitably? She likely expected him to show shock, fear, or both, but Cane could feel neither. For a moment, Cane wondered what it was like to feel emotions the way others did. He detected the

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