Frostbite (Touch of Frost) by Rush Lynn

Author:Rush, Lynn [Rush, Lynn]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: New Adult Paranormal
Publisher: Lynn Rush, LLC
Published: 2013-09-10T14:00:00+00:00

TWENTY

“Zach.” I knelt beside him. Thank God. The Coats hadn’t gotten him. He was alive.

“How...?”

Blood trickled down the side of his face. He stared at me, and I couldn’t decide whether fear or disbelief dominated his expression. Maybe a little of both?

“Where are you hurt?” Where was his helmet?

“I—You—” His eyelids fluttered. “My bike.”

“Where’s your phone?”

“Front Pocket.”

Crap, I couldn’t call the cops. Not with two ice sculptures and a random car so near. My mind whirled. Bile burned the back of my throat. With shaking fingers, I dug out my phone from my pocket and dialed Scott.

Zach lay on his back, his left arm over his stomach. I dug in his front pocket until I found his phone.

He groaned.

“I’m sorry. Just hold on.” I stood over him and turned a three-sixty. No Coats.

“Hello?” Scott’s voice crackled over the airwave.

“Scott. I need help.” I propped my phone between my ear and shoulder and faced Zach. “Zach, where are we?”

“County 8.” He coughed. “Hickory Road.”

“Mandy, what’s wrong? What’s happening?”

I turned and whispered, “Coats found me. Shot out Zach’s tire, and we crashed. Two ice sculptures in the field. I’ve got to call the cops. Zach’s hurt bad.” Tears lodged in my throat, but I coughed them away. I needed to be strong. For Zach. I would protect him no matter what. “Scott. He saw me use my strength.”

I glanced over my shoulder. Zach lay there, eyes closed, and his arm propped over his stomach.

“Zach. Stay with me!”

His eyes opened, and he let out another pained groan.

“Stay awake!” I knelt beside him, holding my phone close to my chest. “Zach, can you hear me?”

His gaze landed on me. “How’d you—”

“I’ll tell you everything. First, make the call to the cops.” I nodded. “Please. Just don’t mention me.”

“Tire blew.” His eyes fluttered shut. “Hit a rock or something.”

“That’s right. A rock. Tell them that.” I pressed 9-1-1 on his phone. “Tell them where you are, they’ll come. I have to go.”

“But—”

“Do it!” I backed away to the sounds of his faint voice giving his location. “Scott, hurry. I don’t know what to do.”

“Cops’ll beat me there, Mandy.” A stream of curses flew. “You’ll have to take care of the Coats.”

“What about the car?” I took off down the road, my heart shredding with each step. I needed to be with Zach. He was so hurt. “Shit!”

“Focus, Mandy. I need you to do this.” Dings in the background sounded. “I’m on my way but you’ve got to be strong. How far away from Zach are the Coats and their car?”

“At least a hundred feet. It’s in the ditch, too.”

“You might be far enough away to not even be on their radar, but we can’t chance it.” A door slammed followed by bells and chimes. “Can you push the car out of sight?”

I slowed down and took in my surroundings. Trees hemmed in the field I’d landed in. “Yeah. I can hide it.” The dead grass crunched beneath my feet as I approached the vehicle. “How do I take care of the Coats?”

“Should be a crowbar in the trunk.

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