Deadly Disclosure by Meghan Carver

Author:Meghan Carver
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense
Published: 2017-09-05T04:00:00+00:00

EIGHT

Hannah pushed hair off her forehead and wished she could flip the visor down to shield the morning sun. Instead, she shifted in her seat until the head of the guy in front of her blocked the glare.

The thug thumped the back of the seat. “Sit still.” The menace in his voice sent shivers down her arms.

Derek maneuvered in his, holding the armrest as if he wanted to grab the nonexistent door handle for a quick escape. “Where we going, boys?” His tone held authority but without any threat.

The brute in the passenger seat turned to look at him. “Boys? You think we’re pals now?” He cut his eyes toward Derek’s weapon, which rested in the console between the two front seats, in front of the gearshift and out of Derek’s reach. “If you had your SIG, you wouldn’t be so friendly, would you?”

“It’s just a simple question.”

Hannah had to admit the thugs had planned it well. They’d swooped in during the quietest moment in the airport police station and taken them hostage. There was no way out now.

“If you must know, you’re going to meet the girl’s father. You’ve caused us so much trouble that he wants a few words before the end.”

As the brute swiveled back to the front, Derek turned to stare at her, his eyebrows furrowed. He nodded toward the front, and the glare of the rising sun caught her eye again. Wherever they were headed, it was east.

Surely he was coming up with a plan to somehow get them out of the vehicle. Hannah’s heart thumped against her rib cage, and she dabbed at the nervous perspiration that dotted her forehead. She forced herself to relax against the back of the seat. There was nothing she could do at this point in time, and there was no point in getting her blood pressure up.

She looked again at Derek, trying to judge his demeanor by his facial expression. Was he scared? Or was he plotting? But he only looked back at her with blankness, then he laid a warm but calloused hand over hers. She gripped his hand tightly, a desperate attempt to extract all the encouragement and support and strength conveyed in that simple touch.

A chuckle from the front rumbled through the vehicle. “Well, ain’t that sweet?”

Hannah looked up to find a leering face peering at her from between the seats. She recoiled, drawing herself as far back as she could.

The thug in the passenger seat thumped the driver on the arm. “We got true love blossoming in the back.” Sarcasm laced his words.

Derek blew out a harsh breath and stared out the window. Quiet engulfed them as the man in the passenger seat fell silent. As the vehicle changed lanes, she withdrew her hand. Derek didn’t try to hold on to it.

Hannah swallowed over the lump that had formed in her throat at the coldness of her hands. At the prospect of never seeing Derek again. Before he’d reappeared and saved her life, she had put him out of her mind.

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