Never Go Back Jack Reacher Book Novels & Stories

I'm younger and purer, much better than her. The car went silent when the recording ended. Vincenzo's face went deathly pale. She stared at me with shock and disbelief. "You heard all of that?" "What do you think?" I put my phone away. "I only wanted to take back what belonged to the famiglia and let her walk away initially. But some people just don't learn their lessons without some suffering." "You're going overboard, Freya!" Vincenzo stepped forward to grab my wrist.

The crowd erupted in an uproar. Kenneth had not expected me to have a backup plan. He shouted angrily, "Don't believe her! She's a scheming woman who's always framing others!" "Really?" I shot back sarcastically. "The public isn't blind. Let them judge for themselves. Why are you getting so worked up all of a sudden?" As I spoke, I played the video on my phone. Burned once in my previous life, I had learned my lesson. This time around, I had befriended the banquet hall manager early on. Every move in the hall had been recorded from start to finish and downloaded onto my phone.

But Avery would never have sold her own blood to save up money for the drug, even if I'd revealed the truth to Timothy. I found the way I'd given so much of myself in my previous life to be hilarious. Fortunately, the heavens had given me another chance to start over. As for that stranger who had helped Timothy, it was me that the stranger had helped, not Timothy. I happened to meet Dante Hughes while walking out on the streets that day. Dante was the "stranger" who had helped me in my previous life. Timothy wouldn't have become the wealthiest man in Greenwood Vale if not for him.

Luna stared at her phone. The screen had gone black, but the voice still echoed in her ears. “You shouldn’t have come back.” Every instinct told her to run. But she couldn’t, not with Emery under Atlas’s roof, not while her daughter’s life hung in the balance. And not without knowing who had just found her. Atlas stepped forward, his brow furrowed. “What did they say?” Luna’s throat felt tight. “Someone called. No ID. Just one sentence. ‘You shouldn’t have come back.’ And then they hung up.”

I repeated it in my mind, but no matter how many times I turned it around, it didn’t make sense. Did I even remember what that was? What were things like before? Was I ever truly happy? Did I want to return to the “way it used to be”? Back then, I was running... from responsibility, from my crimes, from consequences, from the past. And Jack… he had been my safe place. My friend. My anchor. But was he still? Did I want that life back? I wanted to be away from Noah. That much was certain. I was poison to him; still am... and staying here only added more venom to the wound. But did I want Jack? Was he part of my future? Or just part of the version of me that no longer existed?

He staggered a few steps back and bumped into a planter in the hallway. The vase crashed to the ground, shattering everywhere. I turned around, glanced at him without saying a word and hurried out. Fortunately, I made it to the airport just in time for boarding. As soon as I sat on the plane, Jason’s call came through. He probably found out I had transferred all my shares. I did not answer this time. I blocked his number and turned off my phone. When I finally landed in a small Nordic town, I slowly turned my phone back on.

Jacky could almost imagine how he would deal with them. He only came out of the basement after getting someone to clean up the scene. When he was about to call Deanna, he couldn't reach her. Jacky knew that Rayan had returned. After hanging up the phone, Jacky glanced at the phone he was holding and returned to his room to wait, for that was the only thing he could do. ...... After coming out of the village, Santiago started smoking. Jepherson got into the car and sat down. He crossed his legs and took out a clean wet towel to wipe his hands. He glanced at the person sitting in front of him.

Jack said, his voice steady, “We’re heading your way for now to look at the lead and then we’ll move. Let us know the minute you get more details.” “Will do,” George replied, and the call ended, leaving us in silence once more. Jack’s hands tightened around the wheel as he navigated us through the winding roads of Denver. Every street we passed, every turn, felt like we were racing against time, like each moment counted toward whether we’d be too late or just in time.

“Who was that?” Jack shut the laptop. “Nobody.” “Don’t lie to me.” “I’m not,” he said, but his tone was flat. “You should get some rest.” Kendall folded her arms. “And you’re going out again, aren’t you?” Jack didn't answer enough. Hours later, the rain had stopped, leaving the streets slick and shining under the glow of streetlamps. Jack walked alone toward Pier 17, his hands in his jacket pockets, every sense alert.

His face fell at the sound of a revolver being cocked and the press of a barrel against the back of his head. “I’ve always preferred a revolver.” Jack stated calmly. “Gives me less to have to keep track of. Less cleaning up. Brass doesn’t go flying everywhere.” “So you’ll just blow my brains out?” “Not here in the boss’ office. And not from behind.” Jack warned. “You might not see me. But you’ll see the bullet.” Leaning forward, Reese steepled his fingers and rested his chin on his fingertips. “Leave my town, forget about my family and I will forget about you. Continue to go after my loved ones, and I will make you wish that that you were in a Mexican prison.”