Hot Revenge Box Set 2

Chapter 10

Klempner

A voice echoes from outside the room. “Larry, what d’you think you’re doing in there? You really think you have a chance?”

“I might ask you the same question, Baxter.”

“Do you seriously think you can get out of there? You’re covered from all angles in a dead-end corridor. You’ve nowhere to go. Put the gun down and come out with your hands raised.

“Fuck you!”

There is a pause and the sound of movement and muttering, then, “If you don’t drop the weapon then we might have to take alternative action. We have a friend of yours with us. And to be fair, we have the money too.”

James…

A bluff?

Probably not…

“You going to take a look? He’s been missing you…”

And in the background, cursing; another voice I recognise.

Darting forward, then back, I risk a check around the door and down the corridor.

And yes, it’s James, battered and bruised but definitely not out of the game.

He looks fucking furious…

One eye is swollen almost shut, bruised to a shade of blue-crimson, the orb, a ball of blood. His head is raised against the muzzle pushing up at his chin to one side, the knife at his throat to the other. And I think his hands are cuffed behind him.

Standing to one side, Finchby, carrying something…

The money?

No… some kind of box…

More like a fisherman’s tackle box…

His grin is beyond irritating.

of James, Baxter cradles

James. I wondered if

growls, “I’ve had better

“Is that him? They have him? Is

stills. His eyes meet

him. You can’t.” She

scalp. She leans forward,

beaten up, but

contorted. “Don’t let them hurt him.

“Drop the gun, Larry. We’re coming in like it or not, and I imagine your little

a snarl. “Fuck you. You’re not using me to…” There’s a crunch and a grunt. As I

on a note of rising panic. “What are they doing? What

throw out the weapon. Kick it into the corridor. Or we finish him. It’ll be slow and it’ll be noisy and she’ll hear

kick. To James’ credit, the only

let them hurt him. Stop them. Oh, God, Father, please stop them.

“Jenny…” She’s streaming tears. “Jenny, this

cheek, then to me, “We can’t get out right now anyway. And do you think we can fight our way past gunfire with Jenny and a new-born baby? At least this way, James is here with Charlotte and

For now…

a point

have to like

the weapon, Klempner. And remember

Not quite true…

I’m below the camera…

quick mental inventory, then toss the gun out into

outside, Larry. Hands

they shoot me

No… Finchby’s a gloater…

groans through another contraction, looks up at

click my tongue at her. Pointing a finger, “You handle your end of it.” She nods, panting, and I

me. They stay

I saw a man with murder in his

towards me. “Search him. He’ll

from when he sprang me

you again, Hickman. Just

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