xXx by Tim Waggoner

Author:Tim Waggoner
Language: eng
Format: epub, mobi
Publisher: Titan

6

Xander stared at Pandora’s Box. Such a small thing, but it was capable of causing Godzilla-sized destruction.

“Since we’re being real, that’s all I’m here for,” Xander said. “I see no reason you both can’t just walk away nicely.”

Serena looked at the device with a disgusted expression. “Some people are good at turning their backs when millions of lives are at stake.”

Xander frowned. “What’s that supposed to mean?”

“Power like that doesn’t belong in anyone’s hands,” Serena said. Although she was responding to Xander’s question, she locked eyes with Xiang as she spoke.

Looks like there’s some conflict in Xiang’s merry band of thieves, Xander thought. Good to know.

Xiang scowled at her. “So that’s how you wanna play it?”

“Yes,” she said, coolly defiant.

There was a satchel on the seat next to Xiang, and he reached into it now and pulled out a grenade. Xander experienced a rush of adrenaline upon seeing the weapon. Xiang popped the pin and rolled the grenade across the table to Xander. He slammed his hand on top of the device, snatched it up, and depressed the trigger, resetting the detonation.

“What is this, Eastern Europe in the nineties?” Adele said. “Xander, watch out. Next he’s gonna send you a fax.”

“You willing to kill people just so you can keep that little contraption for yourself?” Xander nodded toward Pandora’s Box.

“Wrong question to ask,” Xiang said. His voice was calm and steady, but there was an intensity in his gaze, and Xander knew the man was enjoying this. He was a game-player, a risk-taker.

Takes one to know one, Xander thought.

“What’s the right question?” Xander asked.

Serena reached for the box then, but Xiang was faster. His hand was a blur as he drew a knife and slammed it into the table between Serena’s hand and the device, the blade missing the tip of her middle finger by only a fraction of an inch.

“Are you willing to die for it?” Xiang said.

Time to take this game to the next level, Xander thought. He rolled the grenade toward Serena, and she snatched it up, her reflexes almost as fast as Xiang’s.

“One grenade, three people,” she said, then smiled. “I like the odds.”

She rolled the grenade back to Xander, and he grabbed it once more. Xiang smiled, reached into his satchel, took out another grenade, popped the pin, and rolled it to Serena. She caught it easily, but she didn’t look as confident as she had a moment ago.

“Two grenades, three people,” Xander said. “I love those odds.”

He shot Serena a quick glance, she nodded, and the two of them rolled their grenades toward Xiang. The man caught them without taking his eyes off Xander and Serena. He was smiling now, as if he was enjoying himself immensely. Xander knew just how he felt.

“Give the word, Xander, and I’ll put both these assholes out to pasture,” Adele said.

Xander reached behind his back and waved her off. The message: Do NOT shoot!

Xiang, still holding onto the two grenades, leaned slightly toward Xander.

“You ever bleed so much you open your eyes and all you see is red?” he asked.

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