Hailey’s Truth (Book Three) Excerpt:
Austin kept his hands half raised as four other men, older, their eyes more brutal, moved in to surround him. Well, shit. As the odds quickly turned against him, he focused on staying steady, on keeping calm. He’d been in worse situations, but this one sucked pretty bad right now.
As long as he allowed them to think they had the upper hand, he would stay in control.
“Move forward.” The kid gestured with his pistol.
Austin took two steps closer to the gun aimed at him.
“What we got here, Little G?” one of the men said as he continued to advance. “This your new ride?”
“Hell yeah.”
Little G took another step toward Austin, cocky now. Austin saw his opportunity.
“We gonna—”
Before Little G finished, Austin grabbed the gun and put the kid in a sleeper hold. He was unconscious before the four gangsters could draw their knives or pistols from their pockets. He held the gun to the kid’s temple. “I’d hate to have to shoot your pal here. Go ahead and back yourselves up.”
“You’re outnumbered, homie.”
“Maybe.” He aimed the pistol between one of the banger’s feet and pulled the trigger. A bullet sparked less than an inch from his foot, landing in the dingy yard behind him. Austin repeated himself three more times, aiming within inches of each man’s sneakers. “Or maybe not.”
Two backed up, two turned and ran away.
“We just want your car, homie.” The kid drew his gun, challenging.
“Yeah, but I want it more.” Austin aimed at the kid’s saggy jeans. “I bet you want to keep your balls, so I’m gonna suggest you drop that and stay back while I get in my car, or I’ll shoot and I won’t miss. I promise.” He wiggled his finger on the trigger to send his point home, and the kid dropped the pistol.
Austin loosened his grip on Little G, sending him crumbling to the ground, still unconscious. He eyed the two remaining gangsters as he walked to his car, got in, and peeled away, ducking as a stray bullet shattered the glass of his back window. “Damn it.”
He took the first turn, then another and another, until he was sure no one followed. Sweat beaded on his forehead, dripped down his back, as his sheen of calm vanished and adrenaline took over. He brushed the dampness away with his forearm, stretched his tensed shoulders as he drove closer to the 110 onramp. He accelerated onto the interstate, swearing profusely as wind surged through the broken windows.
This whole situation was a fucking nightmare. He glanced at the glitter of glass littering his floor, his seats, and clenched his jaw.
Enough was enough. It was time to get to the bottom of this, get a good look at the pictures he’d taken, and find out just what Hailey knew.
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Looks like an intense read. I had to go to Amazon to look for a blurb and was surprised to discover this story was set in L.A. Thanks for the giveaway.
nice cover
Sounds like an exciting book! Thanks for sharing the great excerpt.
It looks like an exciting story.