Chapter 33
As the officers came closer Nova backed up the short distance to the counter behind her. She tried to lean back even further, putting her hands onto the counter as her top half leaned back. Her right hand settled onto something. A handle. Was it a knife? She didn’t dare look, didn’t dare draw attention to it. If it was a spoon then she was lost but if it was a knife, a sharp knife, then maybe she had a chance.
The two men continued to move forward. When they were within a few steps Nova darted forward and to the right. The officer on that side reached out, lunging towards her. There was no way to avoid his grasp so she didn’t try. Instead she brought her hand round and jammed the object she’d grabbed into his upper arm.
He yelled in shock then jerked back. Nova ste
