Chapter 20Sam sat back against the seat and ran his dirty hands over his face, trying to detect any trace of injuries. Of course, there was nothing to find, the Gift had taken care of the split lip and broken nose he'd suffered on impact, an impact which rendered him unconscious for a short period. As the memory of the crash caught up with him, he looked about frantically, searching for any signs of fire. Thankfully there were none, and the only sound in the cabin was the soft ting-ting of broken glass as it dropped from the spider-webbed windscreen.
Consciousness fully regained, Sam unclipped the safety belt and reached across to Ackhart's body. He searched for a pulse, if the inspector was somehow still alive he owed it to him to get medical help. After thirty seconds or more of searchi
