Whiskey Flight by Violet Howe

Author:Violet Howe [Howe, Violet]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Charbar Productions

Eleven

The bars in the area were closing, which made traffic heavier than I’d expected for the wee hours of the morning.

Each time we stopped for a red light, I tried to make eye contact with the people in the cars next to us, hoping to send a silent distress signal, but no one even bothered to look my direction. Not that they would have been able to see me through the dark tinted windows, anyway.

With Seth no longer in immediate danger, my mind shifted to considering my own fate. The full ramifications of my situation came crashing down like a weight on my chest, and my lungs struggled to expand for a full breath as I second-guessed my decision and began to search for an escape.

I looked behind us, surprised to see that the other SUV wasn’t there.

“Where’s Victor?”

“They went a different route so we wouldn’t be together if something went wrong,” Ned said, glancing back at me. “Don’t worry. We’ll be meeting up with him in just a few minutes.”

Which meant I only had a few minutes to save myself from this situation.

We were almost out of the populated area, and one last convenience store could be seen up ahead on the right.

“I need to use the restroom,” I said. “Could we stop at that store?”

Ned groaned, his irritation evident.

“No way. We’ve had enough delays. We keep driving.”

“It will only take a minute,” I said, leaning forward to look at Ned.

“Boss said to bring you straight to him. That’s what we’re doing.”

“You realize I’m free to go wherever I’d like, right? Victor’s not forcing me to join him; that’s my choice. So, you’re here to protect me, not confine me. Pull over at that store, so I can use the bathroom.”

Ned gave me a look that made it clear he didn’t agree with my concept of freedom, but he motioned for the driver to pull into the store’s parking lot.

I’d been hoping there would be plenty of witnesses so I could make a big scene and demand that someone call the police without Ned being able to stop me, but to my dismay, only one other car was there, and it was parked around on the side of the store. Maybe even the lone employee’s car for all I knew.

Reaching for the door handle to get out, alarmed to find the child-lock engaged.

“Can you unlock my door, please?”

Ned got out and opened the door for me, and then he began to follow me inside.

“What are you doing?” I asked, whirling to face him.

“I’m going in with you.”

“I think I can go pee by myself. There’s no one here, and if someone does come, you’ll see them from out here and be able to stop them, won’t you?”

“I’m not letting you go in there alone.”

I scoffed and crossed my arms. “Again, Ned, with all due respect to you trying to do your job, I’m not being held captive here. I can go to the bathroom without an audience.”

He hesitated, and then he cursed and pulled his phone from his pocket.

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