Painkiller (2016)
““Dammit, Veronika,” I said, rolling my eyes at her like it was no big deal that she’d just smashed her way into the Chicago Police Department Headquarters, “I’m in the middle of something here.”
She looked amused, hands aglow, standing off in front of me, like she was calling me out on my bullshit attempt to push her off balance without beating her ass. “Don’t try to play me, kid. I’m a lot older than you.”
“You said it, not me,” I fired back lightly, and saw a glimmer of amusement in her eyes.... “I thought you were very well preserved for your age—”
She came at me, fast, not so much furious as cold and calculating, which was way more dangerous than some unhinged nut. I’d fought my share of unhinged nuts, and they usually screwed up in the heat of passion. Veronika took a swipe at me with her other hand held back for defense, and I could feel the air heat up as her blue, glowing hand passed within inches of my arm, which was up to defend me.
Gavrikov, I said, and drew him forth, flaring both my hands into orange flame, mostly as a test.MoreLess
She looked amused, hands aglow, standing off in front of me, like she was calling me out on my bullshit attempt to push her off balance without beating her ass. “Don’t try to play me, kid. I’m a lot older than you.”
“You said it, not me,” I fired back lightly, and saw a glimmer of amusement in her eyes.... “I thought you were very well preserved for your age—”
She came at me, fast, not so much furious as cold and calculating, which was way more dangerous than some unhinged nut. I’d fought my share of unhinged nuts, and they usually screwed up in the heat of passion. Veronika took a swipe at me with her other hand held back for defense, and I could feel the air heat up as her blue, glowing hand passed within inches of my arm, which was up to defend me.
Gavrikov, I said, and drew him forth, flaring both my hands into orange flame, mostly as a test.MoreLess
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