deck him. When he told me how it’d smelled, and the anger and violence coming from her when he cleaned up her mess, I didn’t realize I was going to hit him until my fist impacted his jaw.
Ten seconds later I was on my back, on the ground, looking up at him. “Dammit, don’t make me hurt you. She’s in my car, and she’s only been gone a half hour. Bash is on his way to get me, but you can go look for her, now , before she gets too far.”
“How much gas was in the car?”
“Half a tank. I heard her as the front door opened, and was on the front porch as she pulled away. She’s naked, with no money, in the middle of nowhere. She doesn’t have a lot of options.”
“She has options you can’t fathom, you stupid fuck .”
“Well, if you aren’t going after her, maybe you can tell me where I screwed up. She was naked in the cage, metal shackle on her ankle. How in the hell did she get out?”
He followed me into the house, and I had to smile as I saw she’d used her fingernail as a shim. I showed Gonzo, and he crossed his arms, pissed. “How did she get out of the cage? It was still locked! And I’d have heard it open, and the alarm would’ve gone off, to wake me.”
“She’s tiny, and you’re an idiot. This cell was built for big guys we turn into werewolves, not a little slip of a woman.”
I walked out of the house without another word, and thought about my best option as I jogged back to my bike.
She’d have to drive until she found signs directing her to civilization, and with no clothes, she wasn’t likely to drive into a populated area.
I knew how she’d think, but she knew how I’d chase her, which nullified pretty much everything I knew. However, even though my chances of finding her on these endless country roads were practically zero, I still wandered around on them until nearly daylight.
Chapter Sixteen
Ice
I followed the signs to Dalton, Georgia, and made my way to a truck stop. I looked them all over, and settled on a privately owned setup, with a late thirties driver who didn’t look exhausted.
I opened the jacket, which came to just below my ass, and flashed him as I approached his truck. He rolled his window down to talk to me, and I told him, “For thirty bucks and a ride to wherever you’re going, I’ll give you the ride of your life.”
“You running from the law, your family, or your man?”
“A man. Not mine. Not anymore.”
“You a cop?”
“Nope.”
“Get in the passenger side and we’ll discuss terms.”
This would be the third time I’d been forced to sell my body to get out of a tight spot, and the RTMC would pay dearly for pushing me to it, though they didn’t know it yet.
I climbed into the passenger seat and the guy said, “I’m Dave.”
“Trinity. Where are you headed?”
“Maryland, with a few stops along the way, in Knoxville and Lexington. What kind of trouble you in?”
Yes! I’d put some stuff in storage in Knoxville so I could travel lighter on my way to Pigeon Forge. I’d be home free once I got to it. Identification, cash, credit cards, clothes, and contacts, so no one could talk about my damned eye.
I shook my head and answered, “Nothing that’ll rub off on you for taking me. I got no phone on me, no way for anyone to find me.”
“And nothing to barter with but your body? What happens when I get you to Maryland?”
“I have a friend in Knoxville, if you can let me use your phone I can get her to meet us either where you get gas, or wherever you’ll be stopping to unload or reload or whatever. And the sex is me riding you, me on top. No missionary, no doggie.”
He nodded towards his phone as he put the truck in gear. “Don’t want sex from you for the ride. Call your friend.”
“I’ll need to email her, so I don’t wake her husband. He works swing shift and I never know if he’ll be home or not, asleep or awake.”
“Whatever you gotta do.”
I knew a credit card
Ten seconds later I was on my back, on the ground, looking up at him. “Dammit, don’t make me hurt you. She’s in my car, and she’s only been gone a half hour. Bash is on his way to get me, but you can go look for her, now , before she gets too far.”
“How much gas was in the car?”
“Half a tank. I heard her as the front door opened, and was on the front porch as she pulled away. She’s naked, with no money, in the middle of nowhere. She doesn’t have a lot of options.”
“She has options you can’t fathom, you stupid fuck .”
“Well, if you aren’t going after her, maybe you can tell me where I screwed up. She was naked in the cage, metal shackle on her ankle. How in the hell did she get out?”
He followed me into the house, and I had to smile as I saw she’d used her fingernail as a shim. I showed Gonzo, and he crossed his arms, pissed. “How did she get out of the cage? It was still locked! And I’d have heard it open, and the alarm would’ve gone off, to wake me.”
“She’s tiny, and you’re an idiot. This cell was built for big guys we turn into werewolves, not a little slip of a woman.”
I walked out of the house without another word, and thought about my best option as I jogged back to my bike.
She’d have to drive until she found signs directing her to civilization, and with no clothes, she wasn’t likely to drive into a populated area.
I knew how she’d think, but she knew how I’d chase her, which nullified pretty much everything I knew. However, even though my chances of finding her on these endless country roads were practically zero, I still wandered around on them until nearly daylight.
Chapter Sixteen
Ice
I followed the signs to Dalton, Georgia, and made my way to a truck stop. I looked them all over, and settled on a privately owned setup, with a late thirties driver who didn’t look exhausted.
I opened the jacket, which came to just below my ass, and flashed him as I approached his truck. He rolled his window down to talk to me, and I told him, “For thirty bucks and a ride to wherever you’re going, I’ll give you the ride of your life.”
“You running from the law, your family, or your man?”
“A man. Not mine. Not anymore.”
“You a cop?”
“Nope.”
“Get in the passenger side and we’ll discuss terms.”
This would be the third time I’d been forced to sell my body to get out of a tight spot, and the RTMC would pay dearly for pushing me to it, though they didn’t know it yet.
I climbed into the passenger seat and the guy said, “I’m Dave.”
“Trinity. Where are you headed?”
“Maryland, with a few stops along the way, in Knoxville and Lexington. What kind of trouble you in?”
Yes! I’d put some stuff in storage in Knoxville so I could travel lighter on my way to Pigeon Forge. I’d be home free once I got to it. Identification, cash, credit cards, clothes, and contacts, so no one could talk about my damned eye.
I shook my head and answered, “Nothing that’ll rub off on you for taking me. I got no phone on me, no way for anyone to find me.”
“And nothing to barter with but your body? What happens when I get you to Maryland?”
“I have a friend in Knoxville, if you can let me use your phone I can get her to meet us either where you get gas, or wherever you’ll be stopping to unload or reload or whatever. And the sex is me riding you, me on top. No missionary, no doggie.”
He nodded towards his phone as he put the truck in gear. “Don’t want sex from you for the ride. Call your friend.”
“I’ll need to email her, so I don’t wake her husband. He works swing shift and I never know if he’ll be home or not, asleep or awake.”
“Whatever you gotta do.”
I knew a credit card
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