Heist by Claire Chilton

Author:Claire Chilton
Language: eng
Format: azw3, epub, mobi
Tags: Mystery, Romance
ISBN: 9781908822369
Published: 2014-11-22T00:00:00+00:00

NINE

THE GREAT ESCAPE

“How’s it going?” Ellie glanced at her father as he held the pipe between his ankles with it pointing up toward his wrists, which were still tied behind his back.

His shoulders tensed as he rubbed the tape around his wrists against the jagged edge of the pipe. “You couldn’t have kicked over that gigantic knife instead?” He nodded at the knife on the table.

“I didn’t want to stab you.” She shrugged. “I just hope we nail those bastards when we get out of here.”

“You’re going to university when we get out of here,” her father muttered.

She narrowed her eyes. “I am not. You can’t call this an—”

“Epic management failure?” He finished her sentence for her while shooting her an incredulous look. “Yes, I can! What happened to responsibility? You were supposed to feel out the mark, not feel him up!”

“Bite me,” she muttered. It was humiliating because he was right. If she’d stuck to her job rather than go on a date, none of this would have happened. She’d been distracted by a pretty face, and now her whole family was in danger.

“Oh, I think I’ve got it. I just need—” He paused as a loud crashing sound echoed down the tunnels.

“Might wanna hurry it up,” she said, scanning the room for a safe way to escape the rushing water.

“It’s early. He said we had an hour.” Her father quickly freed his hands. Then he reached over, ripping away at the rope that was binding hers. “Hold onto that pipe, and hold your breath.” He nodded at the thick pipe that ran along the wall beside her as he reached for a rung that was embedded in the wall behind him. “It’s gonna be a bumpy ride.”

She reached out and grabbed the pipe as an explosion of murky water flooded into the room. She shivered as the icy water enveloped her, seeing the table crash against the wall before she closed her eyes and clung to the pipe as the room filled with water at high speed. The force of the water threatened to rip her away from the pipe and smash her against the wall too.

She tucked her chin down, as the water pressure battered against her body, keeping her eyes firmly closed. The chair she’d been sitting on flew back and smashed against the wall, leaving only the legs taped to her ankles. The muscles in her arms ached as the water pressure tried to fling her back too. She gritted her teeth and hung on, waiting for the initial rush to be over.

When the pressure abated, she opened her eyes. Murky water swirled around her. She glanced back, trying to see her father, but the dim lighting only revealed dark shapes. She quickly reached down to her ankles and untied the tape around them. Once free of any restraints, she kicked her way to the surface, holding onto crags in the slimy wall to ensure she wasn’t swept away by the current.

She broke through the surface with her pulse racing and her lungs burning for oxygen.

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