Presumed Dead (Love Inspired Suspense) by Angela Ruth Strong

Author:Angela Ruth Strong [Strong, Angela Ruth]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Love Inspired Suspense Large Print
Published: 2017-02-01T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER ELEVEN

Holly’s left shoulder screamed as she squeezed her fingers over the edge of the cliff. She pressed her body closer to the cold stone. Her knuckles locked up the way they had the first time Preston taught her how to water-ski, but that memory didn’t even compare to this situation. This time, if she let go, she’d be released in midair and dashed into the rocks waiting below.

Her toes curled in an attempt to dig deeper into the small patch of grass at her feet. If one foot slipped…

Her head spun. Woe to him that is alone when he falleth.

“Preston?” Where’d he go? He’d disappeared. Was he fighting Lee? Would Lee be able to knock him off the ledge the way he had Holly? Would Preston go flying over her head any moment? Or would his body slide into hers and bump her from her perch?

The visualizations assaulted Holly’s reason. Terror churned her stomach. Why would God allow them to come this far only to abandon them to death?

“Holly.” Preston’s face reappeared above. He dropped onto his belly and extended an arm.

She was saved. Or was she? She could hang on with one hand and reach for Preston with the other, but where was Lee? Had Preston knocked him out? Or would he be back to attack again?

Fear held her in place. “Where’s Lee?”

“Commander Long is holding him.” Preston gripped her right wrist. “Can you climb up?”

Commander Long must be on their side now. That was something.

Preston grabbed her left wrist. Her shoulder throbbed. She gritted her teeth to keep from crying out.

“Now push your feet into the wall to help me drag you up.”

Where was her faith? God hadn’t left her alone. He wasn’t going to let her fall now. With a deep breath, Holly unlocked her fingers long enough to snap them around Preston’s wrists.

Her torso dropped away from the wall, but Preston held her up. Her heart thumped louder against her ribs.

Preston’s teeth gritted as he strained against her weight. His eyes met hers, registered the hope. “Almost there.”

Holly forced herself to breathe so she didn’t pass out. She walked her feet up another inch to where she could see along the ground.

Lee’s eyes met hers. He smirked. Even though he was the one being held in place by his own gun in Commander Long’s hands.

She was safe, wasn’t she? So why did her heartbeat halt?

Lee clenched a fist and stepped toward the older man.

“No,” she shouted.

Her warning came too late. She watched helplessly as Lee knocked the gun from the older man’s hands and shoved him off the side of the path and over the edge of the cliff.

Her body went limp. She might be sick.

Preston growled and gave one last yank to drag her over the edge.

She landed in the dirt and buried her face. She didn’t ever want to look up again. She might have survived her fall, but Commander Long had flown too far away from the edge to grab hold the way she had.

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