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159. I will be waiting
Outside the street of apartment four was still quietTega stood just above his tablet his dark eyes fixed on the screensBANGBANGBANGThree fire shot inside the house That was not his men, they had silent guns So that had to be Leon or Raina What were they shooting exactly?Tega thought to himself, then he put the walkie talkie to his mouth “Breach complete?” Tega asked the men about to move in“Almost” one of them responded The door were made of iron, efforts had to be made to enter However, the efforts had to be silent as not to wake sleeping neighbors from calling the police “Phase two complete” one of his men reported “Moving in”“Roger that” Tega replied, he smirked just a little There was no where Leon and Raina could run to After some minutes, the radio clattered “House cleared- mostly, target not found”Tega didn’t flinch as always he was calm, cold and calculating“Mostly isn’t enough” he said softly “They are in there-find them!”The words made the men shift nerv
158. Underground exit
Apartment four was darkBroken glass glittered on the floorSilence fell, but it wasn’t calm, It was a silence of waitingLeon crouched near the kitchen counterGun still in his hand his shirt was damp with bloodHis eyes scanned the kitchen Tega’s men had already surrounded everywhere BOOMAnother foot thud the door, they were about entering the house Raina pressed herself against the wall, breathing fast, her hands shook“We are surrounded. This is it, Leon” she said “You shouldn’t have come here in the first place”Leon didn’t flinch. He looked at her, calm as ever “They just have more weapons than I have”Raina’s voice rose, trembling “Are you crazy? You think you will survive going out there?” “I will” he said quietly, his eyes looking into space The words didn’t comfort her at all “The council never knew about me” Raina cursed, combing her hair with her hand as she paced “You think?” Leon asked, tilting his head to look at her “Yes! You brought them here from whatever
157. Prepare phase two
The sniper shot echoed through the quiet streetThe sound was not loud enough to wake the sleeping neighborhood However, glass shattered inside apartment four Then silence returnedOutside, the neighborhood looked peaceful but it was a lie Men in dark tactical gear moved between shadowsWith there silent boots marching and weapons ready Radios whispered softly as a male voice sounded “Shot fired.”A voice answered through the earpiece “Window impact only”“Target still inside” Another man crouched near the fence “Movement inside the house” he reported Across the street, a black SUV sat under the dim streetlightBeside it stood Tega he was calm and still His black coat moved slightly in the night wind.He looked toward the house like a hunter watching wounded preyOne of the men spoke through the radio“Sniper, report”The sniper’s voice came through calmly “Negative hit”“Bullet shattered kitchen window”“Targets still alive.”Tega slowly nodded “Did you hit him?” he asked quie
156. The hunt had begun
The kitchen lights were on, the lights were bright enough Raina Elbert stood far from the kitchen counterHer gun was still raised aimed directly at LeonThe man who she didn’t know who he really was Leon stood there, his shirt hung open with the bullet wound visible Blood soaked the fabric of his shirt and it dripped slowly from his sleeve to the floor.TAPTAPTAPRaina looked at the wound first, why did he have a bullet with the council name engraved in it All these while she talked about Kendra mentioning the Don belonged to an association called the council Leon never said a thing Her eyes from the wound to the scars on his bare skin They were old scars from deep wounds, knife scares even bullet scares Those were scares of someone who had lived through too many fightsThere were tattoos too, faded ink across his chest and shoulderThe looked like Military styleSymbols she didn’t recognize.lRaina’s eyes narrowed“Don’t move” she said tightening her hands on the gunLeon
155. Apartment four
The rooftop was quietWind pushed empty shell casings across the concreteThey rolled slowly clinking against the groundTwo bodies lay near the ledge, still and lifeless The men Leon Draven had killed minutes earlierBlood had spread across the concrete like dark paintA slow and measured footsteps approachedTega paced onto the rooftop, his coat moved slightly in the wind.His eyes scanned the scene calmlyOne of his men walked behind him, the man looked nervous“Boss…” he said quietlyTega didn’t answer immediately, he kept pacing His boots stopped beside the first bodyHe looked downThen at the second oneTwo clean kills, without guns, without noise just fast and efficient Tega exhaled slowly “Leon Draven” he murmured.One of the men pointed toward the edge of the roof “Boss, he jumped”Tega walked to the ledge, he looked down at the street belowCars passed and people walked No one looked up, no one had seen anythingThe distance he jumped from was very high Tega crouched n
154. Erased mistakes
The parking lot outside the police station felt quiet It was the dead of the night and the city was still asleep Chief Sandra stepped out from unit 9 and out of the building slowlyHer heels clicked against the concrete as the sound echoed A few police cars were parked nearbyTwo officers stood beside one of themThey stopped talking when they saw her“Morning Chief” they said respectfully unison as they halt and salute Sandra had not noticed it was a new day already She faked a smile “Morning officers, how is it going?”They stood at ease “Good” one said and the other nodded his head at her Sandra nodded the both of them Inside the building, things had felt wrong tooThe hallway had been silentDoctors walked past like nothing had happenedNurses kept their heads down, no panic, no questions No one even mentioned the dead man upstairsTerry Ferdinand-The DonThat made it the second suspect dead in police custody in just one month And worst they were related to one case Sa
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