The Alex Hunt Series: Books 1-3 Box Set: An ALEX HUNT Archaeological Thriller (ALEX HUNT Adventure Thrillers) by Urcelia Teixeira

Author:Urcelia Teixeira [Teixeira, Urcelia]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Independently published by Urcelia Teixeira
Published: 2019-06-19T22:00:00+00:00

Chapter Eight

Alex couldn’t breathe. Her mouth was dry, and her heart was still beating in her throat. As the adrenaline wore off, the panic set in. She couldn’t allow herself to lose control now. Sam needs her. For once, he needed her! She looked at his face as his head lay back against the seat’s headrest. He wasn’t looking well at all. His face was deathly pale, and he was losing a lot of blood. She grabbed her backpack from the backseat and pulled out her headscarf. Sam groaned each time she tied it tighter around the wound. She had no idea where she learned to do this, but it seemed to help somewhat. She stood up and frantically looked left and right for a place of shelter. She’s going to have to find a smaller hotel so she could slip him past the front desk unnoticed; but where? She had no idea where they were.

“Ok. Think, Alex,” she said out loud to herself. Seconds later she ducked back down into the car and pulled Sam by his arm. He was in a semi-conscious state.

“Sam!” She patted him against his cheek. “Sam, come! I need to get you into the backseat so I can drive.

She tugged on his arm again, but it had minimal effect. He was tall and heavy. She pulled on his opposite arm and slapped him gently on his cheek to wake him up.

“Sam! Wake up. You can’t sleep now. I need to move you.”

Sam opened his eyes, and she pulled his arm around her neck and over her shoulders. His body was heavy on her tiny frame even with him doing most of the standing on his own.

“That’s it. Steady now.”

With great effort, she finally managed to get him into the backseat and propped his wounded leg on top of her backpack before settling behind the steering wheel. The pool of blood on the black leather seat made a gushing sound as she sat down behind the wheel of the car. She felt the still warm liquid instantly penetrate her pants; drenching it within seconds. There was no time to clean up now. She had to find shelter. It was dark outside and there were very few buildings and lights where they were parked next to the side of the road. Seatbelt on and engine running, she caught sight of the stick shift. Damn it! She hadn’t driven anything other than an automatic car. The figure H on the knob gave her some guideline but getting it to move into first gear proved somewhat challenging.

“She apologized out loud as the gear made a screeching noise while she frantically tried to get it into the right gear. A couple of attempts later she got it and slipped the car off the pavement and back onto the road causing Sam’s leg to bounce off the backpack. He let out a despairing groan as the pain soared through his wound.

“Oops!” She offered apologetically glancing at him in her mirror. His face told her exactly how much pain he was in.

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