Chapter 21
Josh double-checked the chains holding Nolan’s arms and legs in place, humming a random tune under his breath. He kept his gun pointed at Nolan’s head, but the other man wasn’t going to give him any trouble. That might have had something to do with the bloody gash on his temple, or maybe the overpowering stench of gas fumes that seemed to be slowly sucking the oxygen out of the room. The chains might have been overkill, but Josh wasn’t going to take any additional risks.
“Mmmm fmmm hmfmfh fffmmm!”
Josh looked over his shoulder to JD. “Shh. It’s quiet time now, okay? You had plenty of time to talk on our way up.”
She struggled against her ropes, her eyes wide and rolling. She worked her jaw around the makeshift gag—Nolan’s neck tie—and he could tell she would try to spit it o
