Within moments she’d secured it on the bleeding wound and cut a strip from the man’s shirt to hold it in place. Looking around, she went to the dispenser on the wall and busted into it to withdraw a feminine napkin. She pressed her hand against her side and winced. Then she secured them so they couldn’t escape.ĭigging for her phone, she swore as she spied it on the ground, a big spiderweb on the screen from where the jackass had stomped it. Shocked the gunshot hadn’t pulled anyone else back to her location, she dragged this body in as well, making sure to gag both of them. May not have been pretty, but shit is effective. Not giving herself nearly enough time to recover from the shot and subsequent hair pulling, she exploded up and used the crown of her head to slam into her attacker’s. With a throat punch, she got her to release her grip and sagged down. Xahara cursed the fact that her hair wasn’t confined and did it again when the bitch grabbed a handful of it and yanked until she saw stars. They came together in a snarl of feminine fury.

Flinching when it hit near her hip, Xahara swore and jammed her elbow into her chin. It didn’t take a genius to know that some shit was going down. Xahara didn’t wait to see what was going on, just worked swiftly to immobilize this assailant as well. She flew back into action, this time her head rush slamming the woman into the open where she hit the wall behind her, the air being knocked from her lungs. The door didn’t have a chance to close completely. Xahara wiped the blood off her face and pulled on him to get him out of the open view. Jumping on him, she slammed him down hard then choked him out.

Retaliating with a solid kick to the knee, she grinned when he went down. She winced when he punched her in the solar plexus. She recovered quickly and jumped on the armed gunman. The only reason I’m hearing that here is because I just landed in a fucked-up mess.Ĭursing her lack of a gun once more, she opened the door and gasped as a heavy boot connected with it, driving it into her face, knocking her back a few steps. What the fuck is going on? I know that sound and it’s automatic gunfire. As she washed up, she paused and cocked her head to the left. She hung up and quickly took care of her screaming bladder. Foolish on her part, she knew this and wouldn’t be agreeing to it again. She didn’t like being unarmed, but she’d promised no guns this time. She loved her cousins and enjoyed all the time she got to spend with them. I know Dad is looking forward to seeing all of us together again.” Has to do with me being a kickass member of Haver City SWAT. “Has nothing to do with being a drama queen. “How many times have you checked only to cuss when you can’t find your gun?” Two, I haven’t even been seen yet, so give me a bit and I’ll call you when I walk out of this place.” One, you’re keeping me from peeing, because I’m not talking to you while I do that. Ever since she had landed that high-powered job, she’s always been on time, hell, sometimes early.” Rolled her eyes again because it was like ten miles closer on the map. She couldn’t help but smile when she thought of her cousins. You know that Haver City is closer to me than Marbleton.” Especially since she had farther to travel. “I know you think I’m being a pain in the ass, but Xandra is already here and we all know she’s typically last. Triple X will be together soon enough.”Ī grateful sigh, and yet there was a bit of disbelief that she heard from her cousin through the phone. If she’d been drinking, a mouthful of water would have spewed free. “But you’re coming, right? This isn’t a ploy to somehow be transported back to Haver City and some fucking hypothetical SWAT emergency?” As for her cousin, Xahara was still suspicious she was actually running from something. Xaya had always been the small-town girl, but people changed. She understood why Xaya had taken over a practice here, yet didn’t get why she loved it so much. Rich people and what comforts they needed around them. This was more of a lounge than a restroom in her mind. Nothing ugly and simplistic here, not at all.

Xahara Asher rolled her eyes as she rested her shoulder against the wall of the waiting area in the women’s restroom. I’ll be there soon enough, but I had to stop in here for a few moments.” “I don’t know what else you want from me, Xaya.

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