Hunter in the Darkness

Bang!

A gunshot rang out as Xia Lei pulled Annina to the ground. 

The bullet shaved past Xia Lei’s shoulder and hit the grass, sending up a spray of leaves and dirt. 

The person who’d fired the shot was the leader of the group whose face Xia Lei had kicked and the other four were also people who Xia Lei had beaten up last night. Two of them still had their heads in bandages; they’d been hit with a brick.

Josef was alarmed and frightened and fled in the direction of his house.

Bang, bang, bang! One of the motorcycle riders fired three shots at Josef’s back. 

Josef fell to the ground, his white shirt stained red in an instant. 

Xia Lei did not hesitate - he gathered Annina in his arms and ran into the woods when Josef got shot. Annina regained her wits only after they entered the woods and her face was drained of colour. 

“Go after...