Heir of Ashes: Strong Female Lead with Unknown Origins on the Run, Driven by the Need for Survival, Freedom, and Revenge. (The Roxanne Fosch Files Book 1) by Jina S. Bazzar

Author:Jina S. Bazzar [Bazzar, Jina S.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2024-11-07T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 16

My mouth tasted like tobacco and horse shit. I was lying on my back on the floor of a moving vehicle.

The events that led me here played in my mind at the speed of light: from the moment I found the vampire in my room at the bed and breakfast to the last moments with my mother—Elizabeth. My life was officially a clusterfuck of epic proportions. I really, desperately wanted a boring life.

The roar of the vehicle’s engine was so loud that I couldn’t determine how many people were inside with me. I opened my eyes and found myself at the very back of a bus, sprawled out on the aisle floor. I was also the sole focus of several soldiers. Two sat on the back-row seat near my feet while the other two were near my head, one to my left, one to my right. Four of them. Four plain blue auras. They wore identical military uniforms, identical buzzed haircuts, identical expressions, and held identical guns—perfectly drilled machines.

I started to sit up, and suddenly four barrels were cocked and aimed at my head. One of the men said, “If you so much as make a sound, we have orders to shoot. Be smart and stay quiet and down.”

I obeyed. I closed my eyes and tried to think through my panic. No one was going to come for me. I had sent Logan away. Kincaid warned he wouldn’t come again. Maybe when Logan went for his friend, he’d help me too. If I was taken to Headquarters in time. I had no doubt that was my final destination, after I spent some time at the military base in Elk Grove.

What could I do? A quick glance to the front told me there were a lot of soldiers ahead. The metal band of the blocking bracelet bit into my wrist, more so because of the reinforced steel shackle someone had closed over it. Probably manageable, although I’d never tried breaking it before. Even if I could break it, I’d be shot once or twice before I could do anything.

I looked back and found the four men still watching me, guns still aimed. God help me not to sneeze. It would be a shame to be shot because of an involuntary expulsion of air after all I’ve endured. So, I just lay there and did my best imitation of a statue as time dragged on. I wasn’t sure how long we had been on the road before I awoke, but we had been moving steadily for over an hour now. If we were going to Elk Grove, to the military camp near Sacramento, we should have arrived already.

The guards had decided two weapons—one tranquilizer and one semi—were enough and double-teamed, changing shifts every twenty minutes.

Would they shoot if I asked where we were going? The two guards currently holding the guns looked alert and wary. Not a nice combination for a small chat. Sooner or later, I’d know anyway.

An eternity later, my muscles began to cramp, and I’d have killed for water and a mint.

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