book 3 of 4
have you ever hated someone so badly you just wanted to shoot them dead? yeah, well, be careful what you fucking wish for.
let's get one thing straight, when bianca prescott wrote up that hit list, she never intended on actually murderin...
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022 a hostage situation
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"Well, there's like a thousand trains here."
Kiara huffed, planting her hands on her hips as she and the Pogues stared out into the rail yard at Wilmington. They were stood on top of a train, only the moonlight illuminating the metal carriages ahead.
"Well, we know it's car 750X on the track to Raleigh," Pope pointed further into the distance.
"Yeah, so now we just gotta find it," JJ nodded, adjusting his backpack on his shoulders.
"Easier said than done," Bianca let out an exhale. "Especially when Downer back there won't shut the fu-"
"B!" Sarah chastised and peeped over her shoulder where Topper was in fact pacing restlessly. "Be nice. He's helping us."
"Whatever," Bianca rolled her eyes.
"Well, news flash," Kiara piped up again. "We're not getting out of here unnoticed with a giant cross."
"We won't have to," Pope explained. "We can nab it somewhere further in the country. Just gotta figure out how to stop the train."
"Right," Kiara pursed her lips.
"Leave that to me," JJ suddenly smirked, causing the others to snap their heads toward him.
"How you gonna do that?" Cleo leaned forward, a challenging glint in her eyes.
"I got an uncle up in New Bern, right?" JJ smirked, the dimple on his right cheek appearing the way it did when he was up to no good. "When he got tipsy, he'd just throw an old chain across the tracks, just for shits and giggles. And uh, that old little chain would stop all the train traffic in coastal Carolina."
"A chain?" Kiara deadpanned.
"He's actually right," Pope's eyes lit up. "There's a low voltage current that runs across all rail tracks. You throw a chain on it, you close that circuit. It would read as another train. Crossing lights come down. Science is actually pretty sound."
