Exclusive by Sandra Brown & Sandra

Author:Sandra Brown & Sandra [Brown, Sandra & Sandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thrillers, Espionage, Action & Adventure, Fiction
ISBN: 9780446604239
Publisher: Brilliance Audio
Published: 1995-12-31T06:00:00+00:00

238 Sandra Brown

Spencer Martin leaned negligently against the doorjamb. For all his nonchalance, he looked worse for wear. His clothes were Kmart stock and appeared new, but he was unshaven, and it looked as though he hadn't showered or washed his hair in weeks.

Having recovered from his initial shock, David said, "Where in hell have you been? You look like shit. Smell like it too."

"Before making good my escape, I lay in my own waste for several days."

"Your escape from what?"

"I think the pioneers quaintly referred to it as a root cellar. Actually it's a hole in the ground-in this case, beneath the barn of your friend and mine, Gray Bondurant." Spence sneered. "Can you believe it? That motherfucker shot me."

David listened as Spence described the casual breakfast they'd shared. "He admitted Barrie Travis had been to see him, but apparently he was on to me from the beginning. He got off a shot before I could fire." His lips narrowed to a thin, bitter line. "He's going to regret not killing me when he had the chance. Being the Boy Scout he is, he didn't aim to kill."

"What happened then?"

"He packed my shoulder wound, stripped me naked, trussed me up like a Thanksgiving turkey, and placed me in the cellar. My hands were tied, but I could reach the food and water with my mouth. If I rationed it well, it was enough to last for several weeks. Just before he closed the door on me, he reminded me that I had aced survival training. `So survive, you son of a bitch,' he said.

"The gunshot wound was painful, but I knew that if it didn't get infected, it wasn't life-threatening. It took me twenty-four hours-I'm guessing-to get my hands free. He knew I would eventually, but he also knew it would take me a while, if ever, to get out.

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