Tory Richards [Men in Uniform] All The Right Moves (pdf)

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. And how do youplan to stop me? He cocked the gun. Since you ll bedead. Paul. Annie was desperate to draw hisattention back to her. Let us help you.It s not toolate.Please.You re sick, Paul; the courts will& His gaze shifted back to her, as though he dforgotten about her until that moment.She couldread the confusion in his gaze while he just stared ather.Then, as dawning registered on his features,they became twisted with evil intent. I know what you mean by help! You think Iwant a needle in my arm and a one-way ticket to theother side? Annie shook her head no. Come here.He zeroed in on her weakness with frighteninginsight. Come here, or I ll kill him now. No! Annie s response was swift and withoutthought, the only thing on her mind savingMarshall.She made a desperate attempt to movearound him but his arm kept her firmly where shewas. Marshall, let me go! She dug her nails into hisflesh.206All the Right MovesHe ignored her plea and wrapped his armaround her waist to keep her at his side. She isn tgoing anywhere, Eckers, he said rigidly. Least ofall with a monster like you. Let her go, Paul demanded, his face turningred. Don t you understand? She wants to come tome. His gaze focused on Annie for a long moment,and she watched his eyes become clouded.He waslooking at her, but he was seeing someone else. You want me, don t you, Emily? You didbefore, he said softly, drifting back to another time. I didn t really mean to hurt you that last time& His voice drifted off. I only wanted to love you, likenow.In spite of the fear racing through her, Annietried to move around Marshall using more exertionthis time.Paul thought she was Emily again.Aslong as his eyes were focused on her with thatdelusion in his head, she might get close enough tohim to get the gun away.Or create a situation whereMarshall could overpower him.She looked up at Marshall with blinding tears inher eyes.She was afraid for him, not herself.Shewould do whatever it took to keep him alive.As ifsensing the direction of her thoughts, he turned hishead and their eyes locked.But her reply was meantfor Paul. Yes& she choked, and bit her trembling lip. Iknow. Then come to me.It will be different this time.Marshall shook his head no, his eyes speakingvolumes.He didn t have to say the words.It wasclear he didn t want her anywhere near Paul.Hedidn t want her in harm s way.In fact, he backed up,forcing Annie to move with him.Paul fired the gun, a warning that he wasn tkidding.She knew they couldn t ignore hisdesperation.Marshall s head whipped back around207Tory Richardsto face him, a curse on his lips.Annie cried out andshuddered against him, thankful it had just been awarning shot.They were close to the balcony but notclose enough to escape a bullet. Next one s for you, Paul promised with deadcalm, his eyes on Marshall. I m not going to ask youagain Emily, come here.Without warning, a blinding light followed by aloud boom of thunder shook the building.Thedeafening explosion was a clear indication thatlightning had struck something very close.Theneverything went dark.Before Annie had time to react, Marshall threwher to the side. Run Annie!Annie turned to run, lost her balance, andlanded hard on the floor.A second shot rang out, theflash clearly visible in the darkness. Marshall! Find cover!She crawled as fast as she could in the directionof the coffee table in front of the couch, flinchingevery time there was gunfire.It wouldn t offer muchprotection but at least she wouldn t be underfootshould a fight break out.Too dark to see anything,Annie heard the distinctive sounds of movement asMarshall and Paul moved about the room.Gunfire seemed to last a lifetime.There weretimes when the following silence seemed worse andshe was forced to think about what that could mean.Then the shooting would begin all over again andAnnie would cover her head and pray.Where were the others? God& let them come soon! Give it up, Eckers! The others will be here anyminute, and you can t kill us all!Gunfire followed Marshall s comments.Anniebreathed a sigh of relief that he was okay.She hearda crash and realized the small lamp table had beenknocked over.Either Marshall or Paul was located208All the Right Movesnear the entrance leading to her third bedroom.She was helpless to do anything but cower in thedarkness.She wanted to help Marshall, call out tohim, but she remembered his warning aboutdistractions and remained silent.The lightsflickered several times.Lightning illuminated theroom more than once, but it remained dark.The sound of gunfire around Annie became toomuch and she covered her ears against the noise,watching the flashes of light from each shot.She wasshaking uncontrollably.Lord let it be over soon!Then the shooting ceased again.She remainedwhere she was and listened to the quiet, afraid tobreathe.Then thankfully, the lights came back onand stayed on.Annie glanced around her, thepounding of her heart the only thing she heard.Asmuch as she wanted to move, for once, she was goingto wait for Marshall s okay.Then Annie saw a pair of brown shoes appear onthe carpet in front of her.Marshall was wearing sneakers!Her heart plummeted.Her gaze slowly rose up the length of Paul sfaded and stained trousers to meet the victory in hiscold eyes. Marshall& she whispered in a tormentedvoice, crawling out from beneath the table to facePaul.She glanced around the room, her gaze fallingon a pair of legs sticking out from behind a bookcase. No! she cried.She attempted to run to him but Paul caughther by the collar of her pajama top and hauled herback against him.Screaming with helplessness,tears of grief ran down her face. No!He couldn t be dead! I need to go to him!Her hands flew to Paul s face, nails clawing anddigging at him to escape.She wanted to maim him209Tory Richardsin some way, blind him, anything to assuage thepain racking her body. You bastard, let me go!Her nails scratched deep furrows down hischeek, but Annie got little relief from his sound ofpain.He backhanded her several times, until she feltblood in her mouth, and shook her like a rag dolluntil she ceased her struggles. That s better, Emily.Remember whathappened last time you fought me? In a grotesquecaress, he ran the short barrel of his gun against theline of her jaw.It was still hot.Annie slapped his hand away.She couldn t bear for him to touch her.Marshall waswounded, or dead, and all she knew was that shecouldn t live without him.She sobbed brokenly, tearsflowing unchecked down her cheeks. I ll fight you with my last breath, shewhispered. You re nothing but a rapist andmurderer! She no longer cared about helping him.The look in Paul s eyes changed from smugtriumph to angry denial as the meaning of her wordssank in.The hate in his eyes impaled her and Annieknew she d pushed him too far.He slowly broughtthe gun to her temple, his breathing turning ragged.A malicious smile distorted his crazed features andhe shook his head with regret. Emily, Emily, Emily& His gaze moved overAnnie s face and down the front of her. You re theonly one I ve ever loved. He paused before adding, Goodbye, sweet Emily [ Pobierz całość w formacie PDF ]

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