Chapter 51: Kidnapped (3)

Hanging by a thread, Rodrigo Shirvinton couldn't just lie there and wait to die. He sprang to his feet in one quick motion and slipped past the dagger in the man's fist. The blade sank deep into the mattress. As the black-clad man bent to wrench it free, Rodrigo gathered what strength he had left and drove a fist into the man's temple. Thud! The man collapsed in a heap. Seeing the tide turn, the second man swung his dagger and lunged for Rodrigo's chest. "Aagh!" Rodrigo twisted aside. He had...