Hardboiled: Not Your Average Detective Story (The Lillim Callina Chronicles Book 5) - Plot & Excerpts
My breath caught in my throat. The shooter was using silver ammunition. That was bad. It meant he was prepared. Custody hit the ground hard, trying to crawl away, but her limbs didn’t seem to be working right. There was no way she was going to get to cover in time.I spun toward the sound and spotted a glimmer from the rooftop of the house across the street. Without thinking, I reached back and ripped Haijiku from its sheath, and time seemed to slow down. I called upon the black blade’s power, and the flitting of wings filled my ears like a raging crescendo. I leapt, energy spilling from me in veiny black sheets.My feet slammed into the red tile roof, shattering the adobe under the force of my impact. The sniper fired again, but I must have thrown off his shot because the sound of breaking glass filled my ears. He spun toward me with the rifle, pulling the bolt back to prepare for another shot. His face was hidden behind a black ski mask and goggles that made him look more like a strange bug creature than a person.The sniper fired at me, the shot going wide, and I was pretty sure he’d planned on the shot distracting me enough for him to put one in my chest.
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