Perilous Pursuit by Kathleen Tailer

Author:Kathleen Tailer
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2019-03-06T18:36:17+00:00

TEN

“So who is this woman anyway?”

Mackenzie heard a chair scrape across the floor in the adjoining room. Her hands were tied behind her with some sort of braided nylon rope, and they’d gagged her with a dirty black bandanna. But beyond that, she was still relatively unscathed. She stood up from where they had thrown her on the bed in a small, undecorated bedroom and moved closer to the door so she could hear more of their conversation and gather whatever she could about their plans. What was their end game? Were they going to kill her? Her heart beat frantically in her chest as she waited to hear some bit of news.

“How should I know? She’s got on a vest that says US MARSHAL. She must be another fed. The warehouse was swarming with cops.” The voice was low and menacing, and she recognized it as belonging to the man who had abducted her from the parking lot. So far, she had heard at least three other men talking, too, as well as a woman’s high-pitched tones.

“Man, the feds are crawlin’ all over the place. The timing couldn’t be worse.”

“Yeah. This really puts a kink in things. I hope the boss has a plan to take care of the situation before it gets any worse.” This man’s voice was a cross between a whimper and a grumble, and she dubbed him “Whiny” in her head. Even though she couldn’t see him, she could imagine the man’s words and tone only irritated her abductor. The man who had kidnapped her seemed like the kind who didn’t take kindly to criticism of any kind.

There was a pause and then laughter, raucous and deep. Another man snorted. “I’m sure he does. The boss always has a plan.”

“Yeah, but he seems worried lately—like things aren’t coming together like they should.”

“Well, why’d you grab up this woman?” Whiny said. “Seems like the last thing we needed was the cops breathing down on us. Now they’ll be out searching for sure.”

“She was my insurance policy for my escape. Besides, the boss has a plan to use it for our advantage.”

“I think it was dumb to take her.”

She heard a slap and a loud thump as if someone had fallen out of their chair. “You’re the idiot! You never think beyond the moment.” There was another scrape. “Look, the boss needs some time to finish moving the merchandise without interference. If the cops are focused on finding this lady, they won’t have time to be chasing the boss. We’re the diversion now. Get it?”

Whiny grunted. “Okay, I get it, but I better get paid well for this extra risk I’m taking here. I’m gonna need lots of cash so I can disappear once this is over.”

“Don’t worry. There’s enough to go around, and you’ll get what’s coming to you. I promise.”

Mackenzie cringed at those last words and pulled against the ties on her hands, but the rope only seemed to tighten as she struggled. Her skin burned.

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