Retaliation by Alexandra Engellmann

Author:Alexandra Engellmann [Engellmann, Alexandra]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Published: 2020-03-26T04:00:00+00:00

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Dave watched Marco disappear in the sky. He’d moved to the front seat after he made sure the driver was still out cold—probably in a coma, knowing Pain’s hook.

“You think they’re really in there?” he said.

Chad lifted a shoulder, his head propped on his hand as he gazed at the street. “We’ll see.”

Dave envied his calm, the way he sat still, probably not believing they were going to catch or find anyone at this point. Dave, on the other hand, couldn’t stop his knee from bouncing up and down, and his fingers from tapping on the dashboard.

“This is what they could’ve done back in Brooklyn, you know? How they got away. They couldn’t shake the tail—they just hid somewhere till it was clear, and then left.”

Chad nodded, his eyes glued to the warehouse doors. “Could be.” He perked up then, clearly listening to the earpiece. “Okay. Be careful.” He slumped down again, leaning with his elbow against the door.

“Hey, you know—” Dave broke off when a draft of cold air washed over him.

He slewed around, seeing the open side door.

Next second, a dark form darted away from them, keeping to the shadows.

“Shit!” Dave pushed his door open and rushed after the van driver, who ran surprisingly fast for someone who’d been introduced to one of Pain’s fists earlier.

“Dammit!” he heard Chad right behind him, followed by, “No, nothing, it’s the driver, Pain.”

Dave caught up to the man just past the warehouse doors, grabbing him from behind, locking his arms around him.

“Knock him out!” Chad whispered. “Knock the fucker out!”

Dave only had time to blink, when the driver’s voice pierced the air, “Let me go! Let go, you mothe—”

Dave’s fist smashed into the man’s head, cutting off his scream. His body hit the ground before Dave had the chance to grab him.

He looked back over his shoulder, finding Chad standing still, his finger on the earpiece. With a shrug, Dave turned back to the knocked out driver and reached for his jacket, intending to haul him back to the van.

Except his fingers never reached their aim. Metal groaned behind him, and his whole body froze for a second.

Dave spun, finding the big doors half open and Chad standing on the other side like a deer in headlights.

Before Dave could decide if he should run to Chad or slip back into the shadows, another voice pierced the night, this one coming from above—Pain’s voice.

“Dave, get down! Get the fuck down!”

But he didn’t. He couldn’t, because his eyes were on the vehicle that burst out of the warehouse, windows down.

And in the window…

Someone slammed into him just as gunfire ripped through the night. Somewhere in the distance, he heard a scream, a single, drawn-out syllable, lost in the echo of the AK-47 that disappeared inside the jeep.

Dave’s back exploded with pain as he hit the ground. He curled up, holding onto the weight that pinned him down—Not Chad, he realized, too small to be Chad.

Tires squealed as the jeep peeled out of the narrow street and disappeared into the night.

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