CHAPTER 117 Hit and Run
Xavier
I watched in horror as the delivery truck plowed through the intersection aimed at one car
and one car alone.
I may have told Max to run her off the road, but I didn’t order him to kill her. I just wanted her to be
admitted to the hospital with a broken leg or maybe a couple of broken ribs, but I didn’t intend for her to
die…well, not just yet.
Sure, she did something s tupid… She targeted Joy, but that was to get back at Noah.
Nicole was Noah’s kryptonite…
It seemed Nicole would go to great lengths to hurt Noah. I believed she was the one who would help
me take him down…
After she had the time to cool off and think things through.
Luckily, Link came out without a scratch. He was in a white Audi SUV, driving alongside Nicole’s BMW
when the truck sped towards them. He was able to veer away and stop just as
the truck hit Nicole’s car.
The BMW bounced up and down like a huge basketball against the hard concrete before exploding
against a street light.
“Max, you seeing this?” I asked through ours. He was a few cars behind me.
“Affirmative, X,” Max answered. “It doesn’t look like it was an ident.” He was right.
Obviously, Nicole had be someone’s problem and that someone put her on his hit list…
Which raises the inevitable question, who?
It couldn’t have been Liam. He valued his friends. His only beef was with Pete.
She seemed to be close friends with Dan although Cristos mentioned she annoyed him in a
way.
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That left me with only three men on the top of my head. The notorious underboss Pete, the ex-
boyfriend Noah and the sa distic Cris.
Fortunately for Nicole, this attempt on her life made her a valuable asset to me.
She needed to survive.
up and
“I noticed when we were waiting for the light to turn green, the truck had its hood.
the driver had his head stuck underneath like he had car trouble. He was gesturing to the
cars behind him to drive ahead,” I said, as I quickly drove my car off to the side. I needed to
get to the driver of that truck.
I took off my seatbelt and exited the car.
“Maybe the truck driver was stalling purposely…. waiting for her,” he replied. “X, I’ll drive ahead and
park my car at the convenience store. Holler if you need me.”
I ran out to the middle of the intersection and saw Link on his phone, walking towards a lone female
body in a blue and white dress lying with her back against the cold hard pavement. Her legs and arms
were syed out and she wasn’t moving.
“I need an ambnce at the intersection of Main Street and Prairie Avenue. There’s been an ident.
There’s one victim lying in the middle of the street, female, possible spine and head injuries,” I heard
him say. “Of course, I won’t move her, just tell the EMTs to hurry.” He pocketed his phone and quickly
walked towards me. “She flew out through the windshield her car. I’m guessing she didn’t have a
seatbelt on.”
“How is she?” I asked.
“She’s conscious,” he answered. I heaved a sigh of relief.
“You deal with her,” I told him. “I’m going to go and have a small chat with the driver of that truck.” He
nodded his head.
“I have a nket in my car,” he said. “The operator told me to keep her warm, but not to move her.”
“Sure, keep herfortable,” I said, nodding my head. “Don’t let anyone else near her until the
paramedics arrive. And I need you to call our doctors. If it’s possible, I want her transferred to another
hospital.”
“I’m on it, Bo,” Link said, before running back to his car to grab a nket for Nicole
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I dashed towards the truck and saw a man emerge from the driver’s side. He was walking unsteadily,
rubbing his forehead with his fingers. He was of average height, dark hair and tanned skin, with a mole
on his right cheek. He was wearing dark blue coveralls and ck
boots.
He was someone I’ve never seen around town before.
“Hey, you!” I yelled as I approached. He raised his head to look at me, the shock apparent in his dark
eyes. He lowered his hand from his forehead and pointed at himself. “Yes you! What the f uck, man!
Didn’t you see your light was red?” I asked angrily.
Instead of answering me, he turned around and hurriedly walked away from me.
“Don’t you walk away from this!” I yelled after him. He didn’t stop. Instead, he bolted. “Stop him! He’s
trying to get away!” I yelled to anyone who could hear me. However, everyone was preupied. It was
all up to me.
Thank goodness I had changed into my sneakers.
I chased after him as he ran across the intersection towards the direction of the hospital. He apparently
knew there was crowd gathering there.
“Max, I have a dark haired man in dark blue coveralls headed towards you,” I said, panting as I ran.
The f u cker was fast.
“Copy that, X,” Max said. “I’m across the street from you,” Max answered, “and I have eyes
the target.”
I nced to the right and saw Max walking casually towards the driver who was desperately trying to
reach the crowd. The assembly of people were so near that I could hear them chanting prayers for
Theodore Cohen.
Just before the driver could enter the dense mob through a gap between a group of people, Max
quickly positioned himself in front of him and with one fluid move, struck the man in the neck, right at
the Adam’s apple.
The driver fell back, clutching his neck while gasping for air. He tried to call out to the people, gesturing
for them to help him, but his pleas were ignored.
Max quickly pulled him up, twisting his arm around his back. The driver howled in pain, but his cries
were drowned out by the cheers and chantsing from the townsfolk.
