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“Chase them down. I want them dead.”
“ Including the McPhearson woman? I thought you wanted her alive.”
“ Dead. I want all of them dead.” He simmered, letting the rage wash over him. But then common sense warred with his thirst for revenge and won. He growled. “No. Never mind that. Get McPhearson. She’s your priority. Once we have her, we’ll take care of the rest.”
He paused, picturing his son. He’d had so much potential. His anger warmed him. “But hurt her. A lot.”
CHAPTER 15
L aney, Jake, and Henry ran across the parking lot. They reached Henry’s Escalade just as two Tahoes squealed into the lot.
Jake all but threw Laney into the back seat. “I don’t think those are the good guys.”
Henry jammed the key in to the ignition and gunned it. “Time to go.” He careened around the other cars waiting to exit.
A bunch of people honked their horns in irritation. Apparently they had missed the life-and-death gun battle in the parking lot.
Laney held on in the back as Henry swerved from side to side, weaving through the slower traffic. “You sure this is necessary?”
Henry ’s eyes flipped to the rearview mirror. “Yup.”
Laney glanced back. The two Tahoes from the parking lot were behind them and moving fast. “Plan?”
Henry just pushed down on the gas pedal as they broke out of the park and into a residential area.
Jake looked around the car. “This the new one?”
Henry smiled. “Yup.”
“ New one?” Laney asked. “New what?”
“ Car. I had a few improvements made to the manufacturer’s standard model.”
“ Like what?”
“ Bulletproof windows, doors, and roof. And some extra toys.” Henry hit two buttons on the dash. The back of the driver’s seat slid open, revealing a small arsenal. A similar tray appeared in the dashboard in front of Jake.
“ My kind of toys.” Jake grabbed a Beretta and two magazines.
“ This is the car you chose to bring on a family vacation?” Laney asked.
Henry caught her eyes in the rearview. “Kind of a good thing I did, isn’t it?”
Laney turned to watch the tree s rush by them on the side of the road. Okay. Good point.
Henry made a sharp turn, putting them on the highway.
Jake slammed the magazine into place. “I, personally, would like to chat with these guys. Find out exactly what’s going on.”
Laney glanced back again. The SUVs were closer. “If they’re anything like the parking lot guys, I don’t think they’re going to be too chatty. How about we just outrun them instead?”
“ Working on it,” Henry said. The Escalade accelerated.
They barreled down the highway. Other cars took notice and got out of the way. Henry sped toward a slow-moving Honda Civic that was matching the pace of the Toyota Corolla in the lane next to it.
Laney glanced back. The Tahoes were gaining. She looked forward. Henry was almost on top of the Honda. “Henry!”
At the last second, Henry jerked the wheel, jumping them onto the shoulder. They flew past the slow-moving cars. On the service road, a cop car appeared, its lights flashing, siren roaring.
More lights appeared in the far distance behind them. Laney wasn’t sure if that was a good thing. The cops had no idea what they were putting themselves in the middle of.
Laney turned around again. “Cops.”
Henry gave a terse nod.
“ We need to get off this highway.” Jake pulled up a map of the area on his phone.
They rounded a turn. A half-mile ahead, two cop cars blocked the highway. Laney’s stomach plummeted.
“ Henry, turn left.” Jake ordered.
“ Left?” Henry asked.
“ Now!” Jake yelled.
Henry wrenched the wheel. Laney felt the left side of the car lift off the ground for a few terrifying moments before it crashed back down. They bumped across the grass divider.
The oncoming traffic slammed to a stop as Henry cut across the other two lanes of the highway. Bumping onto the shoulder, they careened through the grass,
“ Including the McPhearson woman? I thought you wanted her alive.”
“ Dead. I want all of them dead.” He simmered, letting the rage wash over him. But then common sense warred with his thirst for revenge and won. He growled. “No. Never mind that. Get McPhearson. She’s your priority. Once we have her, we’ll take care of the rest.”
He paused, picturing his son. He’d had so much potential. His anger warmed him. “But hurt her. A lot.”
CHAPTER 15
L aney, Jake, and Henry ran across the parking lot. They reached Henry’s Escalade just as two Tahoes squealed into the lot.
Jake all but threw Laney into the back seat. “I don’t think those are the good guys.”
Henry jammed the key in to the ignition and gunned it. “Time to go.” He careened around the other cars waiting to exit.
A bunch of people honked their horns in irritation. Apparently they had missed the life-and-death gun battle in the parking lot.
Laney held on in the back as Henry swerved from side to side, weaving through the slower traffic. “You sure this is necessary?”
Henry ’s eyes flipped to the rearview mirror. “Yup.”
Laney glanced back. The two Tahoes from the parking lot were behind them and moving fast. “Plan?”
Henry just pushed down on the gas pedal as they broke out of the park and into a residential area.
Jake looked around the car. “This the new one?”
Henry smiled. “Yup.”
“ New one?” Laney asked. “New what?”
“ Car. I had a few improvements made to the manufacturer’s standard model.”
“ Like what?”
“ Bulletproof windows, doors, and roof. And some extra toys.” Henry hit two buttons on the dash. The back of the driver’s seat slid open, revealing a small arsenal. A similar tray appeared in the dashboard in front of Jake.
“ My kind of toys.” Jake grabbed a Beretta and two magazines.
“ This is the car you chose to bring on a family vacation?” Laney asked.
Henry caught her eyes in the rearview. “Kind of a good thing I did, isn’t it?”
Laney turned to watch the tree s rush by them on the side of the road. Okay. Good point.
Henry made a sharp turn, putting them on the highway.
Jake slammed the magazine into place. “I, personally, would like to chat with these guys. Find out exactly what’s going on.”
Laney glanced back again. The SUVs were closer. “If they’re anything like the parking lot guys, I don’t think they’re going to be too chatty. How about we just outrun them instead?”
“ Working on it,” Henry said. The Escalade accelerated.
They barreled down the highway. Other cars took notice and got out of the way. Henry sped toward a slow-moving Honda Civic that was matching the pace of the Toyota Corolla in the lane next to it.
Laney glanced back. The Tahoes were gaining. She looked forward. Henry was almost on top of the Honda. “Henry!”
At the last second, Henry jerked the wheel, jumping them onto the shoulder. They flew past the slow-moving cars. On the service road, a cop car appeared, its lights flashing, siren roaring.
More lights appeared in the far distance behind them. Laney wasn’t sure if that was a good thing. The cops had no idea what they were putting themselves in the middle of.
Laney turned around again. “Cops.”
Henry gave a terse nod.
“ We need to get off this highway.” Jake pulled up a map of the area on his phone.
They rounded a turn. A half-mile ahead, two cop cars blocked the highway. Laney’s stomach plummeted.
“ Henry, turn left.” Jake ordered.
“ Left?” Henry asked.
“ Now!” Jake yelled.
Henry wrenched the wheel. Laney felt the left side of the car lift off the ground for a few terrifying moments before it crashed back down. They bumped across the grass divider.
The oncoming traffic slammed to a stop as Henry cut across the other two lanes of the highway. Bumping onto the shoulder, they careened through the grass,
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