Harlequin Intrigue August 2013 - Bundle 1 of 2: Sharpshooter\Taking Aim\The Accused by Cynthia Eden

Author:Cynthia Eden
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Harlequin
Published: 2013-10-15T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter Ten

Zach forced Juan to take the lead as they found their way through the twists and turns of the canyon. The horses picked their way carefully over stones and around boulders, sliding in some places.

By the light of a near-full moon, Zach studied the walls, rock formations and crevices, memorizing them in case he ended up finding his way out of the maze on his own.

He still wasn’t sure Juan knew where he was going or if the man was leading him straight into a trap. Without much else to go on, Zach had to take his chances.

The crevices narrowed and widened, but they were always wide and cleared enough to allow a four-wheel-drive ATV access.

After they had traveled for nearly an hour, the walls loomed higher, the path narrowed and the shadows made it more difficult to see.

Zach shifted in his saddle to ease the aching muscles of his inner thighs and give his sore tailbone a break. Hopefully they’d get there soon. He didn’t know how effective he would be if he was too stiff to climb off his horse.

Juan halted his gelding at a giant outcropping of boulders and dismounted.

Zach rode up beside him. “Why are you stopping?” he asked, careful to keep his voice low. Sound bounced off the canyon walls, echoing up and down the length.

“This is as far as I go on horseback.” He tugged his horse to the side, into the deepest shadows.

“How much farther ahead is it?” Zach dismounted as well.

“I will show you. But we’ll go on foot. The horses will make too much noise and alert the lookouts.”

Zach tied his horse to a stunted tree, wedged in the crevice between giant boulders. Juan did the same, then led Zach around the outcropping, hugging the shadows along the base of the canyon walls.

They’d gone the equivalent of four football fields when Juan stopped and pointed to a dark spot ahead and on the left. “That’s the cave and this is as far as I go.”

Zach studied the location, the possible areas he could use as cover and concealment. “Okay.” He nodded.

“I’ve done what you asked. Now you can let me go, no?”

Zach shook his head. “Sorry, buddy. I want to make sure you didn’t lead me on a wild-goose chase, and I can’t risk you alerting the gang in the cave. You get to stay here and wait for me to return.”

Zach pulled a wad of zip-ties from his back pocket, grabbed Juan’s wrist and whipped it up and behind him. He grabbed the man’s other hand and slipped the zip-tie around Juan’s wrists, tugging it tight.

“What are you doing?” Juan danced around, tugging his hands against the bindings. “You can’t leave me here tied up. I am not a member of Los Lobos. If they knew I led you to them, they would kill me.”

“Then you better keep really quiet so they don’t find you. When I get back, I’ll cut the ties and we’ll mosey on home.

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