Total pages in book: 91
Estimated words: 105398 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 527(@200wpm)___ 422(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 105398 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 527(@200wpm)___ 422(@250wpm)___ 351(@300wpm)
Seeing the nearly 90 degree turn up ahead, I heard Ember’s panic emanating from behind me. I just prayed that she trusted me enough to hold on and not let go. The car was gaining on us quick, and I knew I needed to do something. Pressing the clutch in, I decelerated at an alarming rate, but I had complete control I saw how I was going to take this turn, and then accelerate through it. I knew that beyond this turn was a straight patch for nearly a mile and a half. There I was going to lose these fuckers, and then join them at their own game.
I did just that too. One second they were nearly on me, and the next I was going through all of my gears. The headlights were behind me a good distance now, and I knew they wouldn’t be able to catch me if I didn’t want them to. I was up to 120 before I started looking for a place to pull off. Spotting a good spot, I braked hard and pulled off the side of the road, hitting the lights.
I stopped behind an old rotted pine, and tapped Ember’s leg three times.
“Get off, I’m going to go catch them, and then come back for you. In the meantime I want you to take this,” I said handing her my spare Glock I kept in the saddle bags, “and hide right here. Call Sam and tell him what’s going on.”
She nodded in understanding, and then hid down behind the pine. Slipping her phone out of her shirt, I heard her make a call to Sam and explain what was going on. The car passed us with a blast of air, and I started the bike back up and tore after them, leaving my light off as not to alert them that I was there. I caught up with them a minute or so later.
Luckily, they were going a lot slower now, thinking they’d lost me, or this wouldn’t have worked so well. Taking the .45 out of the pancake holster at my back, I took aim with my right arm, and shot out their left rear tire. It didn’t take long and they lost control. The car pulled hard to the right, and then flipped several brutal times before coming to a stop in a ditch that ran along the side of the road wheels up in the air.
I stopped about twenty feet away and waited to see if they would emerge. They didn’t, and I wasn’t stupid enough to go to them, so I waited too. It didn’t take long and until I could hear bikes roaring in the distance, and knew the cavalry had shown. We were maybe ten minutes from Free, so I knew they’d had to be hauling ass to get here this fast.
I watched and waited for whoever was in the car to emerge; they didn’t disappoint. Slowly one fell out, and then the other. Both were coughing and moaning, but I felt not one iota of remorse. These crazy fucks could have killed my woman, and I’d be damned if I’d feel sorry for nearly killing them when they almost took something from me that meant everything.
Getting off my bike with my .45 still in my hand, I walked up to them slowly. They noticed me at the same time and raised their hands into the air. Now that I was closer, I could tell that they were still very young. Fifteen or sixteen at most.
“Face down on the ground, keep your hands behind your head. No sudden movements or you’ll be sportin’ a new hole. Don’t test me; if you do, I won’t hesitate. I don’t relish shooting a kid, but damned if I won’t do it.”
Jack was the first to arrive, followed shortly by James. They pulled up beside by bike, and walked up cautiously. This wasn’t their first rodeo. They were coming blind into a situation, and they were being careful, taking in the situation and their surroundings in seconds. It was clear what was going on, but one could never be too careful.
“See you have a situation here, where’s Ember?” James asked.
“She’s about a half a mile back that way.” I said while pointing back behind me.
James nodded, and then got on his bike to go get her. She was probably scared shitless waiting for me. I loved a smart woman who knew how to deal with a scary situation. Ember was cool under fire, knew when to argue, and knew when to just sit back and listen. She wasn’t one of those silly girls who went charging head first into a situation she knew she couldn’t handle.
Sirens could be heard in the distance and I cursed. Someone must have heard the accident and called them. I wanted to question them, and it looked like I wouldn’t have the chance to unless I made it quick.
Crouching down, I grabbed the first one by the head, and stuck the pistol against his temple. The boy had blood running from his nose and mouth, but that didn’t sway me from my course.
“Tell me what your orders were. Who is giving them?”
“Fuck you.” man boy number one said.
“No, that’ll be you in a very short time if you don’t start talking. Do you know what kind of connections I have? Do you want to watch your ass every time you bend over while you’re in lockup?” I asked dully.
I could make these two kids life a living hell, and I would if they didn’t give me what I wanted. They’d talk eventually.
“You ain’t got that type of pull.” Man boy number two said.
“Do you want to find out? I can get back to you in a couple of days; see what you have to say then. Personally, I hope you choose that option. I bet you both would enjoy it after a while.”
“You ain’t got nothin’.” Man boy number one said.
“Alright, I’ll come visit in a few days, we’ll see then.” I said before backing away.