Missing in the Glades by Lena Diaz

Author:Lena Diaz [Diaz, Lena]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-11-09T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eleven

Jake sat on the same log he’d sat on yesterday afternoon, when he’d called Dex after he and Faye had stopped to set up camp. He’d managed to backtrack to the same spot, but he wasn’t so sure about his ability to find the canoe—assuming Faye really had left it for him—and figure out how to get back to Mystic Glades. And just like yesterday, he was on the phone with Dex.

“I still can’t believe I let her distract me, and Gillette got the drop on me. Stupid, stupid, stupid.”

“No arguments here,” Dex said.

“Thanks, buddy.”

“Any time. So, basically, the bad guys got away, after blaming some phantom named Kevin Rossi for their crimes. We’re out a boatload of money, meaning I’m going to have to pump more of my money into this venture to keep it afloat. And you’re lost. Did I miss anything?”

“Other than the fact that you might need to pay my rent for a few months, nope. That pretty much sums it up.”

Dex groaned. “You’re killing me.”

“You’re the money man. You knew the risks when you decided to partner with me.”

“In other words you don’t feel sorry for me.”

“I don’t feel sorry for millionaires.”

“Billionaire.”

“No one likes a bragger.”

Dex laughed.

“All these trees look the same to me. Faye did say keep the sun on my right side. But since it’s noon and the sun is directly overhead, that’s not too helpful.”

“You want me to call search and rescue?”

“You’re kidding, right? Holder called off the search at the accident site in just a few hours, and he had a good starting place for the search. If you ask him to look for me somewhere within a fifteen-mile radius of Mystic Glades, he’ll probably laugh you off the phone. No one seems to even know where Mystic Glades is except the people who live there.”

“Sounds like an awesome place.”

“You have no idea.” He picked up a rock and tossed it at a dark spot near a tree. When nothing moved, he relaxed, a little. Maybe that wasn’t a gator hiding under the bushes. Then again, maybe it was, and it was waiting for him to come a little closer. The whole area was giving him the creeps. He was seeing predators everywhere he looked.

“Seriously, man. You need me to call the cops?” Dex asked.

If the person who’d stranded him out here had been anyone but Faye, he’d say yes. But telling the police she’d left him here could make things worse for her, if that was even possible. He didn’t want her hit with more charges.

Gillette was the true one to blame. He was a bad influence on Faye. He’d protected her when they were younger, which made her feel obligated to protect him now. Whatever the two of them were really running from could be laid at Gillette’s door. Jake would bet his last bullet on it.

“Don’t call the cops yet. I’ll make a go of trying to find my way back. I’ve done okay so far.

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