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“For what?” Maizie paused. “You didn’t do any of this. We know about the sheriff coming from Colorado, and who those guys are. Are you sure you’re okay? Have they…”
“No one touched me.” Except grabbing her, shoving her around. And that punch. Maizie didn’t need that information when Kenna knew what she was really asking.
Maizie whimpered.
The door slammed open.
Kenna thumbed down the volume and held the phone tight, keeping completely still.Just leave.Whoever it was could think there was no one in here. And maybe they would shut the door, never discovering her presence in here.
God, You could do that.
She’d heard sermons of Bible stories where God hid people out of sight, so they weren’t discovered by their enemies.
The door didn’t close again. “I always tuck my chair in.”
Kart’s boots hit the floor as he strode over. At least it wasn’t Benjamin. She hoped he was dead, rather than Ramon.
Kenna hung up the phone and tucked it in her pocket. “You think I’m hiding down here?” She still didn’t move. “I was running, and I fell.”
Kart came into view over the desk. He lifted his gun and pointed it at her. “Get up.”
She tried to sit up. “You don’t need to haul me to my feet. But you might need to give me a second, okay?”
He held the gun on her.
Kenna managed to rock enough motion so she could get her legs to straighten. The strength she’d purposely built that kept her upright through so much made it so she could find her feet now.
When she was standing, she stared him down. Shrugged. “The door was open, and I ran.”
He wasn’t going to blame her for that was he? Surely he couldn’t fault her if he thought it was only instinct that drove her here.
“Benjamin was going to kill me. Ramon stopped him.” So really she’d done Kart a favor by surviving. Elliot would be mad otherwise.
“And now Benjamin is dead,” Kart said. “And Ramon has a hole in his shoulder to show for it.”
She tried not to let her feelings show on her face.
“Is that really what happened, Kenna?”
“Benjamin unlocked the door. He accused me of being the reason you guys are all pointing fingers at each other over the Lola thing. But all I did was point out the evidence, which is exactly what you asked me to do.” All of which was the truth.
She didn’t need to lie when it might jeopardize whatever rescue could be in the works.
Kart studied her. “So it’s every man for himself, now?”
She didn’t think he’d work any other way. Wasn’t that what all these guys did?
Kenna said, “Anthony didn’t feel the love of the team when you left him to have his hands cut off and delivered back to you.” The guy was no doubt dead now, and if she ever had to see another pair of severed hands in her lifetime it would be entirely too soon. Once was too many. “Is Ramon okay?”
Kart stared at her.
“You said he got shot.”
“And you ran away and came here. To find a phone?” He looked around. “Guess you’re out of luck since it’s not where I left it.” He motioned with his gun at the door. “Let’s go.”
She went first to the door. “Benjamin would’ve killed me. Or damaged the merchandise.”
“Go to the main hall.”
