“Yeah, think about that. Raping folks to torture them, how bizarre that that’s efficient,” I spat at him. “Jesus, you’re all disgusting.”

“I’d be much less frightened about what I enable and extra frightened that we nonetheless haven’t heard from Keith,” Edgar informed me with annoyance and spite. “He ought to have been again, even along with your pal stumbling all the way in which to our camp. One thing tells me he’s made a ‘detour’ alongside the way in which. I’ve seen Keith’s totally different toys, and your pal actually matches the invoice.”

All I may do was hope that no matter had occurred on the market hadn’t concerned Elliot getting raped earlier than he’d obtained free. I didn’t know the way the hell Elliot had managed to get free with out the alarm going up, however I might bear in mind to not underestimate him once more. It didn’t matter if the man had been genuinely terrified or not when he’d been right here, he was clearly in a position to get his shit collectively when it counted.

“Perhaps try to be frightened about what’s going to occur if that fucker decides to do one thing silly,” I snapped at him, fingers flexing behind me. “If he doesn’t comply with your fucking orders.”

“Don’t threaten me,” Edgar warned in a peaceful voice. “It received’t work out the way in which you need it to.”

“My complete night time hasn’t labored out the way in which I would like it to, Eddy.”

A knife flashed into view, poking me within the nostril. “And present respect, or I’ll take away one thing you’ll miss.”

I used to be nonetheless trusting Elliot’s plan, one thing I had at all times mentioned was a foul concept, and so I saved speaking. “Fantastic, Edgar. You’re the one who wants to start out worrying should you can’t even preserve your man beneath management.”

I may really feel his glare in the dead of night earlier than I noticed him seize one thing, the display screen of his radio lighting his face briefly as he pushed a button. “Keith. The place are?—”

He stopped when his phrases had been met with a high-pitched and muffled shrieking noise from the route Keith had marched Elliot off in. It was unattainable to inform what sort of animal had made that sound, however it may have been a coyote. Then again, I needed to admit it didn’t sound like something an animal may have presumably made.

Edgar turned, then jerked his hand. “Julio. Go examine that. Now.”

“Obtained it,” the quiet man mentioned, hopping down to start strolling alongside the flat rocks that made up the bottom of the vary of big boulders.

“That…was bizarre,” I mentioned, noticing motion once more, skirting alongside the sting of the ‘cliff’ solely ten toes above us.

“That’s a technique of placing it,” Edgar mentioned calmly with a slight edge. “Suspicious additionally works.”

“Why? Do you discover all animal sounds bizarre?” I requested him.

Edgar remained quiet, and the seconds ticked away into minutes. “That didn’t sound like an animal to me. Did it to you?”

“I don’t know what half the shit out right here feels like. I reside on the ranch with livestock.”

“Then think about how unusual it’s that it occurred once I tried utilizing the radio.”

“I don’t know shit about that both.”

One other couple of minutes handed earlier than I noticed motion above us once more. It took me a second to understand what I used to be seeing. Elliot was hanging partially over the sting, holding a rock. It didn’t take a lot to guess that he was attempting to gauge the place Edgar was in the dead of night and, hopefully, attempting to keep away from hitting me.

“Fucking hell,” I growled, making a degree to shift my physique as if combating with the zip ties. “These fucking issues are…fuck!”

It wasn’t my greatest appearing, however I flung myself to the bottom on the opposite facet of the rock, making loads of noise. At the very least it was efficient sufficient for me to see Edgar flip in the dead of night and discover myself blinded by a light-weight.

“What are you…” Edgar started in annoyance, however the gentle was sufficient for Elliot to place himself overhead. The rock got here down and slammed into him, getting the bottom of his cranium simply on the neck and making him stumble. The flashlight in his hand fell to the bottom, clattering as its highlight hit the rock wall behind us.

“Right here!” Elliot known as out, and I watched one thing heavy clatter noisily to the bottom a few toes from me. I hadn’t been anticipating it so quickly, however I rolled shortly, inching my method over as I attempted to get to the knife. The issue was Elliot had both misplaced his grip or was too excited, and with a yelp, he slid ahead.

“Fucking hell!” Elliot yelped, grabbing the sting of the big rock and swinging round so his physique dangled somewhat than plummeting headfirst into the bottom.

Edgar swore profusely, swinging his rifle round and taking goal. My coronary heart skipped a beat, and I forgot totally in regards to the knife as I noticed the rifle’s tip come to relaxation the place Elliot was dangling. Coronary heart in my throat, all I may do was painfully use my sure arms beneath me, shoving in opposition to the bottom with all my would possibly towards Edgar.

Three issues occurred directly. Certainly one of my toes slammed into Edgar’s knee, and the opposite hit his groin as my shove labored completely. I felt a stinging burn alongside my arms as they instantly burst out from beneath me, and I flopped on my again whereas Edgar buckled. His gun went off with a livid blast, lighting the realm round us, and it was adopted by one other cry from Elliot, who dropped.

“Elliot!” I cried out, undecided how my arms had been free however not caring as I rolled over to see him stoop in opposition to the wall of the tall boulder he’d fallen from.

“I’m…Reno!”

I whipped round in time to search out the rifle swiveling to goal at me. With out considering, I smacked it away, flinching when it went off once more, blinding me for a second, and I felt scorching sparks dig into my neck and cheek. Nonetheless unable to see, I lashed out blindly, my foot connecting with one other piece of Edgar, this time with extra drive than earlier than.

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