To the Limit (Shadow Heroes Book 3) by Virginia Kelly

Author:Virginia Kelly [Kelly, Virginia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Romantic Suspense
Publisher: RBV Press
Published: 2017-05-09T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Nine

Mary Beth braced herself in the back of Padre Franco’s pickup as he drove over potholes on the rough track toward the hidden Land Cruiser. Nick, his head on her lap, flinched but didn’t wake. They’d wrapped him in blankets, but even they offered no protection from the cold metal of the truck bed. Mary Beth wanted to check the towels they’d placed over his wounds, but she was too shaky to do anything except make sure he didn’t shift as the priest raced over the bumpy road. Reaction and fear, she was sure.

The priest had given her directions on how to get to a doctor, one who could be trusted, without getting on the main road. She’d listened with every ounce of her being, afraid she’d get them lost.

Afraid Nick would die.

The sun peeked over a distant mountain as the truck rolled to a stop behind the hidden Land Cruiser.

The priest lowered the truck’s tailgate. Nick roused enough to lean on both her and Padre Franco to stumble the few steps to the Land Cruiser.

“Remember,” Padre Franco told her. “Go east, around the lake. You will climb to around thirteen thousand feet. There will be an Incan ruin. Turn to the right there. It is a dirt road. Go to the second town and look for a low white wooden building. It will say Clínica in red letters. The doctor is a French-Canadian named Jean Rousseau, a close friend of the family. Tell him no one must know it is Nick. I would go, but I must be here to cover for you.”

“Thank you, Padre.”

In the cool morning air, the priest put his hand on Mary Beth’s shoulder. “I will pray for him. His body is strong. He is not a man to give up. Jean will make him well.” He squeezed her shoulder gently. “You must save his life.”

With that, she was on her own.

An hour later her hands ached from clutching the wheel. She’d driven relentlessly, careful only of the larger dips as she maneuvered the big car over the rough terrain. Nick lay sprawled in the back seat, his legs bent to fit. She spared another glance at her watch. She should be able to see the ruins by now. To her left, the lake reflected the rising sun. To her right, the low rolling hills of the Andean plateau were broken only by boulders and scrub plants. Beyond the hills stood the some of the highest peaks in the world.

Then she saw the looming outline of the ruins. Stark and square, the stones spoke of a culture long dead. She slowed to be sure she didn’t miss the road and glanced back.

Nick hadn’t moved. Mary Beth strained to see the rise and fall of his chest.

Her heart stalled for a single instant, panic making her throw the car into neutral and pull up the emergency brake.

She nearly jerked the door off its hinges when she swung it open. Sunlight streamed in and hit Nick’s face.

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