Midnight Sun (44 page)

“
Leave
us
alone,
” s
he
said.
“
Just
turn
and
go.
”

“
Or
what,
bitch?
”
said
the
leader
from
about
three
paces
away.
“
You
gonna
arrest
me?
”

“
No,
”
she
said.
“
I
’
m
going
to
kill
you.
”

Her
pistol
slid
into
view,
and
she
trained
it
on
his
chest.
Hilde
raised
hers
into
view
as
well.
Everyone
stopped
in
their
tracks.
The
leader
stared
at
her,
a
mixture
of
fear
and
hatred
smoldering in
his
eyes.

“
You
ain
’
t
got
the
balls
to
kill
me.
”

“
You
’
re
very
observant,
”
Lonnie
said.
“W
omen
don
’
t
need
balls. We
’
ve
got
hormones,
and
if
you
take
one
more
step,
I
am
going
to
hormone
your
ass
straight
to
hell.
”

“
There
’
s
seven
of
us.
” H
e
gestured
around
the
group
with
a
sweep
of
his
hands.
“Y
ou
can
’
t
get
us
all.
”

“
Maybe
not,
but
you
’
ll
die
for
sure.
” H
er
eyes
remained locked on Snake's like a snare that trapped him, choking him with her stare. She continued, her voice a low growl filled with unbridled menace, “
And
at
least
three
more
will
die
before
you
can
stop
me.
I'm
really
good
with
this
thing.
”

Hilde
glanced
in
her
side
mirror
and
caught
a
man
sneaking
along
the
side
of
the
truck
toward
her.
A
creepy
grin
stretched
his
lips
as
he
glared
up
at
her.
Right
handed,
she
couldn
’
t
swing
her
gun
hand
toward
him,
and
he
seemed
to
know
it.

A
sudden
yelp
burst
the
air
like
a
popped
balloon.
The
wet
smack
of
flesh,
followed
by
a
thump
of
bone
on
metal,
echoed
from
the
back.

“
You
dented
my
brand-new
truck,
”
Marcus's
voice
boomed,
shaking
the
air.
He
jammed
a
fist
into
the
man
’
s
gut,
then
let
him
drop
to
the
ground,
“
and
you
slashed
my
tires!
”

The
next
man's
left
leg
snapped
sideways
as
Marcus
drove
a kick
into
his
knee
so
fast
his
foot
was
a
blur.
The
man
screamed
as
he
dropped
to
the
ground,
grasping
at
the
dislocated
joint.
A
heavy
thud
forced
a
gasp
out
of
another
man
as
Mike
delivered
a
two-fisted
blow
to
his
kidneys.
He
tumbled
forward,
knocking
a
third
man
off
balance.
Mike
lashed
out
with
a
hook
kick
that
cracked
the
jaw
of
the
man
who
had
been
sneaking
toward
Hilde. He crumpled
to
his
knees
and started to raise himself back up to fight
.
Mike
stepped
forward
and
hammered
into
his
temple
with
the
side
of
his
left
fist,
slamming
his
head
against
the
side
of
the
truck
with
a
thud
,
the
nearly
lethal
force dropping him to the ground.