JET - Mayhem by Russell Blake

Author:Russell Blake [Blake, Russell]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
Publisher: Reprobatio Press
Published: 2023-10-14T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 26

Tequila, Jalisco, Mexico

Rain hammered a polyrhythmic tattoo on the roof of the Range Rover as Daniela clenched her teeth, the pain from her hip and leg so intense it took her breath away. She gently probed the damaged area with her fingers and winced when a white-hot spike of agony shot down her thigh and up into her ribcage. She swore softly and looked up when a shadow crossed the driver’s window, and then gasped when a pair of men’s faces materialized from the downpour and stared in at her.

One of the pair swung the door open. “You hurt?” he growled.

Daniela managed a nod. “My leg and maybe my hip. I think something’s broken.”

“Well, you can’t stay in here. Thing could blow any minute. Can you move?”

“Not really.”

It was the man’s turn to nod. “Why did you take off?”

“I wasn’t driving. My friend was.” Daniela paused. “Why did you shoot at us?”

“That was Chavo. Trigger happy. He was ordered not to, but in the excitement with the plane…” The man surveyed the interior of the cab. “This the same friend who shot up the guys at the house? We got your text.”

Daniela nodded. “Yes. And she took off with my girls. She has a gun.”

“Let’s get you out of here. I’ll send some of the men after her. We’ll get your daughters back and take care of your friend.” He hesitated. “What’s her story?”

“Ex-military of some sort. She’s dangerous…and very capable.”

“Well, her luck just ran out. Four against one doesn’t care how dangerous she is.”

Daniela winced as pain surged up her side. “Don’t hurt my daughters.”

“I’ll pass that along.” The man turned to his companion and spoke in rapid-fire Spanish. The companion called out to some figures standing in the trees, and four of them moved away from the SUV, along the wall in the direction Jet had gone. The man then nodded to his companion, and the two of them reached in to Daniela. “We’ll pull you out. Your door’s totaled. This will hurt.”

“Do what you need to do,” she said, and closed her eyes when she gripped their hands.

The pain was excruciating when they hauled her from the passenger seat and into the rain, and she cried out when her injured side twisted against the steering wheel. Once they had her out of the vehicle, two more men joined the original pair and carried her to a crew cab pickup truck and laid her on the back seat. When she was settled there, two of them climbed into the truck bed, ignoring the rain, and the others sat in front.

“It’ll be bumpy getting back to the road,” the driver warned.

“I need a hospital,” Daniela said.

The driver didn’t respond, instead focusing on navigating along the trail without losing control in the heavy weather. After a seeming eternity, they were on pavement, and the truck picked up speed, the tires thrumming dully on the wet asphalt, visibility down to a few meters. Every bump was a hot poker to

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