Hunter's Games by James P. Sumner

Author:James P. Sumner [Sumner, James P.]
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Tags: Literature & Fiction, Action & Adventure, Mystery; Thriller & Suspense, Thriller & Suspense, Thrillers & Suspense, Crime, Vigilante Justice, Spies & Politics, Assassinations, Terrorism, Thriller, Thrillers, Pulp, An Action Thriller
Amazon: B00JXMP830
Publisher: James P. Sumner
Published: 2014-04-23T23:00:00+00:00

16.

15:16

I let go of Chambers and we stand side by side facing Pellaggio and his eight hired guns.

There’s a cool breeze coming off the Bay, whirling the lingering smell of gunpowder around us from the Carbine. The sun is high and there’s very little cloud in the sky. I glance over at Johnson’s body, slowing drowning in a pool of blood on the road.

The area around us is strangely deserted. I assume authorities are on their way in force. I can hear the faint sound of sirens in the distance, but the traffic’s managed to stop all on its own; people and cars are giving the area a wide berth.

Pellaggio is standing about fifteen feet away. He’s aiming his gun loosely from his hip in our general direction. He’s looking at me quietly, with a bemused expression on this face.

My eyes narrow as my mind ticks over, visualizing all the ways I could end his twisted little life. And believe me—I am going to end his life. Maybe not right now, but I will. He’s earned the privilege of dying by my hand.

I look past him at his back up. No chance of avoiding getting shot if I make a move. I’ll have to bide my time…

I feel Chambers reach and grab my hand, squeezing tightly. She’s an exceptional FBI agent from what I’ve seen, and a very smart and capable woman. But right now, I can see she’s absolutely terrified—her hand is trembling in mine, and she’s staring vacantly at the ground. Which I can understand. Nothing can prepare you for things like this—seeing someone you know murdered in cold blood in front of you… knowing your life is in danger and being helpless to do anything about it…

“You’re going to come with us,” says Pellaggio. “We’re going to go somewhere a little more private so you can have a front row seat for the grand finale.”

I know that chopper’s on its way… I just have to buy a few more minutes.

“Tell me, Danny Boy, after Heaven’s Valley, did you ever suffer from that—what’s it called?—survivor’s guilt thing?” I ask.

His expression darkens and his jaw muscles clench, but he remains silent.

“You know, because you lay there bleeding, looking on as your entire family was slaughtered right in front of you... You lay there and did nothing as I put a bullet between your old man’s eyes. Surely you feel bad about that?”

In the blink of an eye, he rushes toward me, raising his gun behind him and thrusting it forward as he approaches, slamming the butt hard into my stomach and knocking the wind out of me. I have no choice but to drop to one knee and double over.

I touched a nerve there, I think.

I laugh out loud, which is harder than it should be.

“My only regret is not going back to finish you off in the hospital when I heard you’d survived,” I continue, looking him right in the eye. He raises the gun once more, but refrains from smashing it into my face.

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