Alex sucked in a quick breath and with a surge of adrenaline leaped over the pipe railing to the ground below. “Oomph!” He landed fine but holding the packing crate made him teeter.
“Give that back!” the security guard bellowed from the doorway.
Holy crap! Alex thought, his gut twisting in knots. He glanced up at the burly rent-a-cop. If this guy caught him and Mom found out….
Holy crap! He couldn’t think of that right now.
Springing up like a jack-in-the-box, Alex vaulted straight ahead. Unfortunately, it was in the opposite direction of his skateboard. He pivoted back.
And gulped.
Gigantor was right on his heels. The guard’s muscles bulged under his short-sleeved uniform, his hulking arms swiping at Alex. The boy quickened his pace. A huge hand grazed the top of his head.
Willing
