Camping, Concealer and Criminals by Cindy Bell

Author:Cindy Bell [Bell, Cindy]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Goodreads: 23545835
Published: 2014-11-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“Where are they?” Sammy asked as she tugged against Morris' grasp. “I can't see them anymore. What if they get caught? How will I live with myself if Bekki is hurt?”

“Sammy, Bekki will be okay, she's with Nick,” he reminded her. “She's not alone.”

“I know, but I need to make sure,” Sammy said as she continued to tug at his grasp. “Morris, please, let me go.”

“I'm sorry, Sammy, I can't,” Morris said with a frown as he met her eyes. “How do you think Bekki would feel if you got hurt because you went chasing after her?”

Sammy sighed and slowly nodded. “I guess you're right.”

“Listen, there isn't any shouting, no gun shots,” Morris pointed out. “If they had been caught we would have heard something.”

“Then where are they?” Sammy demanded.

“Right here,” Bekki said from just behind them. Sammy nearly jumped out of her skin as she spun around to see Bekki. She hugged her before asking any questions.

“There's a path that leads behind the cabin, back this way,” Nick explained to Morris who looked at him questioningly.

“What did you find out?” Morris asked.

“The women are being held in the cabin,” Bekki said quickly.

“There's at least three people involved,” Nick continued with a solemn frown. “Two of them are in that cabin, but they answer to a third. Who knows how many more might be out patrolling the woods,” he added.

“Okay, at least we have an idea of what we're up against,” Morris said with some relief. “The women are alive?”

“For now,” Bekki said. “I doubt the plan is to keep them that way.”

“We couldn't see inside,” Nick frowned. “The windows are filthy.”

“That's an old trick,” Morris nodded. “They cake them with dirt and mud so that if they're raided they have time to destroy the evidence without being seen.”

“They seem to know what they're doing,” Bekki frowned. “Or at least whoever is calling the shots does.”

“We have to go in there and get those women,” Sammy said swiftly.

“No,” Nick said firmly, leaving no room for argument. “It's not possible right now.”

“What do you mean?” Sammy asked incredulously.

“If we go in now we risk getting those two women killed, as well as the rest of us. We don't know enough yet about the situation. Even if we get the women out of the cabin, we have nowhere to shelter them. Our first priority needs to be finding a way to call for help.”

“But if we just ambush them…” Bekki began to say.

“No,” Morris said sternly. “Nick's right. We can't put ourselves or the hostages at risk like that. Especially not without expecting backup.”

“Nick, you heard what they said,” Bekki frowned. “They are going to kill those women as soon as they get the go ahead from their boss. How can we just leave them here knowing that?”

“Bekki,” Nick looked directly into her eyes. “You know how much I respect you, but this can't be done impulsively. All that's going to happen is we will end up dead or abducted as well. We need to know how many men we're up against.

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