 Riece walked beside Mason and glanced sideways at him. “You’re not just blowing off steam, are you?” “Oh hell no.” “You’re supposed to enforce the law,” Riece said softly. “Yeah. Which is why I want to avoid killing anyone. I’m afraid they don’t have the same concerns. They’re going to try to kill us, Riece, and if it comes down to them or us—” Mason stopped and drew a deep breath. “—then I vote us.” “You have a plan,” Riece said. When Mason glanced at him and arched an eyebrow, Riece continued. “I know you. That expression you’re wearing—it’s the same determined one you’d have right before an exam.” Mason let go of Riece’s hand and put his arm around his shoulders, chuckling. “We get to safety, and then I return with backup and these assholes are caught.” “Won’t they get farther away?” “You took pictures; we can both give descriptions. I’ve got a plate number from at least one vehicle, and we know a name. They’ll be caught,” Mason said. “Most importantly they’ll think we won’t be able to catch them.” “How does that help?” Mason shrugged. “They won’t hide well. I think they’ve been getting away with this for a while. We’re not their first hunt. They’ll think we won’t be able to track them down.” “Do you think they’re the reason people disappear around here?” Riece asked. “They are very confident they’ll kill us.” He glanced behind them again. “Yeah.” Mason stopped and turned to face Riece. “I do. It hit me when they were talking. I was thinking the pit we fell into was for animals, but it was in such an odd spot. More of a place people would go for the scenery. Not where a bear or buck would go for food or shelter or water. I’m sort of hoping they’re overconfident. That’s when they’ll slip up, make a mistake. We have to make sure we don’t make a mistake.” “They talked about coming here for a hunt,” Riece added. Gone Away is available in eBook, paperback and through Kobo Plus.     Comments are closed.
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