How to Live and Die in Crescent Rock (Crescent Rock Series) by Wolf Bree

Author:Wolf, Bree [Wolf, Bree]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Published: 2013-12-04T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter 23 – Team Effort

Behind the wheel, the empty street ahead, Quinn smiled. She had gotten through it without casualties. Granted, over breakfast it had been a bit touch-and-go here and there. Tami had been particularly bitchy – there was just no other word for it and Quinn didn’t care that no one else agreed with her – so that her mother had more than once rolled her eyes, as Quinn had retorted with equal effort and imagination in her own choice of words. But in the end, Quinn had been able to leave and seeing the farm getting smaller and smaller in the rearview mirror, her spirits had been lifted. And they were still improving with each mile she put between herself and them.

The first days of October brought with them a long-expected, gentle breeze stroking everything with its cooling touch. With the radio blasting, the windows rolled down, Quinn pushed the jeep to its limits, almost feeling herself drawn home. She knew there were other problems waiting for her, but for some reason she preferred them over the ones she was leaving behind.

As her eyes glanced into the rearview mirror at the endless street behind her, they noticed a faint red glow on her skin. Frowning, she lowered her head, peering down. Once again she found the stone on her amulet had turned from emerald green to ruby red.

Absorbed in that bizarre sight for a moment too long, Quinn’s eyes just in time found their way back to the street in front of her. Shocked, they detected a man lying stretched out in the middle of the road.

For a second she felt strangely reminded of the night of her accident.

But then instinct or reflex kicked in and she stepped on the brakes, slightly swerving to avoid running him over.

Again there was that terrifying screeching of tires on asphalt as the jeep fought to slow down. After a short eternity, it finally came to a still stand, only a few paces from the man still lying flat on his back in the middle of the road. Quinn stared at him in her rearview mirror, breathing heavily, trying to recover her wits.

“This is getting old,” she mumbled, not aware that she was speaking.

Still looking at him, Quinn felt panic slowly creeping up her spine. He hadn’t moved. Was he dead?

“I didn’t run him over,” she mumbled, trying to fight down the rising panic. “I’m sure I didn’t.”

Looking around, she desperately hoped for another car to come by. She didn’t want to deal with this by herself. But the street was empty in both directions and she didn’t remember a car passing her since she set out from the farm about an hour ago.

She grabbed her purse, fishing for her cell phone to call 911 but the display was dark. When she tried to turn it on there was only a low buzz and then nothing.

“Damn batteries!” Quinn cursed, again casting a glance in the rearview mirror.

After taking another deep breath,

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