Bound to Night
“When he realized he was leaving them far behind, he slowed his pace. He hadn’t spent all this time planning the operation just to elude them so easily.He halted behind the broad trunk of an oak tree, pulled out his cell phone, and punched in speed dial.“I’m going in,” he said.“Have fun,” Sebastian replied.“Yeah, right, like that’s going to happen.” He ended the call, tossed the phone into the undergrowth and peered around. The place was in darkness, no sign of any lights. Presumably they were using night vision, because he could still hear them heading toward him, smashing through the undergrowth like a herd of blundering elephants.Finally, when he was about to give up hope and go looking, one of them appeared. Tall, he was dressed all in black, with camouflage makeup darkening his face, and a rifle in his hand. A second man appeared at his side, and then a third—all armed. Jack was guessing the weapons would be loaded with tranquilizers. They wouldn’t go to all this bother to get hol...d of him, and then risk killing him off.He hoped.Not that bullets could kill him, but they would hurt like hell.Time to get this over with.He stepped out from behind the tree and turned to face them.MoreLess
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