Harvey Bennett Thrillers Box Set 1 by Nick Thacker

Author:Nick Thacker [Thacker, Nick]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction, Suspense, Action Adventure, Thriller, Fiction, Action & Adventure
Amazon: B01N1WKQIN
Publisher: Turtleshell Press
Published: 2016-12-26T00:00:00+00:00

Chapter 39

Julie wasn’t sure when she’d started holding her breath, but she gulped in a breath of hot, humid jungle air. She let go of Ben’s hand and wiped her wet palm on the side of her pants. The native hunters stepped back, seemingly shocked and, somehow, terrified. A few pointed fingers at Paulinho and the rest of them, but looks of confusion were on everyone’s face.

The leader of the group of hunters backstepped away from Paulinho, as if remaining on alert and readying himself for an attack. Paulinho, of course, stood still, his nostrils flaring in and out as he, too, tried to calm down. His eyes were wide, and his huge grin he’d worn when she’d first met him was long gone.

The group of hunters carefully made their way around Julie and the others until they were collected into a condensed group of natives. They stared directly at Paulinho, but none of them tried for any sort of attack.

“What just happened?” she asked, her voice shaky and still barely a whisper.

“I think Paulinho’s tattoo just saved our behinds,” Reggie said. For once, Julie noticed, Reggie seemed to be as scared as the rest of them.

“What is that tattoo?” Amanda asked.

“I — I’m not sure,” Paulinho said. “It was on a necklace worn by my grandfather on my mother’s side, as I said before. Just a neat design, I thought.”

“Maybe it is,” Archie said. “But I fear it is also much more than that.”

Everyone turned to look at the professor.

“You fear ?” Reggie asked. “That thing just prevented us from being native shish kabobs.”

“Keep your voice down,” Amanda said. “They’re still here, and they don’t look happy.”

Ben saw that the woman was right. The hunters, fronted by the shorter older man, were still bunched together in the middle of the clearing, just past the hospital building’s foundation. Smoke was still drifting into the air from the earlier fire, but it was hardly the situation Ben was worried about at the moment.

“What should we do? Anyone have any ideas?” Amanda asked.

“Go,” Carlo said. The portly man was standing off to one side of their group, clearly disturbed and ready to leave the hunters behind.

“Yeah, I’m with him,” Reggie said.

“Will they follow us?” Julie asked.

“Who knows? Maybe we’ll just have to have Paulinho in the back, show off his tat once or twice if they get close.”

Julie didn’t think the plan was much of a plan, but she had to admit just about anything was better than sticking around to see if the hunters would eventually grow out of their fear.

“Right,” she said, turning to Ben. “We’re not getting anything from this hospital, obviously. And Paulinho’s doing better anyway. The sooner we get back on track, the sooner we —“

Her voice was cut off by the sharp crack of a gunshot.

“Get down!” she heard Reggie yell .

Julie was already dropping, hitting the ground abruptly and nearly knocking the wind out of herself. She poked her head up, looking toward the group of tribesmen to find the source of the gunshot.

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