A MARRIAGE NEITHER WANTED

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shirt, pulling him closer, our faces inches apart. His breath hitched, eyes

blueprints... They were handed over to me for

a low growl. "Who ha

't know their name, I promise. Just a man from the UAE. He gave

o introduce next month? Someone inside had to be sharing our plans and I was going to find out who. Jack, my secret

pocket and then raising it to his head. I wasn't going to kill h

h fear at the sight

m telling

wered in fear. The mass would do anything to get th

ed, the barrel of my gun s

against his skin. "I-I don't know his name. He j

ndonment a year ago. The mastermind of it all had only been out of prison for a year,

make our way out of the street a

d. It's about time we end that freak show; he's been loose for

now. You sure about this ?" Jack asks an

ut business anymore. The man in question had a history of violence-exploiting women, gam

question me when I was focused. He took his position behind the wh

o one in sight. The area had been barricaded for a year now with

d overhead casting long shadow

ing the darkness. His hand rested on

ows shattered, doors hanging off their hinges like the remains of a forgotten world. Tr

I muttered, pu

that echoed down the alley. I gestured for Jack to stay

idden in the shadows, a knife gleaming in his hand. The woman beneath him was ragge

aises the knife to stab the girl, and in an instant, my senses jolt. I move fast m, making my way in their direction. The girl's eyes are already cl

raises his knife, I reach him in an instant, my hand grabbing hold of his wrist and wrenching it ba

o the wall sending one punch after the

re her eyes finally crashed into mine, her widened. I could see the fear in h

crawled backward before hi

going to