“But it was hard not to stare at it. My eyes flicked between the blade and the man’s eyes. There was no mistaking his intent. Eli and I merged. He flung himself against my side so hard my knee almost buckled. I wrapped an arm around his shoulder and imprinted my palm on his chest to hold him tight. I could feel his heart hammering through his thin jacket. “It’s him,” Eli whispered. Dirt bike man. Finger courier. He looked like an upscale trail runner, the kind who spends a lot of... money on his hobby — lean and muscular; Spandex leggings; waterproof black jacket cinched in at his waist; lightweight, flexible shoes very similar to the Merrells in the back of my closet at home. Running would have been a good option except the man was close enough to grab us, and I hadn’t even registered that he’d advanced. He twitched the knife inches from my face. There was a gleam, an excitement, in his dark eyes as though he would enjoy carving his initials in my cheek.MoreLessRead More Read Less
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