The Devil's Horn
“He left Promise in the front of the line but put LB behind her, Karskie in the middle, then himself. Neels trailed. The old ranger had struck up another of his one-sided arguments with the air. LB was losing confidence that Neels was bolted together tightly enough.
With guilty determination, Promise trudged over the border into Mozambique, like she was going to the gallows. She had every reason to break into a dead run and not look back. She could rush ahead to warn Juma that Americans were com...ing, that the missile he was holding for ransom was rigged. Juma could throw it in a truck and hightail it out of Macandezulo, way beyond the reach of Wally’s little radio. She could go into hiding with Juma, save her own life along with his. If he did manage to pull off this massive blackmail, he was going to be rich past LB’s ability to imagine. Promise would be in line for some gratitude. She could buy her grandparents a house from afar, then hide forever from Neels and his justice.
But the girl crossed the downed fence without a word or glance up from her boots.MoreLess
With guilty determination, Promise trudged over the border into Mozambique, like she was going to the gallows. She had every reason to break into a dead run and not look back. She could rush ahead to warn Juma that Americans were com...ing, that the missile he was holding for ransom was rigged. Juma could throw it in a truck and hightail it out of Macandezulo, way beyond the reach of Wally’s little radio. She could go into hiding with Juma, save her own life along with his. If he did manage to pull off this massive blackmail, he was going to be rich past LB’s ability to imagine. Promise would be in line for some gratitude. She could buy her grandparents a house from afar, then hide forever from Neels and his justice.
But the girl crossed the downed fence without a word or glance up from her boots.MoreLess
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