CHAPTER TWELVE
In the fraction of a second before they collided, Keri reminded herself not to overreact.
She saw that his hands were empty so she resisted the urge to shoot. Instead, she lifted her gun so that its butt slammed into Hernandez’s forehead as he leapt at her. It smacked square in the middle but that didn’t stop his momentum from moving forward. He slammed into her and they both fell back into the main room with him on top of her.
As she fell, Keri let go of her gun so she could use her arms to brace her fall. Luckily Hernandez’s living room floor was carpeted and the bulk of his weight landed on her lower half so she was able to lessen the impact as she hit, allowing her elbows and upper arms to take the brunt of it instead of her head.
Without waiting to check if she was
