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She chose to lower the gun –

Which I immediately took advantage of.

I stepped forward, grabbed her arm before she could raise it again, and slammed my body into hers against the wall.

Rachel was a skilled fighter, but I had over a hundred pounds on her –

And she didn’t want anyone to see her gun.

Two disadvantages.

“Get off me,” she hissed.

“We’ve been a lot closer than this, Älskling,” I said, using my Swedish pet name for her.

The guy from upstairs darted past us.

“TELL HIM TO CONTROL THE CROWD!” he screamed into his radio, then ran through the doorway into the lobby.

At which point Rachel kneed me in the balls.

Hard.

I twisted my legs at the last instant, but she still got in a pretty good shot.

“UNGH,” I grunted in pain.

She shoved me off of her and kicked me in the chest with her bare foot, sending me slamming back into the stairwell railing.

Despite the pain radiating from my crotch, I was ready for her next move.

She raised her gun –

But I slammed her forearm with mine, deflecting her motion and keeping her from pointing the pistol at me.

I’d seen her fight Delgado back in Afghanistan.

I knew she was deadly beyond belief –

But seeing a cobra in action doesn’t really prepare you for fighting one.

She kicked at the outside of my knee, trying to break it.

I remembered that from her fight against Delgado –

And I squatted low just in time.

The kick hit my thigh rather than my knee. Painful, but not crippling.

Then I threw a punch.

She dodged and brought her knee up into my gut.

I doubled over with an Oof.

I prepared to have to use my gun –

But she surprised me.

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