Page 26 of Shadow
“Okay, girlie.”
“Hello?” The voice isn’t one I recognize.
“Hello? Who is this?”
“I called to inquire about your car’s extended warranty. We have many offers…”
I hang up the phone and roll my eyes. “These damned cold calls are getting out of control. How the hell did they even get this number in the first place?” I grumble to myself.
I place the phone in my back pocket and turn to head back inside when I see a blacked-out SUV roll down the street. Something about the car has my nerves bad, so I rush inside.
Just as I get inside the door, I look back to see where the SUV went, and I see the window roll down and a gun stick out.
“Get down! Get down!” I push Sam to the ground just as the windows shatter around us and the building fills with smoke.
Eighteen
HELP
SHADOW
“Get down! Get down!” I hear Teagan screaming in the front of the store and then glass shattering.
My feet are moving before my brain can catch on to what’s happening. I draw my gun while hollering for the brothers to secure the back of the shop and call for reinforcements. I pass customers running from the front of the store to get away from whatever the fuck is happening.
When I make it to the apparel section, all hell is breaking loose. The front is foggy with some kind of smoke. People are screaming and fleeing the scene while others are hiding under overturned shoe racks coughing.
“Teagan! Teagan!” I shout as I desperately look for her. I pull a shirt off a hanger and tie it around my face.
My heart is beating out of control because if something happens to Teagan, especially on my watch, I will send everyone involved to hell.
“Shadow! Over here!” I hear a voice calling me.
I move as best I can to where the voice is coming from, but it’s hard to navigate through the mess.
When I see Teagan and Sam, my heart nearly stops. Sam is on the floor, and Teagan is beside her, but there’s glass on top of her.
“Teagan! Sam! Fuck!” I yell, moving as fast as my legs will carry me.
“Shadow,” Teagan moans before coughing.
At the sound of her weak voice, I feel both relief and enraged. Somebody tried to kill her in my store on my watch!
“Baby, fuck! Tea, are you hurt, honey?” I move as much of the glass off of her as I can.
“They were shooting at me.” Teagan coughs before trying to continue, “I…”
“Shhhh. Baby, don’t try to talk. Sam, are you alright?” I check on my talkative sales clerk.
It’s the first time I’ve heard her quiet since she was hired, and even though she used to annoy me, her and Teagan have been pretty close since the first time I brought her to the store. The twins were right, and she is an asset to the business, so I would hate to see her hurt.
“I’m good. Teagan saved my life.” Sam has tears streaming down her face, and she is rightfully shaken up.
“Come on, let’s get you guys to safety. Can you walk?” I ask Sam, and she nods. I pick up Teagan off the floor.
The brothers come hauling ass from what seems like all sides. A prospect helps Sam while I take Teagan out the back.
If it weren’t obvious somebody was trying to kill Teagan, it for sure as fuck clear now. Now, I need to figure out why and who is behind this shit.