Family Debt (Charon Family Adventure Book 5) by Pennington Rod

Author:Pennington, Rod [Pennington, Rod]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: ePulpPress
Published: 2014-01-03T05:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER SIXTEEN

“Come on,” Valerie said before grabbing Olivia’s arm and tugging her toward the door. “Rōshi likes you and it looks like your father could use some help.”

The two McIntosh women hurried out of the anteroom and through the large dining room to the door leading to where Rōshi was making a scene. The other eight members of the High Council and the members of their parties that had cleared security were on their feet, all with horrified expressions on their faces.

Michael Charon had his old mentor firmly by the arm as he led him around the security checkpoint and into the dining room. “Why don’t you calm down?”

Master Rōshi Dorje pulled away from Charon and shouted, “Bah! For over forty years I cleaned up their messes and kept their snot-nosed brats out of jail without even a hint of protest.” Rōshi’s words were slurred and he was talking way too loudly. “But this is too much!”

The security teams of the members of the High Council had been lurking inconspicuously around the edge of the room. Knowing how dangerous Master Rōshi could be, they started positioning themselves between their bosses and the former Chief Enforcer and moving their charges closer to the exit.

“My, my,” Valerie said as she approached Rōshi. “Look what the cat dragged in.”

“Bah,” Rōshi said as he gave her a dismissive wave of the hand. “I thought I caught a whiff of the smell of brimstone.” The old man’s eyes brightened when he looked past Valerie and saw Olivia. “Fire! Indeed!”

“You’re making a pretty large ass of yourself, Master Rōshi,” Olivia said.

“Bah!” he answered as his eyes drifted toward the wet bar in the corner and he licked his lips.

“You really need to get a grip,” Olivia said softly. “You know how much it would hurt Kharmista if you ruined her wedding.”

“It would be better than letting her ruin her life,” Rōshi answered with a snort. His eyes narrowed as he pointed to Mukesh Yavar as he stepped out of the anteroom for a better look. “I cannot let her marry that little pervert.”

Mukesh was like a deer trapped in the headlights. He was frozen in place.

“You don’t fully understand the situation, Master Rōshi,” Olivia said as she began to quickly stride toward Mukesh.

“I understand well enough.” Like a mongoose pouncing on a cobra, Rōshi’s hand shot to the Glock in the holster under his left arm. Without warning, he fired three rounds in the direction of Mukesh.

“No!” shouted Olivia as she roughly pushed Mukesh out of the way. The first round just missed the terrified man’s head and exploded the mirror which was directly behind where he had just been standing.

Unfortunately, Olivia’s momentum put her in the direct line of fire for the next two rounds. With a sickening thud, they slammed into her chest and the impact knocked her off her feet. Liquid, the same color as her red dress, began to flow freely. Her eyes rolled up, fluttered and then closed. A small trickle of blood escaped from the corner of her mouth.

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