Chapter Sixteen
My world filled with pain and noise. I doubled over, clutching my ears as razor wire cut through my senses. My eyes threatened to leave my skull and my head thundered with agony.
I fell for what felt like an eternity. Up, down, spinning. Drowning on dry land.
Focus.
A man may be destroyed but never defeated.
I sucked deep breaths, reaching out and feeling for my surroundings. Wood, cold tile floor, chilly air-conditioned air. After a few moments, I opened my eyes. I was still alive, but not all that happy about it.
The bench next to my head carried a deep crater where the bullet had impacted. Teach had fired the gun right next to my ear. No way he missed from that range. It was intentional.
He meant to throw me off, disorient, not kill. Why?
No time for questions. I
