Chapter 5 - The Little Boy Is Pulled To Safety
With lightning-fast reflexes born from years of working in high-pressure commercial kitchens, Frank feigned a step backward.
Victor Vance’s eyes flicked downward for a fraction of a second, distracted by the deceptive movement of the heavy-set baker.
That split-second lapse in concentration was all Sam needed to dive forward across the frosty floor with reckless, desperate bravery.
Sam slammed his shoulder directly into Vance’s midsection, sending the fugitive crashing backward against wire storage racks inside the freezer.
The little boy slipped free from Vance’s loosened grip, tumbling forward out of the icy threshold onto the warm bakery floor.
Frank lunged into the mist, scooping the crying child up in one arm while throwing a devastating right hook toward Vance’s jaw.
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The punch connected with a sickening crunch, sending the fugitive sprawling backward into a stack of frozen pastry trays.
“Sam, grab the kids and get out to the street right now!” Frank roared, standing guard at the freezer entrance like a massive grizzly bear.
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