15
Too Much Drama
Kai falls, a slow topple back, a stray bullet squeezed from his g*n past Jaantzen’s leg, a shower of sparks as it ricochets off the bag of machinery in front of Toshiyo.
Manu waits for the bullet that will take him, from Sarah, behind them — he hears her swear — but Oriol is faster. He lets a spray of bullets fly as he dives for cover. Manu spins to take her out, but it’s Jaantzen’s shot that catches her straight between the eyes.
Manu aims his pistol at Jaxie’s head. “You do and you’re dead,” he says.
She lowers her pulse carbine, raises a hand. “We good, man.”
It’s over as soon as it began.
Oriol stands carefully, scanning the room behind them, his weapon at the ready. “s**t, man,” he says. “This is too much f*****g drama.”
“I’ll split Kai’s and Sarah’s cuts bet
