Mega 3: When Giants Collide (Mega Series) Read Free Page B

she’s not his girlfriend,” Shane said as he pulled his cutoffs on. “More like he’s her boyfriend. There’s a difference, trust me. Second, my brother can hold his own in a fight, so I never really worry about him. Third, her name is Darby and she will probably kill your brothers and cousins if we don’t stop her.”
    Linny just stared at Shane as he got his shirt on. He found his flip flops and hurried to the door.
    “What?” he asked as she kept staring.
    “A woman is not going to kill my brothers and cousins,” Linny said, “they will kill her.”
    “Yeah, you just keep thinking that.” Shane laughed. “I told you I rolled in with a rough crew.”
    “Your brother knows she can kill them?”
    “Yep,” Shane nodded.
    “He isn’t going to stop her?”
    “Nope,” Shane replied, “he loves watching her kick ass.”
    “Even if she kills them,” she said.
    “Even if she kills them,” Shane responded. “I’m sure those two have already justified why your brothers and cousins deserve to die. Max wouldn’t let it happen unless there was some reason.”
    “Fucking Navy SEALs,” she said, shaking her head. “Why I get involved with you assholes, I don’t know.”
    “Because we’re good in the sack,” he said as he kissed her and turned her towards the door. “Now, let’s save your family from some serious heartbreak.”
     
    ***
     
    “You’re killing me, William,” Ballantine said. “All of this was already sanctioned by the company. We were hired to do a job and we did it. There isn’t a single one of those creatures left out there. We’ve even had time to do side jobs along the way… Yes, I know the Brazilian government protested our mission in the Amazon… What do you mean we were convicted? What the fuck, William? We had immunity! The company was supposed to… Yes, I am aware of that… Well, that’s the legal department’s problem! How is that? They what? Who bought them? Jesus Christ… No, I know exactly who runs that outfit… That really has no bearing on anything… Say that again... No, the last part… How in the fuck can they press charges? They fucking hired us! No, don’t even try that shit with me, William! No… FUCK! Yeah, I’ll hold, but hurry the fuck up… Oh, and William? Protocol fifty-four is in effect if you don’t come back with an answer I want to hear… Yes, you heard me… Well, too bad. They should have thought of that before.”
    “This sounds like it’s going well,” Thorne said from his shady spot under the palm tree.
    “Fucking swimmingly,” Ballantine replied. “The Team better be enjoying themselves because I don’t think we’re going to get any off boat R and R again for a long time.”
    “That bad?” Thorne asked.
    “I haven’t seen worse,” Ballantine nodded.
     
    ***
     
    “Left side!” Max shouted. “Right side! Duck! Duck! Yeah! Oh that has to hurt! What?”
    Darby rolled to the side just as a foot came down where she’d just been. She sent a quick jab into the man’s calf, right into a nerve cluster that sent the huge man to the ground. Without missing a second, she slammed her fist into the man’s temple then rolled herself backwards to her feet.
    “Stop distracting me, Maxwell,” Darby said.
    “My bad,” Max said as he took the joint from his ear and put it to his lips. “Behind you.”
    Darby roundhouse kicked the man coming for her in the balls. He squealed then collapsed onto his knees while his hands gripped his crotch. Instead of punching him herself, she stepped to the side and let the man behind her do it as the fist that was meant for the back of her head went flying by.
    “Oh, shit, bra,” the man said to his friend he’d just punched. He started to say more, but Darby sent a high kick into his throat. He fell to his knees, his hands around his neck as he struggled to breathe through his crushed windpipe.
    Two more men rushed her, but she easily avoided their massive bulk and sent one down with three