In Shadows by Sharon Sala

Author:Sharon Sala
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2018-05-22T16:12:33+00:00

Eleven

Yuki was miserable in this heat. He’d already shed all of his clothing except for his undershirt, shoes and pants. Sweat was pouring out of his thick black hair and running into the rolls of fat on the back of his neck. His clothes were sticking to him, and the filth in this place disagreed with his sense of propriety.

He felt sorry for the woman tied to the bed. Her breathing was shallow and he could barely see the pulse in her neck. She was a beautiful woman, and she was likely going to die.

When he finally heard the doors opening again, he ran out to meet his brother.

“Stuff is all in the back. I’m going to close the doors,” Adam said, and ran back to the entrance, while Yuki began carrying the food and the sack of paper goods into the office.

Adam grabbed the case of bottled water and followed.

“Did she wake up?” Adam asked, as he set the water down.

“No. She’s barely alive. Something is wrong with her. She said the heat would kill her. Maybe it will save you the trouble,” Yuki said.

Adam cursed in his native language, opened a bottle of water and shouted, “Wake up, Mrs. McCann,” then poured enough water on her to bring her to consciousness.

Shelly choked, then gasped, then opened her eyes. Oh God. I thought this was just a dream.

Adam leaned over the bed. “Where is your husband?”

Looking for me, I hope. But she didn’t say what she was thinking. Instead, she let her eyes tear up again before she answered. “They said...his body washed out to sea.”

Adam drew back and slapped her so hard it popped her neck. Her eyes rolled back, and she was out.

Yuki laughed.

The sound startled Adam enough that he stopped and turned around.

“Why are you laughing?”

“All these years and I thought I was the stupid one.”

Adam doubled up his fists. “Are you calling me stupid?”

“You tell me! You want this woman to talk, and every time she regains consciousness, the first thing you do is knock her out again. That is very stupid behavior, big brother.”

Adam flew at his brother, but Yuki grabbed his wrist, yanking him around and pinning his arm against his back until Adam was shrieking in pain.

“You do that again and I’ll break it,” Yuki said.

“I’m sorry. Let me go!” Adam said.

“Since I’m not the stupid one, I think you should know that I don’t believe you are sorry on any level. Now wake her up, question her until you are satisfied she is either telling the truth or she’s lying and isn’t going to talk, so we can leave here.”

“Yes, alright,” Adam said, then when his brother turned him loose, he grabbed a handful of ice and packed it around her throat, then rubbed ice on her face before pouring more water on her face and neck. Finally, she began to stir and move her head from side to side.

“Don’t...” she mumbled.

Adam grabbed her by the hair and yanked her head around to face him.

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