Carl’s palm came down on the fine ledger so hard the mints jumped in the bowl. "Your hedge is a blight, Margaret, and you've…
"Say that to a judge when you're suing the district!" Coach Cole roared, the polished walnut music stand still in his right hand, as…
"Your dog just attacked my son!" Marcus Webb's face was purple, his finger stabbing at me across the military housing courtyard. Twelve neighbors behind…
"You can't control that animal, Mike!" Johnny's voice cut through the whole backyard, his face reddening as he aimed a garden trowel at my…
The steel clipboard cracked against the back of Dana Trowbridge's skull, her hard hat skidding across Bay 4. "You killed my machine, Trowbridge!" Foreman…
"Admit you changed the rate, or I'll have your license by Friday!" Dr. Marcus Vance spat those words at Cora Hayes, RN, his face…
"You almost killed Mrs. Alvarez—you're suspended pending review." The paper's edge caught my collarbone as Charge Nurse Patricia Vance slammed the signed…
The steel bottle slammed off the side of Petty Officer Lena Reyes's helmet with a crack that echoed down the pier, and Senior Chief…
The heavy oak stapler left Ralph's hand and slammed into Cora's left temple, her head snapping right just as he bellowed across the counter,…
The brass inkwell came off the table before the lawyer even finished the sentence. "You stole the deed, niece." It cracked against my left…
The steel tray was already leaving Kyle Brandt's hand when he screamed, "You're not broken—you're just lazy." It slammed flat against the side of…
The ceramic mug cracked against Corporal Elena Vega's left temple, and cold coffee sprayed across her ACU blouse in front of the packed HQ…