Die Once More by Lizbeth Lipperman

Author:Lizbeth Lipperman
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Oliver-Heber Books

13

Mac cocked an eyebrow. “You want me to take off my jeans?”

“Yes, hurry.” Griff unzipped his own jeans and pushed them down his legs.

She hastened to reposition the Browning pistol in the inside pocket of her vest and quickly wriggled out of her jeans. She felt the warm rush up her cheeks when she noticed him giving her a once-over as she stood in front of him, clad only in her underwear and a thin blouse covered by a Kevlar vest.

He grabbed her jeans and tied the end of his pants leg in a knot that he probably learned back in his scouting days. As he turned away from her and tied the other leg of his pants to the handlebar of the four-wheeler, she stole a glance at his backside—and instantly regretted it as old memories of their time together bombarded her brain.

Quickly, she looked away and waited for his instructions. If she was right about what he was planning, she knew it was a long shot, but it just might work.

After he finished, he made sure the emergency brake on the vehicle was engaged, then he spotted a large rock and wedged it against the left front tire. Next, he handed her the other end of the makeshift rope. “This isn’t long enough to reach all the way to the ledge, but it’ll put you close enough. Try to find a branch or something to grab once you let go. And for God’s sake, don’t look down.”

No chance of that happening. Although she’d never been afraid of heights, this was the mother of them all.

“I can hear them coming. Hurry,” he said.

She grabbed the end of her jeans and made eye contact with him while she positioned herself on the edge. Then she took a step backward, crying out when her feet left the mountain top. She fell about ten feet before the denim rope jerked and slammed her into the cliff wall with a thud that would definitely leave a bruise on her chin. She felt for anything to grab on to, but there was nothing. For a few seconds, she dangled helplessly, praying the makeshift rope would hold her weight. When she was able, she flattened her body against the side of the cliff and curled her hand around a protruding rock.

“Mac?”

“I’m okay,” she said, her voice cracking.

She squeezed her eyes shut before doing the one thing he’d told her not to: she looked down. Immediately, she got lightheaded. The ledge was approximately two feet below, and she knew that with one slip of her foot, she’d fall to her death. Sucking in a deep breath and holding it, she let go of the rope, convinced there was no way she’d land on her feet.

But she did.

She looked up just as Griff took his first step off the cliff. When he let go of the rope, he landed crooked and fumbled to grab something to hang on to. She caught his arm at the moment his foot slipped off the ledge.

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