Die Trying (2015)
“Their breathing was swallowed up by the awesome mountain silence. Everybody was staring at Holly. She was holding the Ingram reversed, the muzzle jammed into a spot above her heart. Thumb backward on the trigger, tensed. Borken’s bloated face was greased with panic. His huge frame was shaking and trembling. He was hopping around next to his upturned box, staring wide-eyed at her. She was looking back at him, calmly.
“I’m a hostage, right?” she said to him. “Important to them, important to you, ...because of who I am. All kinds of importance to all kinds of people. You expect them to do stuff to keep me alive. So now it’s your turn. Let’s talk about what stuff you’re prepared to do to keep me alive.”
Borken saw her glance at Reacher.
“You don’t understand,” he screamed at her. Wild urgency in his voice. “I’m not going to kill this guy. This guy stays alive. The situation has changed.”
“Changed how?” she asked, calmly.
“I’m commuting his sentence,” Borken said.MoreLess
“I’m a hostage, right?” she said to him. “Important to them, important to you, ...because of who I am. All kinds of importance to all kinds of people. You expect them to do stuff to keep me alive. So now it’s your turn. Let’s talk about what stuff you’re prepared to do to keep me alive.”
Borken saw her glance at Reacher.
“You don’t understand,” he screamed at her. Wild urgency in his voice. “I’m not going to kill this guy. This guy stays alive. The situation has changed.”
“Changed how?” she asked, calmly.
“I’m commuting his sentence,” Borken said.MoreLess
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