Bait & Switch (Mayfield Cozy Mystery book 1)
“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.MoreLess
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.MoreLess
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