Lone Survivor by Jill Elizabeth Nelson

Author:Jill Elizabeth Nelson
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-10-09T14:07:10+00:00

NINE

Karissa dug around in the glove compartment, found a car phone charger and plugged her dying phone into it. She couldn’t have the battery dead if Kyle’s abductor wanted to contact her again. Now, what was she going to do to ditch this guy who was determined to protect her? Did she even want to ditch him? Not really, but his presence put the baby at risk. Surely he realized that much. She hazarded a sidelong look in Hunter’s direction.

His intense gray gaze was fixed on the endless ribbon of interstate unfolding in front of them. They whizzed through flatlands, up and down rolling hills, and between stands of pine trees with occasional distant backdrops of higher elevations. They would reach Salem soon, and after that, Portland would quickly loom before them.

“What’s your plan?” she demanded.

“First thing? Get you to the Golden Days on time. I’ll stop and pile out about a block away from the place, but know this.” He shot her a hard glance. “You may feel like you’re walking in there alone, but you won’t be. Somehow, I’ll stay close, but I’m going to have to wing that part. Okay?”

“What are you? Some kind of master of disguise now? International spy? Man of intrigue?” Her laugh came out brittle. “I didn’t know they taught that stuff in firefighter school.”

Hunter snorted. “Hardly. I’m just a guy determined not to let evil win...this time.”

His last two words came out so weighted they seemed to hit Karissa somewhere deep in her chest. He wasn’t speaking in general. He was referring to a specific instance when he felt like evil had won. Would he ever expand on that thought? Now was not the time for the discussion.

She rubbed the side of her head. “That’s the start of a plan, anyway. More than I had. Pretty much, I figure I’m going to do what I’m told until somehow we get Kyle to safety.”

“We’re on the same page on that, but I don’t think we can be satisfied with recovering Kyle. Until we get to the bottom of what’s going on and whoever is behind this is in custody, we’re not home free.”

“You keep saying we, but it’s me they’re after. Maybe after we get Kyle away from his kidnappers, I should return to Belize. Whoever this is didn’t come after me there.”

“There’s no guaranteeing they won’t do that now that they’ve exposed their intentions toward you and they’re no longer trying to make whatever happens to you look accidental.”

Karissa let out a long sigh. “Sometimes I wish you didn’t make so much sense.”

“How’s the head?”

“Hurts, but I no longer feel like I’m going to pass out with every movement.”

As they entered the city of Salem, traffic became thicker, slowing their progress. Karissa shifted in her seat, glancing at the time showing on her phone.

“Portland’s less than an hour away,” Hunter said. “We’ll make it. In fact, we’re going to do a quick pit stop and grab a little helpful gear.”

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