the violence gang members visited upon each other with careless cruelty, but never had she encountered the scope of organization and communications network these killers possessed.
Every time she, Caleb and Tommy escaped one set of killers, another set popped up. It was time to try a different tack. She had an idea about that, if only they could get out of these woods alive.
All of this went through her mind as she huddled in the brush, praying that their pursuers had given up and that Caleb returned shortly. Much as she hated to admit it, she liked knowing he was close by.
Minutes ticked by.
Caleb returned, as silently as he’d vanished. “All clear.”
Shelley drew a silent breath of relief, not recognizing until that moment how anxious she’d been while waiting for him. That annoyed her more than she wanted to admit. She wasn’t some helpless damsel who needed a man to rescue her.
“It took you long enough.” The snap in her voice annoyed her further.
He slanted a curious glance her way but didn’t respond to her jibe.
“That was close,” she said at last.
“Too close,” he agreed.
His face was a scant inch from hers as he knelt to help Tommy and her from their crouched positions. Time hung for what seemed an eternity as Caleb held her gaze.
A shiver coursed through her.
“The van’s toast, even if we dared return to it,” she croaked, wanting, needing, to break the spell and bring some semblance of order to her scattered thoughts. “Which we don’t.” She squared her shoulders and resolved not to think about her injured ankle. Or the thing, she didn’t know what else to call it, that had just passed between her and Caleb.
She climbed out from the bushes, winced as her ankle gave way. It was most likely twisted, maybe sprained.
Fortunately, Caleb had turned away. The last thing she wanted was for him to know she was injured.
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