Fatal Secrets by Barbara Phinney

Author:Barbara Phinney
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Steeple Hill
Published: 2010-11-09T05:00:00+00:00

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Zane stiffened. Kristin might trust God with her life, but was he willing to face his Maker, too?

Lord, this is it. I’ve been mad at You for too long. If You care, then save Kristin.

Please? I want to trust You. I want to love You like Kristin loves You. I want her peace.

Between the two cars lay the place where Kristin’s parents had died. The break in the trees caused by the accident was clearly visible.

His foot felt glued to the gas pedal, his hands sealed to the wheel. He couldn’t move even if he wanted to.

Beside him, Kristin lifted her head, but he couldn’t shove her back down. He couldn’t move a muscle.

She cried out something as they raced toward the on-coming car. Somehow, they ended up in the center of the road.

They were so close. Zane’s shoulders stiffened further.

The two men were swarthy, angry and obviously arguing. He could see the passenger grab the steering wheel. They were the ones from the Mexican restaurant.

Zane cut hard to the right, anything to avoid the dark plunge of lake that had killed the Perrys.

But the other driver didn’t react fast enough, or maybe the passenger’s own grip on the steering wheel was too hard. Whatever it was, at the last minute, they swerved, hard and fast to their right, and in that instance, their car hit a bump, flew over the embankment, over the remains of the look-off station, and down, down toward the lake.

There was a sickening thud. One tall tree that had survived through the winter unscathed now quivered and shook.

Then there was a huge splash.

After racing past, Zane slammed on the brakes. Kristin had wedged herself against the dash with elbows locked, but she was already twisted about, staring over Zane’s shoulder at the wreck site.

“They went into the water!”

Slamming to a stop, Zane shoved the shifter into Park. “Call McGraw, Kristin. Tell him someone just tried to kill us, and they’re in the lake.” He disconnected his seat belt.

“Are you going in after them?”

“I can’t let them die, as much as they wanted to kill us.”

Her eyes like watery dinner plates, she bit her lip. Pausing, he slid his hand around her neck to pull her close. “It’s okay. Everything will be fine.”

“They tried to force us into the water. How did they end up there?”

“I think the passenger grabbed the wheel.”

“We could have died, too!”

“We didn’t.” On an impulse, he leaned forward and pressed his lips against hers.

She was soft and warm, and he could feel her hiccup as she tried to keep her fear in check. He pulled away. “Make that call, okay? And then open the trunk. I have dry clothes in there. And there’s a gun under the passenger seat. Get it out.”

He pushed open the driver’s door and alit. Wasting no time, he peeled off his jacket and sweater and kicked off his shoes as he hurried down the embankment.

The frigid water stole his breath the second he dove in. He followed the bubbles from a spot several yards out that showed where the car had sunk.

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