A Rip in Time (Out of Time #7)
“It was far away at first, but as he rose to the surface of consciousness it grew louder and more annoying. Victor knew from experience to remain motionless, to listen and learn what he could while his captors still thought him incapacitated.
He kept his eyes closed and tried not to move, although his arms ached. They were tied behind his back, and from the numbness in his hands, they had been for some time. He heard men’s voices mostly, a few women. Loud and boisterous. They were talking about... the latest murder, Annie Chapman’s murder. His heart sank. He’d failed again. This was becoming a bad habit. Then he heard the tell-tale sound of glassware and smelled the unmistakable odor of stale beer. He knew before he opened his eyes that he was in a pub. Captured by a bunch of amateurs, he thought with disgust. The last thing he’d remembered was following Chapman and then he’d been ambushed. He’d been foolish to underestimate them. Not the men themselves, he could have easily dispatched them both, but their number.MoreLess
He kept his eyes closed and tried not to move, although his arms ached. They were tied behind his back, and from the numbness in his hands, they had been for some time. He heard men’s voices mostly, a few women. Loud and boisterous. They were talking about... the latest murder, Annie Chapman’s murder. His heart sank. He’d failed again. This was becoming a bad habit. Then he heard the tell-tale sound of glassware and smelled the unmistakable odor of stale beer. He knew before he opened his eyes that he was in a pub. Captured by a bunch of amateurs, he thought with disgust. The last thing he’d remembered was following Chapman and then he’d been ambushed. He’d been foolish to underestimate them. Not the men themselves, he could have easily dispatched them both, but their number.MoreLess
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