Gone to Texas by A. S. French

Author:A. S. French
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Neonoir Books

25 PEOPLE ARE STRANGE

Astrid’s reflexes kicked into gear without her leaving the car. She scanned everything nearby, seeing the homeless woman pushing a trolley piled with bags, the overturned pram and the guy on a mountain bike, until the stray dog caught her attention. Only it wasn’t a stray, but running towards its owner, a large man who was dragging Evie next to him. As he bundled her into the back of the vehicle, Astrid was already driving towards them. At her speed, she’d catch them before they pulled away. But did she want to?

Maybe this abductor has something to do with the Glick murders?

Which meant Evie was in danger. Yet if others were involved, then it also meant Astrid could follow this car to them. It was a risk, but was it one worth taking? She relaxed and eased the pressure on her foot, letting the car slow to stay a safe distance behind them.

What if there’s someone else in the car and they’re hurting Evie now?

Not if they’ve got a dog with them. It was an irrational rationalisation, but she didn’t fight against it. She followed them across the river and away from the residential areas, past a long barren field where horses searched for something to eat and into what appeared to be an abandoned industrial park. It had taken no more than fifteen minutes as they stopped near a large factory. Astrid parked outside the gates, hoping she was well out of sight.

Two men and the mutt got out and the bloke she’d seen earlier dragged Evie into the open. The men talked to each other while the dog barked, and Evie squirmed in the arm of the big guy. Then he let her go and she spoke to him.

Why doesn’t she run?

Astrid watched them chatter away as if they were old friends, surprised to see Evie scrunch over to pat the dog on the nose. Astrid scratched her head as they entered the factory. Her confusion lasted no more than twenty seconds before she got out of the car and followed them into the industrial park and up to the factory gate. The hound stopped barking as Astrid stepped inside.

There was a long corridor ahead of her, with offices on each side. They were either empty or contained a single upturned chair or desolate table as if the former occupants had recently left.

The sound of voices dragged her to the end of the corridor and a wide entrance. She hung back in the shadows and peered inside, seeing Evie hugging the dog and surrounded by six people. Two were the blokes from the car, another man and two women she didn’t recognise, but one she did: the girl from outside the hotel who’d pulled the gun on Evie.

She was ready to rush forward when they bent their knees to Evie. Astrid restrained the gulp in her throat and steadied her hand against the wall. The cold concrete flaked onto her fingers, and bits of it dribbled across her leg.

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