Accidental Target by Theresa Hall

Author:Theresa Hall
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2020-05-06T22:30:11+00:00

ELEVEN

The bag on her head smelled horrid. She wiggled her jaw to loosen the rag from her mouth, but it wouldn’t budge. Nausea gripped her. She swallowed hard to fight it back down. She had to stay calm. If she wanted to make it out of this alive, she was going to have to forget about being afraid. She thought of Jackson. Had he even realized she was missing?

How had they gotten past him? Her mind raced to find answers, but nothing made sense. She struggled to kick her feet and move her arms. Whoever had grabbed her in the darkness hadn’t walked away unscathed. She’d punched as hard as she could when the bag had been shoved over her head. The blow she received in return had knocked her unconscious. Two hits to the head in the past few days couldn’t be good. She wondered how much longer she could keep this up.

The zip ties on her wrists were cutting into her skin, but the ones on her ankles felt loose enough to wriggle out of. She felt around blindly to see if there was anything next to her on the seat. She didn’t know if anyone was watching her or even where she was at. If she broke loose, would the consequences be worse?

“What are we going to do with her?”

Allison stilled. She forced her breathing to stop as she listened to the voices. The second voice had a thick Hispanic accent, but she could easily understand him. The first guy was definitely from Texas. His thick drawl was familiar, but his voice wasn’t.

“We don’t have orders to do anything with her. We have to wait.”

“That’s loco. We should be able to do whatever we want, and then kill her. I’m hungry, Tex. Can’t we stop to eat?

Allison fought to keep a whimper from escaping.

“Calderón hasn’t told us what to do yet! You’ll follow directions, or else you’ll end up dead, too.”

“Whatever, man. This is nuts. We kidnapped her like he told us to. We should be able to eat now. Besides, it’s not like Calderón will know.”

“You’re crazy, amigo. You know that?” Tex was clearly agitated with his friend.

Allison heard the other man mumble something in Spanish. She’d learned a little of the language from working with Avery, but she couldn’t decipher anything from what he’d said.

“What’s that, tough guy? You’re gonna kill me, too?” Obviously, Tex understood.

The other man’s laugh echoed around her. She guessed they were in a big truck, maybe an eighteen-wheeler. The bumps and jars didn’t feel like an average vehicle.

Allison heard the distinct click of a bullet being chambered into a pistol. A sound she hadn’t known until this week but knew all too well now. A chill ran down her back. If they were going to kill her, at least she wouldn’t know it was coming. She could only pray it would be fast and that it would only take one shot. It would be better if she never knew what hit her.

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