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I stopped underneath the trees along the sidewalk, away from the street lights, to catch my breath.
Without loosening his hold on the man’s arm, Max pushed him towards me. Fortunately, we were well
hidden in the darkness.
I patted him down, looking for his wallet or a phone. I found his wallet in his back pocket and his phone
in a pocket up front. I pocketed the phone before searching for any
identification.
“It says here your name is Miguel Hernandez,” I said. “Born in Mexico City, thirty-eight years. old,
current address is in Houston, Texas. What are you doing all the way in North Dakota, Miguel? I waited
for his answer, but he refused to open his mouth.
Max pulled on his arm. “Answer him or I’ll break your arm!”
“I was called to fulfill a promise,” he cried out.
“A promise to whom?” I asked.
“I can not tell you,” he replied. “I am sworn to secrecy.”
This as shole was a member of the Angels of Darkness!
“Get him out of here,” I told Max. “I want you to find out everything he knows. I’ll go back to
the intersection and tell everyone I lost him in the crowd. You know what that means.”
“That means you and I are going to bestfriends, amigo,” Max said, smiling.” And I can promise you, we
are going to have lots of fun together. Later, Bo.”
I ran back to the intersection, thankful the paramedics and the firemen were already there. Surprisingly,
Jack was also there, overseeing everything.
“Undersheriff, oh thank Go d, you’re here,” I said, catching my breath. “Lchased after the driver who hit
Nicole’s car, but I lost him in the crowd. He’s around five foot eight or maybe nine, dark hair, tanned
skin, a mole on his cheek. He looked maybe around mid orte thirties wearing dark blue coveralls like
a mechanic. How’s Nicole, by the way?”
“She’s over there. EMTs are prepping her up before they drive her to the hospital. I already got a
statement from your attorney. I need to get a statement from you, Bo,” Jack said. I nodded my head. It
appeared Jack was all business. Of course, he had a lot on his te at the
moment.
“I
was dri
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her car didn’t budge, I h onked my horn to get her to move. I actually regret doing that now,” I said
sheepishly. Jack patted my shoulder.
“This wasn’t your fault, Jack said. “So you were behind Nicole in thatne. Where was this
truck?”
“Over there,” I pointed to the left side. “While we were waiting for the light to turn green, I remember
seeing the driver was outside of his vehicle checking the engine. Seemed like he was having car
trouble or something. Anyway, one second, the truck looked like it was having trouble starting. The
next, it was in the middle of the intersection heading straight
towards Nicole.”
“And the driver fled the scene?” Jack asked.
“Yup. I confronted him and asked if he had seen that his light was red, but instead of answering me, he
ran. I chased after him, but I lost him in the crowd.”
“Thanks, Bo, that’s all I need for now. I’ll radio in the description of the driver and give all the
information you gave me. This is now a hit and run investigation,” Jack said.
“Is it okay if I go and check up on Nicole now?” asked. He smiled.
“Sure, Bo. It’s nice to know Nicole has friends she can count on,” Jack replied before walking
to his car.
The sounds of sirens echoed all around me. The EMTs had ced a neck brace around
Nicole’s neck and had securely strapped her in a stretcher before moving her into the
ambnce.
I walked up to a female EMT who was talking to Link and coughed to grab her attention. I had to stop
myself from smiling. It was Autumn I forgot she was a Nurse Paramedic.
“How is she?”
“From my initial assessment, she has a fractured leg, fractured wrist and a broken cor
bone. Vitals are stable and she’s conscious. We’ll check for any head or spinal injuries once she’s in
the hospital,” she answered. “Honestly, it could’ve been worst. She’s one lucky girl.”
“How can I have her transferred to another hospital?” I whispered.
“She needs to have an injury like Abigail’s and she has to have her next of kin or family doctor sign for
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Her mother won’t authorize it.”
“Got it. I’ll speak to Ms. Davis and hope she can help me transfer her out of here. Thanks for your
help.”
“No problem. Well, I gotta go. The docs are already waiting for her. They probably see her as a great
distraction from all the trouble the hospital is in. In case you didn’t know, the mayor is sueing the
hospital for his father’s death.”
Link and I waved goodbye as the ambnce rushed off. Luckily, no one else was hurt from
the crash.
“I gotta make a pit stop at the pub, so I need you to follow her, Link. Present yourself as the family’s
attorney,” I instructed. “Also, I need you to draw up a Power of Attorney making you Nicole’s guardian. I
heard that Ms. Davis was diagnosed with early onset Alzhiemer’s. If the family doctor won’t sign the
transfer, I want you to do it, I instructed.
Got it,” he said. “I called our doctors, by the way. One is flying in tonight to make an assessment. While
the doc makes her assessment, I’ll have the papers printed out ready for
Ms. Davis-”
The sudden sound of my phone ringing interrupted him. I pulled it out and saw the name
Dom on the screen.
“What-”
“I need your help. I’m at Pete’s mansion on Huff Hills and there’s a team of mercenaries who’ve
entered thepound,” he said..
For the love of G od…
“I’m on my way.”
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