The Unravelling by Will Gibson

Author:Will Gibson
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 9781803816760
Publisher: Grosvenor House Publishing
Published: 2024-01-08T12:24:28+00:00

11 Find Her

Darkness.

The groggy effects of the stun shot were starting to wear off and Suki was conscious first of her rigid clothing tight against her skin then of the soft cotton of the pillow. The pillow? She could hear the engine. The soft bumping every now and again told her that she was moving in a vehicle. Her compartment was no more than six feet long, four feet wide and a few feet tall. She couldn’t really move but could turn over to examine for more clues as to her predicament. The hard metallic edges on the outer side of her skirt hooked her skin as she rolled 180° onto her front and shrugged off the thick blanket to one side of the compartment.

Dylan tugged again at his cap, the angle becoming ever more vertical over his nose with each passing alteration. No doubt he was subconsciously trying to hide his face. He smiled as another light turned from red to green just in time for him to roll right through at the speed limit of 60 mph. The sign for 678 Whitestone Bridge came into view. Another 10 clicks, which meant in about 11 minutes he’d be over the other side heading north to north-east. His plan was working perfectly 37 minutes in, and he’d even passed a patrol car somewhere through Williamsburg that made him pull again at his cap. But smoothly changing lanes and passing the light that moved to red the second he got through delayed any chance the trooper had of getting eyes on him, and he continued on to the next light with a smile. The smile was all faked confidence as inside his internal organs were travelling way past the speed of sound. The rollercoaster train that was his plan was well underway now and was unable to be stopped.

‘Hey, HELP!’

Dylan winced as he heard the sounds. Checking his watch, he was now plus 38 minutes, and the stun shot had worked a little longer than he had calculated. No matter, he had planned for the eventuality, and would be administering another one very soon via the hand-operated rig he had built into his coffin-style trap. However, his absolute plan was for Suki to get out very much alive.

‘Please be quiet. You are safe…. if you stay quiet.’

‘HELP!’

‘That’s not quiet now, is it? Now stay quiet!’ His calm tone remained as he ended the sentence with a menacing flourish and the cab was once again filled with the gentle hum of the tyres on the road below.

‘Good.’ He paused to ensure she would indeed carry out his wishes.

Silence.

‘You are safe. We are going on a long journey. When we arrive at our destination, I will tell you everything. Until then, please relax and get some sleep. You will feel groggy for a time due to the stun shot I gave you for your safety.’

Suki’s eyes were wide open now, and they were starting to adjust to the pitch black. She could make

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