The Extractor by Leslie Georgeson

Author:Leslie Georgeson [Georgeson, Leslie]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Leslie Georgeson Books, LLC
Published: 2019-07-07T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER TWENTY-ONE

Liz

My hands shook as I followed Mateo’s instructions, driving where he indicated.

Left here. Right there. Stop in the alleyway. Go forward again. Turn right. Then left. Drive to the end of the street. Make another left. Turn right again. Stop. Turn left.

It was cold and sunny today. Only around thirty degrees. Traffic was steady, but not too heavy. Because of the cold, pedestrians were few and far between. I vowed if I saw a cop car, I’d start driving erratically or doing something to get the cop’s attention. If I noticed a pedestrian who looked like he or she might be willing to help me, I wouldn’t hesitate to catch their eye.

“We need to trade cars,” Mateo muttered, though I don’t think he was talking to me. I think he was just thinking out loud. “They’ll be looking for this one.”

His eyes were wild as he glanced around. “There!” He pointed at an indistinct gray sedan that a woman was exciting at the curb up ahead. “That’s our new ride.”

Keeping his gun pointed at me, he ordered, “Stop the car and get out. We’re trading vehicles.”

I didn’t know how many bullets he had left, but I was going to assume he had at least one, and I wasn’t about to get shot.

I pulled up behind the gray sedan. We exited the vehicle and Mateo urged me forward with the gun pointed at me the entire way. As soon as we reached the woman, who was now bent over pulling something out of the backseat, Mateo grabbed her and yanked her away from the car.

“Give me your keys,” he shouted, glancing around to make sure we didn’t have an audience.

The terrified woman tossed her keys at him and stepped back.

“Get in!” Mateo ordered me. “You’re driving.”

I glanced at the terrified woman, then back at Mateo.

“Get in the car now!” he shouted, “or she dies!” He pointed the gun at the woman’s head.

She cowered, lowering her head, and let out a sob.

I couldn’t let this woman die because of me.

I got in the car.

Mateo tossed the woman the keys to Luke’s Porsche. “Trade ya,” he said with a snicker. “You get a Porsche now.”

The stunned woman stared at the key fob in her hand while we drove off.

“Head to Oklahoma City,” Mateo ordered. “We’re collecting Ryan’s mommy. The more leverage I have, the better.”

Oh God. The last thing I wanted to do was endanger Glenda. I would have to find a way to escape. Or wound or kill Mateo on my own. I couldn’t let him hurt Glenda. I wasn’t sure what was going on, but I knew I was partly to blame since I’d called Ellington and told him where to find Ryan. It was my fault those soldiers had shown up at the inn and tried to kill Ryan and Luke. Though Mateo had already been with Ryan and Luke at the time, it was apparent now that he wasn’t their friend. The evil glint in Mateo’s black eyes indicated he wouldn’t hesitate to hurt or kill me if I didn’t do what he ordered.

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