Lost and Found by Kelly Wood

Author:Kelly Wood [Wood, Kelly]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: mystery, cozy mystery, cozy series, romance series, romantic mystery, romantic suspense series, clean romance
Publisher: 210 Publishing LLC
Published: 2019-03-31T04:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eighteen

Gray Thomas

Clinging to cliff

Pulhapanzak Falls, Honduras

Sweat dripped down Gray’s chin as he hung onto the support beam. The men above him argued about how to get to him. Since his cover was blown, Gray made his way down the side of the cliff and toward the water as quickly as he could, keeping the deck and rocks between him and them. Getting shot wasn’t an option today.

As he neared, the spray from the falls drenched him. His feet slipped constantly from the water soaking his shoes, but he gritted his teeth and kept moving.

Gray looked up to see Number Two climb over the railing and head toward him. Gray picked up his pace. He had about ten feet to go when another shot was fired. The bullet hit inches from Gray’s head. The rock and dirt thrown back from the impact cut his face and got in his eyes. His eyes instantly watered hoping for relief from the stinging.

On instinct, Gray reached for his face to clear his vision. The hand holding him to the side of the cliff slipped and his footing gave way. Gray fell back and hit the water with a splash. Gray managed to gasp in a breath of air before submerging. He held what little air he had in his lungs and swam under the water, against the current. With any luck, the men would think he’d been hit and would continue their search downstream.

If he remembered correctly, there was a large boulder he could hide behind. Excursions into the caves climbed over the boulder. Swimming around it, against the current and injured, was much more difficult and took longer. Gray reached the massive rock and used it to pull himself around. His lungs were burning with the need for air but he couldn’t surface yet, not until the rock would provide some cover for him. His backpack felt like a fifty-pound weight pushing down on him. His feet dragged with every kick from his waterlogged shoes. He wanted to kick them off but couldn’t afford the time it would take. With one last pull, he moved around the boulder and exploded from the water. He gulped in air, his body relieved to feel it filling his lungs again.

After a few minutes, Gray peeked around the rock. Number Two still hung to the side of the cliff, looking around for any signs of Gray. Guy and Number One stood on the platform searching for him. Both men looked downriver, expecting him to have moved with the flow of the water.

Gray put his back to the rock and got his bearings. He was on the edge of the river. The water was about waist-high to him though he didn’t stand up. Tears leaked from his eyes from the pain in his side. They ran down his face, blending with the river water.

There was a five-foot gap Gray needed to cross to get to the falls themselves. He would be exposed the whole time and it would be slow going.

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