Page 53 of Rescuing Riley
Mount Everest wrapped his fingers around Riley’s arms and squeezed as though he were trying to juice a lemon.
Anger, hot and maddening, made her bite down on her tongue as tears stung. She wasn’t going down without a fight. She swung her body around as best she could and kneed Mount Everest in the crotch, another thing Ross had taught her.“Always go for a guy’s manhood.”Well, he hadn’t said it so eloquently.
Mount Everest bent over, grunting and wincing.
“She’s a fighter,” Mr. Gansett said with a smile in his voice.
Riley darted around Everest and circled the desk, her breathing so darn heavy, she thought her lungs would collapse. She looked for anything that could be used as a weapon, while Baldy and Mr. Gansett just stood there.
They knew she wasn’t getting past them. They also knew she had no chance of hurting them. Riley didn’t care. The longer she kept them in the office, trying to get free, the more chance she had of someone in the building showing up. Riley hoped someone who worked there would peek in to see what all the commotion was about. That was one time she wanted Candace to catch them in the act.
“Bart,” Mr. Gansett said. “Get her out of here now. Use the back entrance.”
Baldy grinned, seemingly enjoying the chase.
Riley grabbed the closest thing to her—a stapler. “Baldy Bart.” She giggled like a school kid who had just heard the funniest thing. The name Baldy Bart seemed funny as nerves overtook her entire being.
Then in a blur, Bart covered her nose with a piece of white fabric, and the room around her went dark.
