Distant Thunder by Mary Alford

Author:Mary Alford
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Published: 2019-10-29T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

She had to ditch the car as soon as possible. Her car wasn’t an option. It was still parked at Langley. Right now, Piper couldn’t trust any of her friends. The CIA would be in contact with them as soon as possible. Her only option was to boost another car.

Terror swallowed her up as she’d stared at the lifeless faces of the agents who had been guarding her minutes before the accident. They’d all been shot in the head execution-style. Without hesitating, Piper had taken the Glock—her Glock—which she was certain was the murder weapon. If she left it behind, it would be just another nail in her coffin. The magazine was empty of bullets and useless. She’d grabbed one of the agents’ weapons along with extra clips.

The bumper of the car that had slammed into them was tangled with the van. The driver's door stood open. Whoever had been steering it was long gone. She had no doubt, the man who’d hit them had killed all the agents.

It took more time than she had to get the two vehicles unattached, all the while she expected either the driver or the police to show up at any time. There were houses nearby. Someone would have heard the crash.

With the two vehicles freed, she left the accident scene and started driving. Every vehicle she passed sent her heart racing. She wondered if it were someone sent to take her down. Someone had gone to great lengths to make her look guilty. She needed breathing room to try to figure it all out. Though she’d only gotten a cursory look at the evidence, what she’d seen was staggering.

Piper left the outskirts of D.C. Best to find a small town, someplace where there might not be security cameras around to see her take another car, but not too small to call attention to herself.

After driving for a long time with fear following her every mile of the way, she reached the city limit sign for Monkton, Maryland. Population 4,856. Piper spotted a sign for Hagerstown Premium Outlets and took a chance.

Parking the car some distance from the rest of the vehicles, she searched for a group of vehicles she believed would belong to employees. With any luck, the driver’s shift at the mall wouldn’t end for hours to report the vehicle missing. That would give her time to put miles between herself and here. Unfortunately, she’d have to change vehicles frequently.

She dug around her current vehicle for anything to help disguise her face. A Redskins baseball cap. Aviator sunglasses. They’d have to work.

The bandages on her face would call more attention to her than the burns and scrapes. She ripped them free and gathering her red hair up in a bun, placing the cap on over it. She’d need to change her hair color soon. The sunglasses shielded part of her face and eyes. She got out and left the keys under the driver’s floor mat.

The late afternoon sun slanted lower in the sky.

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