Robert unholsters his pistol and c***s the trigger. He unbuckles his seatbelt and looks back at Andrea with grim determination.
“Don’t worry, Mrs. Hamilton, I won’t let anything happen to you,” he says.
Andrea bites her lip and looks at Gabrielle. Gabrielle’s face is pale with fear and she’s shaking violently. Andrea unbuckles Gabrielle’s seatbelt and pushes her flat onto the backseat.
“Don’t be afraid, Gabby,” Andrea says. “Just keep down and try not to move.”
Gabrielle looks up at Andrea with wide, fearful eyes and asks, “Andrea, is that a gun?”
“Yes, it is,” Andrea says. “It may not look like much, but it’s strong. Don’t worry, I’ll protect us.”
A loud blast of machine gun fire shatters the tense silence. The car jerks violently as bullets spray the back and the sides. The gla
