Tales of Chills and Thrills: The Mystery Thriller Horror Box Set (7 Mystery Thriller Horror Novels) by Cathy Perkins & Taylor Lee & J Thorn & Nolan Radke & Richter Watkins & Thomas Morrissey & David F. Weisman

Author:Cathy Perkins & Taylor Lee & J Thorn & Nolan Radke & Richter Watkins & Thomas Morrissey & David F. Weisman
Language: eng
Format: mobi
Publisher: Red Mountain Publishing
Published: 2014-01-14T06:00:00+00:00

20

Bowden opened his eyes and tried to figure out what had happened. He looked at the ceiling of the small room and then at the machines by his side. One towered over him and held an IV bag, with a tube running to his left arm. He rolled his head on the pillow and looked at his right arm. A white cast held it motionless, encompassing his wrist and wrapping around his shoulder. A steel bar attached somewhere near his waist held his arm away from him. A movement caught his eye, and he lifted his gaze past his arm, and saw Tara rising out of a chair.

“Hi,” Bowden croaked, and then grimaced at the awful sound of his voice.

Tara smiled. “Hi.”

He tried to turn so that he could see her better. The cast got in his way, but he noticed that she was wearing black jeans and a tan suede coat.

“I see you had a chance to change.”

Tara grinned. “Yeah, yesterday.”

“Really?” Bowden looked around for a clock.

“You’ve been asleep for thirty-two hours. The doctors told me not to worry about it, that it was mostly due to exhaustion.”

“Good. How’s your mom?”

“She’s made it. She came out of it yesterday. They’re still trying to get up the white blood cell count before they release her, but she’s out of the ICU.”

Bowden shifted on the bed and the sheet bunched up under him. He reached down and tried to straighten it out, but his weight held the sheet in place. He leaned over in an attempt to get off the fold and only managed to make it bigger.

“Are you okay?” Tara asked.

Bowden looked up and nodded. “Yeah. Did you go back to the house?”

Tara nodded and looked towards the door. It hung open a crack, and she leaned over and whispered. “I put the diamonds in the cellar.”

Bowden’s brows furrowed as he thought about the weight of the box. “How’d you get it inside?”

“How much do you remember? Getting off the boat, I mean.”

“Medics met us at the dock. I remember wondering where you were, and then I remember you being at the Medic Unit. Then they took me out of there.”

“You don’t recall giving me any instructions?”

Bowden shook his head and tried hard to remember, but only recalled the things he had seen.

“Well, I did what you said. I had Walt help haul that case over to your car and put it in the trunk. Then I drove back to the house and unloaded the diamonds. I put them into shoeboxes and carried them in. Once the box was empty, I was able to lug it down into the cellar.”

“Did Walt want to know what was in the box?”

Tara’s smile showed her white teeth. “I told him it was old junk that had been in the family for several generations.”

“Do you think he bought it?”

Someone knocked on the door and Tara stepped away from the bed. Bowden glanced over and saw Cooper poke his head in.

“You’re awake.” He stepped inside and shut the door behind him.

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