Infidelity: Inheritance (Kindle Worlds Novella) by T.C. Winters

Author:T.C. Winters [Winters, T.C.]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Publisher: Kindle Worlds
Published: 2017-03-20T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter 7

Elena retrieved her gun from under the seat where she’d hidden it before going into the jail. I got behind the wheel and drove toward the Hudson River.

With the radio blasting classical music, I navigated the vehicle through the lunch-hour traffic. Pier 40 had plenty of spaces available as I maneuvered around the pedestrians, found a parking space close to the exit, and turned in. Locking the doors, we ambled out of the parking structure toward the water. “I want to walk for a while. How about lunch at Giorgione’s on Spring Street? My treat.”

“I’d love to.” She tucked her weapon into her belt and reached for my hand.

Breath abandoned my lungs. I’d had friends who supported me when I needed help, but never anyone who would stand beside me in turbulent times such as this. A light breeze kicked up a strand of her hair and she lifted her face upward to capture the sun’s rays.

I squeezed her fingers. “Thanks. I haven’t told you how much I appreciate what you’re doing. I couldn’t have gotten through this morning without you.” We strolled toward the sidewalk and joined the other people taking advantage of a beautiful spring day. The sound of the birds helped to calm my shattered nerves.

A smile lifted the corners of her mouth. “You’re making me blush. Do go on.”

The sunlight glared off the water, nearly blocking my view as two bicycles rode straight for us. The riders’ attire consisted of black hoodies drawn low and tight over their faces and dark gloves. The gloves caught my attention because they were the kind worn by medical personnel, not bicyclists. Grabbing Elena by the waist, I threw her out of the path of the oncoming bikes.

The first bike slammed into me at full speed, while the second veered into my side. The force of the impact tossed me on my ass. My palms burned as I tried to break my fall.

One rider nabbed me by the collar, hauled me to my feet, and wrapped his arms around my torso in a gesture that from a distance would appear as if he were helping me up. He squeezed my ribs with enough force to stop the expansion of my lungs. The other rider knelt beside Elena with a knee on her chest, immobilizing her.

Pressing his mouth so close to my ear that I could smell the beer on his breath, the man whispered, “Give back the paintin’ yuh family stole from mine, and yuh sistah’s problems go ’way.” He completed his ambush by shoving me to the ground.

The whole thing lasted less than thirty seconds. Before either of us could recover, they’d mounted their bikes and ridden off. Elena leaped from the ground and lunged after them, her gun aimed at their backs. Other pedestrians hurried to our aid, but backed away after seeing Elena’s gun.

“Wait. Let them go.” My scraped hands and bruised ribs protested my movement.

Elena wheeled toward me, her forehead crinkling. “Why? I could’ve dropped at least one of them.

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