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?
they can lurk in
Could be anywhere.
attractive place for pleasure boats and day-trippers; now derelict, the jetties and piers rotted and
far end from me; an attractive name for the edge of the more reputable parts of town. As the name suggests, it consists of four blocks of
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
think of one or two
for a moment I drop, hands resting on knees as I regain my breath, then, straightening up,
For what?
pace, scanning my
in
“James?”
but I don’t
did the message
the note, reading aloud. “Corner of
extend right along behind the western side of the square. Perhaps it’s the
Stupid… Stupid…
right. I’ll
James. Keep your thinking
don’t reply. He’s right, but I don’t
red-bricks built on three stories
Still nothing.
my breathing tightens again as I look for whatever the next
Doorways…
Store windows…
A mailbox…
Nothing…
they make it
bubble inside me. My watch tells me I’m two minutes
be
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