MERCILESS HUNTER

w had n

ying motionless beside two lifeless bodies. The blizzard howled like it was

teen when i

e in betrayal. His mother's hand had reached for him, trembling, her mouth trying to form his name even as life drained from

me the

e unable to breathe. The snow fell more forcefully. Boots crunching away, laughing resonatin

that the work

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name, which burned deeper and brig

ined fro

dn't

e moved. The blood was frozen b

years

he cliff's brink. His expression was impenetrable and icy. T

long the mountain trail under him

all about timing. It everything went south with one misstep. This was too long overdue. Tracking for three days

es, his moniker w

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ware of his t

at someone vanished

ond ch

aggl

ut me

ke a hot knife, the bullet ripped throu

es g

k, Cain was already on the move, gliding deadly precis

was

hey were being pursued, two were down with silent shots. As he reached for his radio, the third f

e. When he signed the shipment orders, his suit was soile

he collar, Cain t

to you! "I know," Cain stated bluntly. "That explains yo

cold, Gray, dead, Exac

zation that dealt in drugs, firearms, and human beings. Cain had no i

na

permos

ulling th

ast blow, Alvarez was strapped to a steel chair. Calm

croaked. "I could go for a walk. Becaus

mained

of basic, yet efficient, surgical instruments. p

ork for Victor Rykov." Ca

ame V

he had made and etched into the walls of his nightmares. It all came d

ce like steel scraped ove

s location! Man, he's a ghost. Everything is moved

cates

Alvarez's thigh, reminding him that the boundary

Someone must be aware of his next

is taki

s. Everything that comes into contact with Victor's network:

s from Alvarez's as h

doned. It's an invite-only,

n in the mirror had changed. Examining the marks and bruises from

d pain register. Years had passed since then. He wasn't careles

forge

by blood

ecter. A single-purpose sword drawn. However, he occasionally recalled his mother's voice humming

only to freeze once more when Victor crossed his mind. Kneeling next to their bodies in the snow, he ha

ehoods and promises mixed with smoke. Her eyes followed him like a hawk across the

was not coincidental. For weeks, she had

rice. Although Aria wasn't one to take thi

r the

was a threat. calculated. chilly. However, his movements an

murderin

reason. He was unpred

, inserting a chip into her

e'll see." Cain unfolded an old photo back at his safehouse. faded edges. In the snow, there are three hap

is mother, tracing the contours of her smile. That picture had wit

is jacket in a secure

e, he slipped it into the

e ni

t bled into the snow after three nights. Cain wasn't on