Thrill Ride by Julie Ann Walker

Author:Julie Ann Walker [Walker, Julie Ann]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Published: 2013-02-19T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Fourteen

Pain.

That was Rock’s entire world. Pain in his shoulders where they were wrenched behind his back. Pain in his nose where Ghost had inadvertently ground his face into the dirt road back at the park. Pain in his hands as the pickup slammed into another curve and, unable to control his momentum, he rolled onto them, squashing them between his ass and the corrugated metal of the truck bed.

Pain in his heart…

“I’m gonna have to cut you loose!” Bill yelled from beside him, and, just like that, all his maladies were forgotten. Had he convinced Bill he wasn’t screwing around? That letting him go was the only way to keep everyone safe? His heart soared with relief, only to come crashing back to Earth when Bill continued, “We’ve got the CIA on our tail, which means we need all hands on deck!” The truck swerved into another curve, and Bill squeezed him tightly, trying to keep them both from doing the whole slide-and-slam routine against the top of the rusted wheel well. “We can’t fight with you hog-tied!”

Fight…

They were determined to fight the CIA.

For him.

Goddamnit!

The military had a warm and fuzzy acronym to describe this situation. FUBAR. Fucked up beyond all recognition. Because not only were the Knights now involved in this god-awful mess, but it also appeared his worst nightmare was coming true. The stupid, loyal connards were determined to put their reputations, their freedom, and more than that, their very lives on the line.

For him.

He wanted to howl with frustration and fear, just have himself a good ol’ fashioned tantrum. But he’d already indulged in that, and look where it’d gotten him. Exactly where he’d always sworn he’d never be…

As Bill sliced through the zip ties shackling his hands before scooting down to tackle the bindings at his feet, Rock wondered if it was possible just to jump out and save everyone the trouble.

If he died on impact with the road, so be it. At least his friends would be alive.

And if he didn’t? Well, undoubtedly he’d be in the hands of the CIA, which was as good as dead since they considered him a rogue operator and traitor. But again, his friends would be alive…

So as the world around him exploded into chaos, as Boss continued to drive like a madman—about three times faster than anyone should attempt on this winding, mountainous road—and as some stern-sounding voice echoed through a loudspeaker and up into the canopy of trees, “Pull your vehicles to the side of the road unless you want us to open fire!” everything inside Rock screeched to a standstill.

His decision was made.

And even though it meant Rwanda Don would remain at large, even though it meant he’d never clear his name and that Fred Billingsworth’s real murderer would go unpunished, nothing mattered except the men with whom he’d he spilled countless drops of blood—an ocean of blood. And, as if in agreement of his decision, every scar on his body ached in memory.

Knife wounds, bullet wounds, broken bones.

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