Chapter 21
I was still trying to contort myself while tied to the chair, straining my neck to look at my grandmother, when the edge of the table caught me hard in the chest. Mjolner leapt clear just in time, but I had the wind knocked very painfully out of me.
The second blow toppled me over. I suppose the chair took most of it, but the back of my head hit the stone floor hard enough to make me see stars.
Then the gunfire started. I shook my head to clear it and looked up at my grandmother, but she wasn't Mandy's target.
No, her target was Mjolner. He howled his annoyance at her as he dodged from the cover of one piece of furniture to the next.
Mandy was sobbing hysterically as she fired. I didn't know why she was crying, but I was sure the tears in her eyes were messing with her aim.
