Severed Paths

Bang! Bang! Bang!

The pistol barked in reckless bursts. Each round sliced past Nadine’s cheek, ripped the air beside her arm, and kissed the fabric near her thigh. When the final round clicked dry, Killian lowered the smoking barrel.

“Take her to the station,” Killian told his men, “let her rot in a cell for the rest of her life, and make sure the days she spends there are anything but easy.”

“Und