2050: Silver City (Book 3) by Phil M. Williams

Author:Phil M. Williams [Williams, Phil M.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Phil W Books
Published: 2020-08-30T16:00:00+00:00

55

Derek’s Between a Rock and a Hard Place

Derek walked through the greenhouse, checking the health of the rootstocks and the newly grafted fruit trees. The roof and cross vents opened another fraction of an inch, the vents sensing the temperature and adjusting to keep the greenhouse from getting too hot. Once the vents were fully open, if the greenhouse was still too hot, a fan blew, cooling the space further.

A large figure appeared at one end of the greenhouse. Derek’s eyes snapped to the man entering with a handgun on his hip. Derek turned to see another bulky man entering the opposite end of the greenhouse. He recognized this man as Xavier Hills, Truman Bradshaw’s head of security. Derek was the man in the middle, stuck between a rock and a hard place. His only weapon was the hand pruners attached to his belt.

Derek scowled at Xavier as he approached, trying to mask his fear. “This is private property.”

“We have a few questions,” Xavier said, his voice gravelly.

Derek glanced over his shoulder, his heart thumping in his chest. The other meathead stood with his arms crossed over his muscular chest, a sneer on his face. Derek turned back to Xavier. “You got five minutes. I got work to do.”

Xavier put his hand on the butt of his handgun. “Summer Fitzgerald was seen walking with Kyra at Waterfall Park three weeks before she went missing.”

“So?” This surprised Derek. He didn’t know that Summer knew Kyra. He kept his expression neutral as a bead of sweat snaked down Derek’s back.

Xavier stepped into Derek’s personal space, close enough to smell the coffee on his breath. Xavier was at least four inches taller than Derek and outweighed him by sixty pounds. “Summer Fitzgerald took leave from work at the same time that Kyra disappeared.”

Derek shrugged, holding his ground. “Lots of people left because of the tax bills.”

Xavier narrowed his dark eyes. “You and Summer are seeing each other, and you’re gonna tell me where she is.”

Derek took a step back, not able to stand Xavier’s hot breath on his face. “She broke up with me. I don’t give a fuck where she is. If I knew where she went, I’d be happy to tell ya. I have no fuckin’ clue.”

The man behind Derek grabbed him from behind, pinning his arms to his sides. Xavier threw an uppercut to Derek’s stomach. Derek doubled over, wheezing, sounding like a sick cat, the breath knocked out of him. The meathead held Derek upright.

Xavier grabbed his handgun from his holster and pressed the barrel to Derek’s temple.

Derek winced at the circular impression molding into the side of his head.

“Where is she? You got five seconds before I blow your fucking brains out,” Xavier said.

Derek gritted his teeth and closed his eyes.

“One, two, three, four …”

Derek flinched at the click, but it was the click of a greenhouse door. Derek opened his eyes to see Steven approaching from one end of the greenhouse with his M6 rifle leveled at Xavier’s back.

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