Look What the Wind Blew in
“Busted.
Damn it.
Quint kept his face schooled, hiding behind a frozen smile while he scrambled to figure out how to keep his true agenda hidden from Juan’s unblinking scrutiny.
It hadn’t taken Juan long to pin the tail on Quint. Hell, a bottle of whiskey in a five-handed poker game lasted longer.
“Well,” Quint said, licking his lips. “It might seem …”
The door banged open. Several of the bottles on Teodoro’s shelf rattled and clinked against each other. Steel and Fernando squeezed through the d...oorway with Alonso in their arms.
Quint flew to his feet at the sight of Alonso’s bloody pant leg. He raced over to help. Angélica’s warning about the danger of injuries out here in the jungle replayed in his thoughts as he noticed the blood smeared on Fernando’s hands and shirt from carrying Alonso. Before he had a chance to ask what had happened, Teodoro rushed inside and ordered Juan off the cot.
They laid Alonso down gently as soon as Juan stepped aside. The boy cried out, arching in pain.MoreLess
Damn it.
Quint kept his face schooled, hiding behind a frozen smile while he scrambled to figure out how to keep his true agenda hidden from Juan’s unblinking scrutiny.
It hadn’t taken Juan long to pin the tail on Quint. Hell, a bottle of whiskey in a five-handed poker game lasted longer.
“Well,” Quint said, licking his lips. “It might seem …”
The door banged open. Several of the bottles on Teodoro’s shelf rattled and clinked against each other. Steel and Fernando squeezed through the d...oorway with Alonso in their arms.
Quint flew to his feet at the sight of Alonso’s bloody pant leg. He raced over to help. Angélica’s warning about the danger of injuries out here in the jungle replayed in his thoughts as he noticed the blood smeared on Fernando’s hands and shirt from carrying Alonso. Before he had a chance to ask what had happened, Teodoro rushed inside and ordered Juan off the cot.
They laid Alonso down gently as soon as Juan stepped aside. The boy cried out, arching in pain.MoreLess
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