Everglades Escape by Kathleen Tailer

Author:Kathleen Tailer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-06-09T12:10:58+00:00

ELEVEN

The first bullet hit the front of the kayak, mere inches from where Whitney was sitting. She pulled her weapon and instantly turned, seeking the shooter. The sound of the shot was still echoing across the marsh grasses when the second shot was fired, and she ducked instinctively, leaning as close to the kayak’s top as she could, her weapon still out and pointing toward the source. The only problem was, she couldn’t see who was firing at them.

The kayak shimmied in the water as Theo also leaned close to the boat, but there was really no place for either of them to go.

“Put your hands up!” a deep voice ordered. “Now!”

A seed of dread started growing in Whitney’s stomach. She didn’t need to see the villain to know who was after them. She recognized that voice. It was the same deep voice of Lopez’s short companion—the guy who had tried to shoot her on the tour boat when this whole adventure had started.

She and Theo both slowly raised their hands and their eyes met. Whitney tried to instill hope in her expression, but their situation suddenly seemed very bleak. She was still holding her gun and Theo still grasped the paddle in one of his raised fists. But there was really nothing they could do to defend themselves against this latest threat, even with those weapons available to them.

If she took a chance and fired her weapon now, it was likely that Theo would get shot in the cross fire, so using the gun wasn’t really a viable option. Adrenaline started pumping through Whitney’s veins and she kept herself alert, waiting for a chance to act. Were the drug dealers going to kill them right here and now, leaving their bodies for alligator bait? The thought was a chilling one and she immediately started praying as she stretched to get a better view of the pursuers.

It was hard to see the men that were approaching them because of the angle of their kayak in the water. To make matters worse, the sun had disappeared and given way to rain a short time ago, and the misty weather further obstructed her view. The rain started coming down a little stronger, and their kayak turned a bit since Theo had quit paddling.

The canoe that was following them suddenly came into view and, just as Whitney had dreaded, she saw the short man with the deep voice in the front seat of the boat about forty feet behind them. To her dismay, Jose, the man she had tied up on Theo’s island, sat in the back of the boat and was paddling, despite a bandage tied around his upper arm from where she had shot him. The man she’d dubbed “Shorty” was holding an automatic pistol at them. It was hard to tell, but Whitney thought it looked like a .45—a very lethal gun that had a lot of power.

“Don’t move an eyelash,” Shorty commanded as the canoe came forward and eventually knocked against the hull of the kayak.

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