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Chapter 25
The aroma of meat roasting over the fire reached Chase and Christine in the cave, making their bellies rumble in response. They had been left alone for some time, hearing the men talking outside. Red was nowhere in sight. Chase wondered if he would contact Alexander. Chase doubted it. He might decide to take both himself and Christine with them to wherever they were off to.
Christine had her back to Chase. He watched her busy with something in her pocket. What was she up to?
“Chrissie?”
“Just watch the entrance and alert me if someone’s coming.” She hissed back.
He tried to see, craning his neck, but the gloom in the cave made it impossible. A mixture of fear and adrenaline made his heart beat like a freight train. His mouth went dry. Whatever Christine did, he prayed it wouldn’t blow up in her face.
A tall, dark man came into the cave, bending down at the entrance.
“Please, I need some water.”
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