Truth And Consequences
“The force pushed vomit into his throat. He fought off the nausea. Gasping for air that suddenly just wasn’t there, blinking back unwilling tears, he doubled over as far as possible with his hands cuffed to the arms of the sturdy wooden chair.Jim Ed grabbed a handful of Jason’s hair and jerked his head back, forcing him to look up at Thatcher. Both men smiled with sick satisfaction. Jason stared at his cousin through narrow eyes, hatred and disgust boiling in his aching chest.“Stupid.” Jim Ed fl...ung Jason’s head back and let go of his hair. “Just like your old man. Always wanting to do the right thing, the lawful thing. I shoulda known.”“You look just like Alex.” Thatcher made the observation as though commenting on the weather. He rubbed a thumb over his jaw and eyed Jason. “Talk big like him, too. At the end, though, he begged for his life like all the others.”The breath strangled in Jason’s lungs.His father. He hadn’t abandoned them.He’d been killed. For wanting to do the right thing.And the same man wanted Jason dead, too.“Crooked sumbitch.”MoreLess
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