“I do know.” Mark jerked the wheel roughly to the proper, and this time Bridget knew they have been on two wheels. She felt the truck tip sideways and closed her eyes, ready for the inevitable affect.

As a substitute, the truck’s airborne tires hit pavement as soon as extra. Mark struggled to maintain the truck on the street because the again finish swerved.

A loud crash sounded from behind them. Bridget felt Mark press on the brakes.

“What are you doing? Why are you stopping?” she requested.

“Christ.” Mark stopped the truck utterly as he and Matt turned of their seats to look behind them. Bridget lifted her head, anticipating them to push her down once more. She knew when neither man took discover of her that the automotive chase had certainly ended with a bang.

As she peered over the again of the seat, she noticed the Mercedes that had been chasing them burst into flames, all the automotive engulfed in mere seconds. It had struck a tree, the automotive almost sliced in half.

“The person?” she requested. “Isn’t he—” She paused, unable to consider the person burning to demise.

Mark shook his head. “I doubt he survived the crash, Bridget.”

His phrases made sense. The automotive had been mangled past recognition.

For a number of moments, they sat spellbound in the course of the street, watching the automotive burn. Shock permeated her physique, accompanied by unbelievable reduction. They have been alive. They’d survived. Glancing down, she opened her clenched fist and regarded on the flash drive Rodney had handed her. Had all of them survived?

A lot violence. A lot demise. All due to what was contained on that small piece of plastic.

Matt’s mobile phone rang they usually jumped. Matt ran a hand over his face. “Fuck. I feel I simply misplaced twenty years off my life.”

Mark’s hand landed on his brother’s shoulder. “At the very least you continue to have twenty to lose.”

Matt nodded. “We’re alive.”

It was an apparent assertion, and but his tone proved he was as amazed by that reality as Bridget.

His telephone continued to ring. Digging it out of his pocket, he answered. “Yeah.”

He was silent because the individual on the opposite finish spoke. “We’re effective, however you may wish to ship a police automotive out to Previous Mill Highway. There’s a lifeless hit man on the hairpin curve.”

Bridget whispered, “Rodney.”

Matt nodded that he’d heard her, however continued to hearken to the caller. “I’ll inform her,” he lastly stated as he hung up.

“Who was that?” Mark requested.

“Jake. He’s on the hospital with Rodney. Caleb was on obligation, thank God, and he’s with him. The bullet lodged in his arm. He misplaced quite a lot of blood, and whereas the injury is fairly intensive, Caleb doesn’t suppose it’s life-threatening.”

Bridget launched a smooth sob. Rodney wasn’t going to die.

“Hey, sweetheart.” Matt wrapped his arm round her shoulders, misreading her response. “Caleb is aware of his stuff. If he says Rodney might be okay, he’ll.”

“I, I do know,” she replied by choked sobs. “I w-was j-just so scared.”

Mark lifted her face, cupped her cheek and provided her a comforting smile. “It’s going to be okay.”

She swallowed closely. For the primary time in a very long time, she believed these phrases. “I wish to go see him.”

“No.” Matt checked out Mark. “Jake stated Rodney was insistent we make that flight. Mentioned certainly not ought to we deliver Bridget again to Saratoga.”

“What?” she stated. “No, no manner. I’m going again there. I wish to be with him.”

Matt sighed. “Bridget. We’re below the gun right here. The choose’s trial is because of begin in two days. The New York police division desires you again there and in protecting custody now. Rodney stated the attorneys are going to wish to see that flash drive. We now have to go to the airport.”

She wiped away a stray tear. “I can’t depart him right here alone. Please don’t ask me to try this.”

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