The Wind in my Heart
Crystal Lake Publishing
A shock of pain shoots through my body all the way to my tailbone.
I lurch to my feet and get my first good look at the guy in the boots. Henry Lao. Paul Tien’s motherless lieutenant. Thought those boots looked familiar.
The goon downstairs isn’t climbing through the window after me, so he’s gotta be on his way through the building. I can’t let this turn into a two-on-one. Henry swings at me. I block it. His fist is heavy, like he’s holding a roll of quarters or a piece of iron pipe. I try to punch him in the gut, knock the wind out of him, but he’s too fast. He sidesteps around me and I lose my balance, which he exploits immediately, slamming me into the side of the dumpster, head first. Th
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