Page 44 of Training Rain
Will said, “My bag is by your feet, Rain. You can help our guest nap.”
She pulled the small satchel onto her lap and tossed her bag on the floor. She found a plastic case, opened it. Inside were two hypodermic needles. She removed one and pulled the cap off the end. “Leg okay?”
“Yeah.”
She didn’t think about what she was doing. Getting up on her knees, she turned around in the seat and stabbed their prisoner in the thigh while depressing the plunger.
“Fucking bitch.” He lashed out, reaching for her, but Jess’s fist connected with his jaw, sending him back against the seat before even Yas could react.
The dog growled after the fact.
The prisoner’s words slurred. “Why don’t you just ask me what you want to know?”
Jess said, “Because you’re trained to keep secrets. What’s your name?”
“Donnn…elly…” The word trailed off as Donnelly lost consciousness.
“Now what?” Rain asked.
“Now dig a bit deeper in Will’s bag and I’ll bet you find some restraints that I can use to bind Mr. Donnelly’s hands.”
Rain’s mind reeled with the events of the morning, starting with Jess declaring his love and ending with her killing someone. The vision of that man with a hole in his face collapsing on the ground would stay with her for the rest of her life. Still, she wasn’t sorry she’d done it. He would most definitely have killed both Yas and her if she hadn’t pulled the trigger.
Jess finished securing Donnelly. “You were amazing,cher. Great work, and you.” He petted the dog’s head. “I’ve seen trained dogs that couldn’t have done better. We are definitely keeping this dog.”
Even after all the insanity she’d just experienced, the idea that he was calling them “we” and implying that Yas was their pet created a warm bubble in her chest that spread throughout her body. “What’s in Pierre Part?”
“I have a small place near there, on the Atchafalaya Basin. We can find out what he knows, contact Lakeland and then we’ll know how to proceed.”
“Do you think we’ll be safe there?”
The sun was rising and she could see an apology in his eyes. “Not for long. My place is off the beaten path, but they will find us eventually if we stay too long.”
“I see.” She tried to smile, but she didn’t think she quite managed it.
