his reasoning.
He struggled with the intense frustration he felt rioting inside of him. Crossing his arms he began considering his ludicrous predicament.
Before he could get his scattered thoughts together his ears perked up, at the sound of weapons being charged. His eyes widened. His heart stopped. Right at that instant, he locked gazes with Crenshaw, who was by now speeding straight at him.
The man just didn’t give up!
“ Holy Shit! ” Tyler cursed, reaching inside of his trench coat for his pocketknife.
He hastily cut through the parachute lines. His entire body stiffened, as he realized that he was about to be used for target practice. Crenshaw was indeed a sick and twisted asshole.
“Please, by all that is good in this God forsaken world, don’t let me die, like I have a great big bull’s eye on my forehead!” Tyler sighed with relief. The lines gave way, just before Crenshaw’s laser tore into the gargoyle. Bits of stone mortar fell around him, and he brushed a piece out of his hair, as he did the one thing that he should have never done. He looked down.
He didn’t have any more tricks up his sleeve.
Now what was he going to do?
Tyler swallowed thickly. He caught sight of a hover mobile not far from him. If she didn’t move too quickly, he could ride the wind, and land on her roof.
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If she moved too quickly he could still ride the wind, and become a mere smudge on the sidewalk. He took a deep breath, and prayed he would hit her hover mobile.
He impacted with a great thud, and groaned. He felt every bone in his body cry out in agony. Climbing across the roof, he reached down to knock on the passenger window. The woman rolled down the window. Once he saw how large the opening was, he slid inside. His injured leg hurt like a bugger. If he weren’t in such good physical condition, it would be hampering his movements right now. He glanced down to see how badly it was bleeding. Then realizing he had to give an explanation to the driver, he prepared to give one of the best performances of his lifetime.
Tyler turned to the woman and gave her one of his most charming smiles. Her eyes were widened in shock, and she gripped the steering wheel so hard that he just knew she was going to leave an imprint.
The woman’s suspicious eyes narrowed, then they relaxed slightly. She quickly studied his profile, before emitting a blood-curdling scream. Which caused her to nearly rear end the hover mobile in front of her. His life flashed before his eyes—again.
“I…I know you,” she stammered, keeping her eye on the sky in front of her, while she reached for her communication controls.
Tyler enclosed his hand around her wrist, and gently tugged it away from the console.
“Please, lady, don’t do that,” he muttered, darting a furtive gaze behind him.
Crenshaw was still there a few feet back, but he was quickly closing in, and Fred might not understand that Tyler had an innocent woman sitting beside him.
“You are a murderer! You’re going to attack me, and then kill me! My father was right.
I should have never left Jupiter Prime . I should have stayed where it was safe, and where the criminals were all taken care of. But no, I had to make my own mark on the galaxy, and travel out to the border worlds. I had to seal my own fate. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t have a convicted felon sitting right beside me...,” She took a break for a gasp of air, as Tyler began gently massaging his temple. He had never dreamt that anyone could say so much without taking a break for air.
“Shut up!” he shouted, wishing beyond all else that he had jumped into a hover mobile that had a nun or a priest inside that had taken a vow of silence.
The annoying woman obediently clamped her mouth shut looking at him sideways with her large glassy brown eyes. They were filled with undeniable fear and something else.
Damn it all, he hadn’t meant
He struggled with the intense frustration he felt rioting inside of him. Crossing his arms he began considering his ludicrous predicament.
Before he could get his scattered thoughts together his ears perked up, at the sound of weapons being charged. His eyes widened. His heart stopped. Right at that instant, he locked gazes with Crenshaw, who was by now speeding straight at him.
The man just didn’t give up!
“ Holy Shit! ” Tyler cursed, reaching inside of his trench coat for his pocketknife.
He hastily cut through the parachute lines. His entire body stiffened, as he realized that he was about to be used for target practice. Crenshaw was indeed a sick and twisted asshole.
“Please, by all that is good in this God forsaken world, don’t let me die, like I have a great big bull’s eye on my forehead!” Tyler sighed with relief. The lines gave way, just before Crenshaw’s laser tore into the gargoyle. Bits of stone mortar fell around him, and he brushed a piece out of his hair, as he did the one thing that he should have never done. He looked down.
He didn’t have any more tricks up his sleeve.
Now what was he going to do?
Tyler swallowed thickly. He caught sight of a hover mobile not far from him. If she didn’t move too quickly, he could ride the wind, and land on her roof.
RECKLESS BOUNTY Marly Mathews 28
If she moved too quickly he could still ride the wind, and become a mere smudge on the sidewalk. He took a deep breath, and prayed he would hit her hover mobile.
He impacted with a great thud, and groaned. He felt every bone in his body cry out in agony. Climbing across the roof, he reached down to knock on the passenger window. The woman rolled down the window. Once he saw how large the opening was, he slid inside. His injured leg hurt like a bugger. If he weren’t in such good physical condition, it would be hampering his movements right now. He glanced down to see how badly it was bleeding. Then realizing he had to give an explanation to the driver, he prepared to give one of the best performances of his lifetime.
Tyler turned to the woman and gave her one of his most charming smiles. Her eyes were widened in shock, and she gripped the steering wheel so hard that he just knew she was going to leave an imprint.
The woman’s suspicious eyes narrowed, then they relaxed slightly. She quickly studied his profile, before emitting a blood-curdling scream. Which caused her to nearly rear end the hover mobile in front of her. His life flashed before his eyes—again.
“I…I know you,” she stammered, keeping her eye on the sky in front of her, while she reached for her communication controls.
Tyler enclosed his hand around her wrist, and gently tugged it away from the console.
“Please, lady, don’t do that,” he muttered, darting a furtive gaze behind him.
Crenshaw was still there a few feet back, but he was quickly closing in, and Fred might not understand that Tyler had an innocent woman sitting beside him.
“You are a murderer! You’re going to attack me, and then kill me! My father was right.
I should have never left Jupiter Prime . I should have stayed where it was safe, and where the criminals were all taken care of. But no, I had to make my own mark on the galaxy, and travel out to the border worlds. I had to seal my own fate. If I hadn’t come, I wouldn’t be here, and I wouldn’t have a convicted felon sitting right beside me...,” She took a break for a gasp of air, as Tyler began gently massaging his temple. He had never dreamt that anyone could say so much without taking a break for air.
“Shut up!” he shouted, wishing beyond all else that he had jumped into a hover mobile that had a nun or a priest inside that had taken a vow of silence.
The annoying woman obediently clamped her mouth shut looking at him sideways with her large glassy brown eyes. They were filled with undeniable fear and something else.
Damn it all, he hadn’t meant
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