Storm of Lightning
“She was crying, and all he could say was, “I’m so sorry. I’m so sorry.”
I had already deactivated the ankle tracking bracelet she wore with a massive pulse that shorted out the device.
“Mom,” Taylor said.
Mrs. Ridley turned back. “Taylor!”
They hugged over the seat. “You made it back. I was so worried,” Mrs. Ridley said.
“We’re together again. That’s what matters.”
“With a little luck we’ll keep it that way,” Gervaso said. “What’s going on back there, Ian?”
Ian grinned. “Shock and awe, baby. Sh...ock and awe. The Elgen are sitting in their cars on the east side of the building. The chief just got out of his car to survey the damage, but it’s way too hot for him to get close.”
“What happens when they don’t find a body?” Mr. Ridley asked.
“They won’t expect to find a body,” Gervaso said. “We filled the car with two hundred pounds of rust thermite. It burns at four thousand degrees. That’s hot enough to melt the asphalt beneath it.MoreLess
I had already deactivated the ankle tracking bracelet she wore with a massive pulse that shorted out the device.
“Mom,” Taylor said.
Mrs. Ridley turned back. “Taylor!”
They hugged over the seat. “You made it back. I was so worried,” Mrs. Ridley said.
“We’re together again. That’s what matters.”
“With a little luck we’ll keep it that way,” Gervaso said. “What’s going on back there, Ian?”
Ian grinned. “Shock and awe, baby. Sh...ock and awe. The Elgen are sitting in their cars on the east side of the building. The chief just got out of his car to survey the damage, but it’s way too hot for him to get close.”
“What happens when they don’t find a body?” Mr. Ridley asked.
“They won’t expect to find a body,” Gervaso said. “We filled the car with two hundred pounds of rust thermite. It burns at four thousand degrees. That’s hot enough to melt the asphalt beneath it.MoreLess
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