Hot Revenge Box Set 2
Chapter 5
James
Despite the cold, my heated face streams sweat which soaks down my neck and into my clothes.
Slow down, Man…
You can’t sprint for a mile…
I drop to a trot and my heartbeat decelerates to something more sustainable. The banging behind my ears subsides.
Don’t panic…
The kidnappers may say Don’t be late, but their priority is the money.
Irony slaps me around the cheeks. Here I am, in an area I wouldn’t normally consider walking at night, certainly not alone. And I’m running through it, toting a bag containing a cool million in cash.
The steady rhythm of my jogging sets a metronome ticking in my head, clearing my thoughts.
How fast is a jog?
Six miles an hour?
So, I should cover my mile in the ten minutes I have.
Calm down…
Nonetheless, I find myself counting paces; eating up distance with each one…
They must be watching me…
Where are they watching from?
A parked car?
I pass, where they can lurk
Could be anywhere.
series of berths alongside the river. Once an attractive place for
is at the far end from me; an attractive name for the edge of the more reputable parts of town. As
draw closer, seeing the silhouettes of trees, up-lit by floodlights set in grassy lawns. The fountain, also floodlit, dances and sparkles by the central Christmas tree which stands tall, proclaiming
can think of one or two exceptions
Square, for a moment I drop, hands resting on knees as I regain
For what?
pace, scanning
in the
“James?”
but
did the message say,
note, reading aloud. “Corner of Birch
Moorings extend right along behind the western side of the square. Perhaps
Stupid… Stupid…
right. I’ll
James. Keep your thinking
but I don’t need reminding
of houses; handsome red-bricks built on three stories
Still nothing.
up and down, my breathing tightens again as I look for
Doorways…
Store windows…
A mailbox…
Nothing…
would they make it hard to
bubble inside me. My watch tells me I’m two minutes
be
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