Chapter 35

Dani

You’ll be able to solely see one goal at a time via a scope.

I had him in my sights. I had Mercer’s ugly mug proper between the crosshairs. My finger was on the set off. I simply needed to watch for the correct second to take the shot.

I missed him sneaking in behind me.

His fingers squeeze round my throat.

“Foooox!”I choke as I dig my nails into his fingers. I break pores and skin and he growls in anger however his grip doesn’t stop. He leans ahead to dodge my kicks, bringing his masked face near mine.

I dig my nails into his face, slicing downward throughout his eye.

He shrieks. As he releases me, I hold my grip on his thick, black masks. It comes off his face and my coronary heart sinks.

No marvel he was such a horrible bodyguard.

“Smith?!” I gasp.

He kicks me within the abdomen. I double over because the wind hurls out of my lungs.

“I’ve been wanting to do this for the reason that second I heard your rattling voice,” he growls.

I attempt to breathe, however I can barely maintain it in. Smith steps ahead and snatches the rifle off the ground.

“Get the fuck up,” he says.

I roll onto my knees. My eyes drip with acid tears. I look out the window and my imaginative and prescient blurs.

Smith factors the rifle at my cheek. “I stated, stand up.”

I give up my fingers and stand slowly. We climb down the ladder and stroll out into the sector collectively. He retains the weapon skilled on me from a number of toes behind.

“You’re a Snake Eyes agent?” I ask, glancing over my shoulder.

“Positive,” he mumbles.

I feel it via. Snake Eyes murders Senator Lamb and assaults me to convey Fox out of hiding. They should keep watch over me to search out Fox. What higher approach to do this than to plant somebody on the within and achieve their belief?

My pores and skin crawls. He was alone in my house with me. “You let Mercer into my house, didn’t you?”

“Simply hold strolling.”

“You faked your assault—”

“Shut up!”

He slams the butt of the rifle towards the again of my neck, sending me all the way down to my knees. I wince in ache as he grips my arm and pulls me again up.

I begin strolling quicker, feeling the laborious barrel towards my again. We attain the driveway and I see them a lot clearer now. Mercer has all of them on their knees, Fox included.

Fox meets my eyes and so they twitch after they fall on Smith. He items it collectively himself and anger spreads throughout his face as Smith kicks me to my knees in entrance of him.

“Allow them to go, Mercer,” he says. “You will have me and the file. Let’s do the commerce and go away.”

“I feel we’re well beyond that risk, Fox,” he replies. “Though, it’s cute you suspected this might finish that approach in any respect. What a part of secret underground group don’t you perceive?”

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