I took down one of the “one-hit” stories. I posted the wrong version and It’s changed since posting it. I’m still fine tuning the story a bit. It’ll be back up before the end of August.

In other news, I’m working on a short story that’s set about two years later than the novel. I’ll make that available in sections.

Here’s a small sampling of the short story:

Stefanie scrambled to the counter. The sergeant lay against the counter. She checked for a pulse. He was dead. Taking his gun she made her way to the other end of the counter. She heard footsteps coming from the hallway that led to the locker room. Steadying the gun in both hands she pointed the gun at the approaching subject. It was Nils Westermann a rookie officer.

 

“Major,” he said quietly. His gun was shaking in his hand.

 

“It’ll be okay Nils, just take a couple of deep breathes,” Stefanie told him. She pointed down the hall. “You watch our rear. Okay?”

 

Nils nodded. He swallowed and followed Stefanie’s lead. Nils froze in his steps when two more shots were fired. “Maybe we should wait for back up?”

 

“No time,” Stefanie said. She stopped at the end of the hallway and looked around the corner. She watched as the shooter was making his way from room to room trying the doors to find one that was open. A door opened from one of the locked rooms. It was the other door from her office. The accountant made it a few feet before the shooter dropped him. There were no more options left. Stefanie checked her weapon and took a deep breath. She looked at Nils. “Stay with me. Let’s get this guy.” Stefanie started around the corner and made her way down the hallway.

 

“Someone help me!” a woman’s voice cried out. The cry was followed by a child’s scream.

 

“Polizei! You have no way out.” Stefanie shouted. “Don’t make this any harder than what it already is.”

 

“You have no idea how hard it is,” the shooter called out. He fired at Stefanie just missing her. “If you come in here, I’ll kill them all!”

 

(I’m still working on the novel–the story that precedes this short story.) The “future story” will be available for purchase at some point (possibly later this year) through the Xena Online Community store (our CafePress).

 

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