Ghostwalker 06 - Predatory Game

for an answer, she dove beneath the undercarriage, rolling toward the back of the van.
    She was small enough to fit without sacrificing an arm or leg as she rolled between the tires and back out into the open.I’m clear.
    The lift made noise, and it took time. One man burst around the side of the van and she drove her fist Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
    into his throat, effectively clotheslining him so that he went down hard, his body hitting with enough of a thud that she knew he was dead. So much for never killing again.
    She kept running, right at the second man. He was braced for her, so she planted her foot on the side of the van and raced up and over his head, to jump kick the third man right in the temple. She aimed accurately, using her forward momentum to double the force of the blow.She felt rather than heard his skull fracture and he was down even before she landed on the ground.
    The second man spun back toward her, one beefy arm reaching for her. She stayed in motion, rolling across the hood of her car to put the vehicle between her and her attacker.They aren’t enhanced.
    Jess burst from the van, thrusting hard on the wheels, accelerating off the lift and whipping the chair around to put himself between Saber and the threat to her.Get behind me. The other one is coming around.
    Was he kidding? Did he really think he could fight two huge men from his wheelchair?Saber shook her head. The element of surprise was gone with two dead men on the floor. Their friends weren’t going to be so gentle with her. She needed to draw them away from Jess.
    “What do you want?” she demanded. “We don’t have any money.”
    “Bitch. You killed Charlie.”
    “He ran into my fist.”
    “You kicked him in the head,” the man protested.
    “Sorry, wrong one.” She edged her way around her car, keeping him in her sight while she checked on Jess.“It was the other one who ran into my fist.”
    “I’m supposed to pound the cripple, before we have a little fun with you.” He whipped out a camcorder.
    “He wants a sweet little video made.”The smile faded a little. “How old are you?”
    “Fourteen. Who wants a video?”
    The man swore. “That’s bullshit. He wants us to do you, a kid, on camera?”
    Who is this idiot, Jess? He’s willing to kill you and rape a woman, but doesn’t want to hurt a minor.Is he kidding?
    Criminals have to have some standards, baby. Jess sounded amused.
    The attacker standing in front of Jess held a gun and he looked smug. Jess was quiet, coiled. She could feel his energy growing into something powerful and was surprised that the others didn’t feel it. The windows in the van, her car, and the garage shimmered. She felt the air expand and contract as if breathing.
    “Shoot him, Lloyd,” the man near her commanded.
    Saber felt the rush of adrenaline as she leapt onto the hood of her car and drove at Lloyd, her legs pumping out hard to smash both feet into his face. Simultaneously, Jess kicked out with one leg from his Generated by ABC Amber LIT Conv erter, http://www.processtext.com/abclit.html
    wheelchair, the ball of his foot hitting the man’s wrist with enough force to break the bones. The gun went flying just as Saber’s heels crashed into Lloyd’s face, driving him backward and away from Jess.
    She tried to land on her feet, but she couldn’t get away from the body and fell on him. Lloyd went down hard, his arms flailing, and she took a hit to the face that staggered her. She dug her thumbs into his pressure points to keep his hands from her as she scrambled off of him and went for the gun.
    The first man tried to beat her to it, but Jess was there, rearing up like an avenging angel, his body between hers and their attacker. He brought the other man down hard, his fingers digging deep into the trachea.
    “Don’t you move, or I end you now,” he hissed.“I’m going to ease up enough to allow you to talk, but it better be what I want to hear. What’s your name?”
    “Bill. Bill Short.”
    “Who sent you?”
    “A guy paid us. Said his bitch was cheating on him and he wanted the man dead and her taught a lesson.
    He said he wanted a video of it. He never said nothing about her being fourteen.”
    Jess clamped down viciously on the man’s throat. “Don’t lie to me. You’re breaking in here to steal government secrets.”
    Saber turned away, trying not to smile. Who would ever think government secrets would be