Lost Valley: The Escape by J.T. Cross

Author:J.T. Cross
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2017-04-19T16:00:00+00:00

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Victor was furious that they hadn’t yet been able to catch up with Moon and the others. He thought he had them for sure at the cabin, but somehow Moon had gotten them out just before several sticks of dynamite had brought the cabin down.

He had followed them south into the forest and been surprised when they had turned east, going deeper into the valley. Why not west, back the way they had come in, he wondered. After a moment’s thought, he realized they were simply doing the unexpected. Exactly what he would’ve done in their place.

When their tracks led him to the open area and then back to the north, there was no doubt in Victor’s mind that Moon was leading his group back to the quads. When he had finally gotten back to the disabled quads, Moon and his group were already gone.

Victor felt his frustration growing ever deeper as he stood just outside the area where Moon had hidden the ATVs. He thought of how nice it would feel to finally see the expression of defeat on the man’s face, right before he killed him.

Victor changed his focus to the problem at hand. He needed to make a decision concerning which direction along the river they would proceed.

“Let’s get on the quads and head back up the river. They can’t have more than an hour or so head start,” Turner said, throwing a cigarette to Russell then lighting one for himself.

“I don’t know about that,” Victor said. He thought he was beginning to get a feel for the way Moon thought. Why would he go to the west, the obvious way out of the valley, when he knew there were people after him? People might be expecting him to do just that. He had already done the unexpected once. Wouldn’t he continue in that vein?

“Let’s get the quads,” Victor said. He walked back into the woods where he had hidden their quads. He stuck his rifle in the boot and climbed on his machine. Starting the ATV, he rode back out and down to the riverbank and waited on the smooth river rocks for the other two men to join him. As they pulled alongside, he made a decision.

“We’ve got the advantage because we have speed. We’re going to go east. Moon’s too smart to go to the west. He knows they’d be too vulnerable. If we don’t find their tracks within an hour, we’ll head back to the west.” Victor didn’t feel he needed to get agreement from them and accelerated away to the east.

He pushed hard and within a short time, they had entered a forest. They came to a place where several logs had fallen across the river. A little beyond that was a spot where the forest elevation dropped and the river formed a small waterfall. He saw footprints everywhere.

“Yes!” he shouted. He got off his quad and began walking around the area as he studied the footprints. He approached the

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