Suspect Witness by Kennie Ryshia

Author:Kennie, Ryshia [Kennie, Ryshia]
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub, azw3
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2015-01-01T06:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fifteen

He could feel her eyes on him and sensed the fear vibrating from her. There was no time for comfort, for consoling. “Go.” He tried to couch as much confidence as he could in his voice. If he could he would have taken her fear and eliminated it like he eventually would their pursuer.

“Stay on the walkway to the river,” he said in a harsh whisper as he gave her a slight push and then moved forward, placing himself between her and whoever was after them. He could see a shadow at the entrance, the outline of a man. He lifted his Glock and shot—a warning more than anything.

The answering shots rang out—one, two, three. Josh counted them off so he could time as closely as possible the moment when a reload would be needed. And while he counted he turned and ran, following Erin, heading for the river and their escape.

Ten shots.

If he’d guessed right, there were five to seven bullets left depending on what kind of magazine the bastard had. His mind reeled with possibilities. He stopped, assessing the situation.

Nothing. Only silence.

He moved forward quietly now, waiting, listening. Then he deliberately kicked a rock that pitched forward landing hollowly somewhere ahead of him. Another shot. There were four to six left. He couldn’t be sure. He scuffled his feet, not too much to create suspicion that this might be a diversion, but enough to focus the killer’s attention on him rather than on Erin.

The silence was too long.

The bastard was reloading.

Erin was far enough ahead, out of range. He could hear her moving forward as he’d instructed, but he could no longer see her.

He leaned down, felt around for another rock, picked up one and then two. He threw one. The stone rattled in a hollow clatter just ahead of him and to his left as it bounced along the cave floor. He hit the ground as another shot fired in the direction of the rock he’d just thrown.

There was a deathly stillness that seemed strangely alive, as if the cave breathed around him.

He threw the second rock and began to move forward toward the river. There was an odd whirring like a faint clapping, seeming more distant than it was, as the bats were disturbed and a few began to fly around.

He bent down, jumping lightly off the walkway and to the floor of the cave. He moved carefully, quietly, picking his way along the treacherous floor, heading to the river and Erin.

He counted his steps, choreographing them to the night before. He was within fifty feet of the river. Already he could sense it by the increase in moisture in the air and that odd smell that wasn’t quite as dank as the rest of the cave. He stopped, looked behind as something moved to his left.

A light flickered briefly but long enough for him to pinpoint their tracker. He fired. There was a thud, then the sound of something falling. He’d made contact. At least, he hoped he had.

Download

Copyright Disclaimer:
This site does not store any files on its server. We only index and link to content provided by other sites. Please contact the content providers to delete copyright contents if any and email us, we'll remove relevant links or contents immediately.