Paul was asleep in his car. And Bri opened the front door looking as if he’d been dragged through a hedge. He was sweaty and pale.‘What’s up with you?’ said Max, marching Molly inside while Tony followed on with Junior. ‘And I just passed Paul, he’s asleep out there. What the fuck’s going on?’‘Something happened, Boss.’ Bri’s speech was laboured, disjointed.‘Where’s Annie?’ demanded Max.‘Let me go, will you?’ whined Molly.Max gave her a shake. ‘Shut up, you.’ He turned back to Bri. ‘What’s happened?’‘Sorry, Boss. Nothing I could do. Bastard came to—’‘Who?’ A hot bolt of panic shot through Max’s gut.‘Big guy, long red hair. Hit me with a taser. Didn’t see it coming. Went down like a sack of shit. Couldn’t move.’‘Where’s Annie?’ Max repeated, his mouth going dry.‘He took her. I couldn’t stop him.’‘What’s going on?’ asked Alberto, catching the last few words as he came up the steps, Layla trailing behind him.‘That’s what I want to find out,’ said Max, thinking fast.
