It was now or never. Kat was scared, I could see she was about to panic and the baby was starting to fuss. I couldn't shoot the bitch in her head because my kid was right there but a knee shot was good enough for what I had in mind.

Kat caught sight of me just as I was lining up my shot but my brave girl didn't make a sound. I knew her well enough to recognize the look of relief that came into her eyes.

I took the shot just as my little girl noticed me and started to ...