Dead Men's Harvest
“The Arkansas mobster screamed all the way down then went deathly silent as he struck the roof of the house. He smashed through tiles, made it through the support beams and ended up in the attic space. The blood pouring down the steepled roof was an indication of what would be found when Petoskey was retrieved from the wreckage.
Setting his mouth in a tight line, Baron reached into his pocket and took out his cellphone. He pressed a speed dial number. The phone rang three times before it was pic...ked up.
‘Bad news, I’m afraid, sir,’ he said into the phone. ‘Hunter and Rington have escaped.’ He tolerated the shouting in his ear, knowing that this was nothing compared to what was coming.
Then he said, ‘It’s worse than that, Mr Hendrickson. During their escape, your business partner was killed.’ Hundreds of miles away, Kurt Hendrickson screamed blasphemous threats down the phone.
‘Yes,’ Baron acknowledged. ‘I will do everything in my power to stop them.’ He quickly disconnected to avoid a further berating, slipped the phone back in his pocket then turned to the men standing next to him.MoreLess
Setting his mouth in a tight line, Baron reached into his pocket and took out his cellphone. He pressed a speed dial number. The phone rang three times before it was pic...ked up.
‘Bad news, I’m afraid, sir,’ he said into the phone. ‘Hunter and Rington have escaped.’ He tolerated the shouting in his ear, knowing that this was nothing compared to what was coming.
Then he said, ‘It’s worse than that, Mr Hendrickson. During their escape, your business partner was killed.’ Hundreds of miles away, Kurt Hendrickson screamed blasphemous threats down the phone.
‘Yes,’ Baron acknowledged. ‘I will do everything in my power to stop them.’ He quickly disconnected to avoid a further berating, slipped the phone back in his pocket then turned to the men standing next to him.MoreLess
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