Chizmar, Richard - A Long December by Chizmar Richard

Author:Chizmar, Richard [Chizmar, Richard]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 0101-01-01T00:00:00+00:00

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“It is nature’s way, Mr. Drake.” The voice was soft and calm. Unbearably confident. “And it is our way.”

Drake was stretched out on his back on the dining room table, his arms and legs bound with thick rope. A piece of tape covered his mouth. Jessie sat on a chair at the end of the table. Two men stood behind her.

They’d surprised him at the bay window, and he’d surprised them right back by fighting like a wildcat. It had taken both men to take him down. One of the men sported a two-inch gash across his forehead and the other man’s lips were cracked and swollen. The third man was still inside the cabin, stuck in the window; he was dead.

The men rarely spoke, but the woman had spent the past fifteen minutes repeating the same crazy sermon she’d told him earlier over the telephone. “We live by nature’s laws, Mr. Drake. It is our duty to make this earth pure again.” She motioned to one of the men and he removed the tape from Drake’s mouth.

Drake sucked in air, coating his dry lips with a sweep of his tongue. The back of his head ached from where he’d been struck, and he longed to massage it. His eyes were the worst, though; red and raw.

“Kill me now,” he hissed. “Just get it over with.”

“Oh, but we have no intentions of killing you. We only kill when necessary to achieve our final objective, and you, Mr. Drake, are exactly that. By allowing you to live, by allowing the world to witness our power, we will set the highest possible example and hopefully deter future sinners from walking your path. Mother Earth’s message will be heard across the country very soon, thanks to you.”

“You’re…you’re all crazy. My God, you killed Colin for no reason. You chased me all over the country because of a damn book.”

“Ah, but a very popular book. A book that will, unfortunately, be read by millions. We told you, the film is only an extension of your vision. It is your message that must be stopped.”

He spoke without thinking: “I’ll never stop writing.”

“But you will, Mr. Drake. We will make sure of that. I know we have met once before, but allow me to formally introduce myself. I am Jessie Moore. Doctor Jessica Moore. And these two gentlemen with me are…”

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