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sure the RV is still hidden well. We may have to make a break for it if things go south. Understand?”
“Yes sir,” Max said. “Come on, Toby. Let’s get some supplies loaded up.”
Toby gave him a salute, and the two left the others behind. Max knew they would bring Eric, Jake, and Drew back. He had faith in them. The only thing he worried about was whether Cliff would be able to get through it with half an arm. The man was a machine, though, not even taking any painkillers for it. Once the morphine wore off, he had refused any meds other than antibiotics.
Cliff was a beast. He only hoped Cliff was enough of a beast to keep them all safe.
“Well now,” Seth said as looked at the three captives. “It looks like they’re coming to get you.”
Drew glared at the man, feeling his hatred build. Though Seth hadn’t yet done anything, his threats were real, and his face showed that he was a man of his word. Jake seemed to sense it, too, as he had that stance that told everyone around him he was pissed. He showed no fear, but Drew could tell that inside, Jake was not only fuming, but just as scared as he was. Eric, on the other hand, was simply silent, hanging his head down.
“Before we load you up in our van,” Seth continued. “I want to make some things clear.”
He walked back and forth in front of them, looking down at them as they knelt, hands tied behind them.
“My brother is not as kind-hearted and lenient as I am. If you get a chance to meet Enoch, just know that it will likely be the only time. So let’s hope your friends do as they’re told.” He knelt down in front of Drew, pulling his face up to his own. “Otherwise, you’ll be meeting him real quick.”
The feel of Seth’s hand on his chin made Drew’s blood boil. He glared back unblinking as Seth stared him down. A smile slowly spread across Seth’s face, showing his gold tooth. He smelled of cocoa butter and Vaseline, and his breath was foul and shitty.
“What’s your name, cracka?”
Drew kept his mouth shut and his eyes on the man. Seth reared back and punched him hard. The impact knocked Drew backward and jarred his neck, but he recovered, even more pissed off when he realized his glasses had been knocked from his face.
“I said what’s your name? ” Seth repeated.
“Drew,” Eric said. Drew shot him a look.
Seth laughed, standing up and going to Eric. “Do you speak for Drew?” he asked. “Are you his brother?”
“Yes,” Eric replied, looking up at Seth. “We’re all brothers in our group.”
Seth pursed his lips, seeming to nod his approval. “I can respect that,” he said. “Yeah. I respect that a lot. I like you. I take it you’re Eric?”
“Yes,” he replied.
Seth turned to Jake, who didn’t even bother to wait for the question.
“Jake,” he said flatly. “As if it matters.”
Seth chuckled. “Oh it matters,” he said. “I like to know the names of my enemies. Don’t you?”
“It doesn’t make any difference to me,” Jake said. “They all die either way.”
Jake grinned, and Seth’s own grin faded.
“Right,” he said. “We’ll see. We’ll see.”
Seth turned to his companions. “Load ‘em up,” he said. “Let’s get them to the base and wait for the others.”
He turned back to the men as his cronies fetched them and dragged them to their feet. “I hope you enjoy the ride,” he said. “Depending on how things work out, it may be your last.”
Dan knew something was wrong as soon as Bill turned the last corner leading to the camp. Max and Toby were carrying duffle bags toward the dirt path that led down into the gully. He had no idea where they were going, but Toby set down his pack as soon as Dan stepped out.
“Dan!” he shouted, running toward him with a smile. “You’re back!”
Dan patted Toby on the head, nodding at Max as soon as he walked up. “What’s going on?”
Max sighed, shaking his head and glancing at Bill and Linda as they got out of
“Yes sir,” Max said. “Come on, Toby. Let’s get some supplies loaded up.”
Toby gave him a salute, and the two left the others behind. Max knew they would bring Eric, Jake, and Drew back. He had faith in them. The only thing he worried about was whether Cliff would be able to get through it with half an arm. The man was a machine, though, not even taking any painkillers for it. Once the morphine wore off, he had refused any meds other than antibiotics.
Cliff was a beast. He only hoped Cliff was enough of a beast to keep them all safe.
“Well now,” Seth said as looked at the three captives. “It looks like they’re coming to get you.”
Drew glared at the man, feeling his hatred build. Though Seth hadn’t yet done anything, his threats were real, and his face showed that he was a man of his word. Jake seemed to sense it, too, as he had that stance that told everyone around him he was pissed. He showed no fear, but Drew could tell that inside, Jake was not only fuming, but just as scared as he was. Eric, on the other hand, was simply silent, hanging his head down.
“Before we load you up in our van,” Seth continued. “I want to make some things clear.”
He walked back and forth in front of them, looking down at them as they knelt, hands tied behind them.
“My brother is not as kind-hearted and lenient as I am. If you get a chance to meet Enoch, just know that it will likely be the only time. So let’s hope your friends do as they’re told.” He knelt down in front of Drew, pulling his face up to his own. “Otherwise, you’ll be meeting him real quick.”
The feel of Seth’s hand on his chin made Drew’s blood boil. He glared back unblinking as Seth stared him down. A smile slowly spread across Seth’s face, showing his gold tooth. He smelled of cocoa butter and Vaseline, and his breath was foul and shitty.
“What’s your name, cracka?”
Drew kept his mouth shut and his eyes on the man. Seth reared back and punched him hard. The impact knocked Drew backward and jarred his neck, but he recovered, even more pissed off when he realized his glasses had been knocked from his face.
“I said what’s your name? ” Seth repeated.
“Drew,” Eric said. Drew shot him a look.
Seth laughed, standing up and going to Eric. “Do you speak for Drew?” he asked. “Are you his brother?”
“Yes,” Eric replied, looking up at Seth. “We’re all brothers in our group.”
Seth pursed his lips, seeming to nod his approval. “I can respect that,” he said. “Yeah. I respect that a lot. I like you. I take it you’re Eric?”
“Yes,” he replied.
Seth turned to Jake, who didn’t even bother to wait for the question.
“Jake,” he said flatly. “As if it matters.”
Seth chuckled. “Oh it matters,” he said. “I like to know the names of my enemies. Don’t you?”
“It doesn’t make any difference to me,” Jake said. “They all die either way.”
Jake grinned, and Seth’s own grin faded.
“Right,” he said. “We’ll see. We’ll see.”
Seth turned to his companions. “Load ‘em up,” he said. “Let’s get them to the base and wait for the others.”
He turned back to the men as his cronies fetched them and dragged them to their feet. “I hope you enjoy the ride,” he said. “Depending on how things work out, it may be your last.”
Dan knew something was wrong as soon as Bill turned the last corner leading to the camp. Max and Toby were carrying duffle bags toward the dirt path that led down into the gully. He had no idea where they were going, but Toby set down his pack as soon as Dan stepped out.
“Dan!” he shouted, running toward him with a smile. “You’re back!”
Dan patted Toby on the head, nodding at Max as soon as he walked up. “What’s going on?”
Max sighed, shaking his head and glancing at Bill and Linda as they got out of
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