Break Free by Jackson Kane

Author:Jackson Kane [Kane, Jackson]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Jackson Kane
Published: 2018-07-10T05:00:00+00:00

Chapter Seven

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Remy

I killed the headlights as we drove into the ghost town.

The Channingstone Company was an old brick manufacturing plant that died in the early twentieth century. It was around long enough for a small town to spring up around it. Looked like the Knights had set up in the old post office, one of the few brick buildings left with a roof that hadn’t collapsed. A few bikes were parked out front.

We pulled through to scout the area then double backed to a nearby gas station. Star dialed Nachomama’s for me, and I told Santiago to let Bones know there was a present waiting for him in Channingstone. My rough estimate was that we had about an hour before the Lobos showed up.

When we got back, I parked us about a mile away, so we could walk in silently. We’d set up in the saloon across the street and waited for the Lobos to show up, then we’d take the doxa lab down with them. That was if they didn’t shoot us on sight. It was risky, but that was the only real play we had.

“Stay here. I’ll be right back.” I wasn’t too fond of the idea of storming the place with just the two of us, but I’d at least have to check it out to make sure there wouldn’t be any surprises in store.

“You’re not going in there alone, are you? I thought we were waiting for the Lobos first.” Star’s eyes went wide with concern.

“I’ll need to tell Bones what they’re up against when they get here, or they might think we set them up.”

Star frowned, begrudgingly nodding as I started turning away.

Then I stopped. Something was eating at me. “If something happens, I’ll need you to take down anyone who goes for his bike. Are you up for that?” I couldn’t leave without knowing for sure.

“What do you mean, if something happens? What could happen? You’re just going to look, right?” Star worried.

“Answer the question.” I let my tone diffuse. “Please.”

“I think so,” her words were drenched with doubt.

“Not good enough. This is it, Star. You’re fully in it now. There’s no going back. Sometimes that means you’ll be the one to pull the trigger. I need to know that you have my back, no hesitation, no doubt. Can you do that?” I repeated the question.

Star breathed out, letting the heaviness of the decision rest fully on her shoulders. She nodded, confirming her determination by the glint in her eyes. “Yes. I can.”

I kissed her on the forehead and jogged across the street. I was asking a lot of her, but that was the only way I was walking out of there alive if I was spotted. It was hard to trust someone you cared about when that trust revolved around the person you needed most in this world putting him - or herself in a dangerous situation. One misstep and that person was gone. That kind of trust was extremely difficult.

I was a hypocrite through and through.

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