Tempted Trapped and Too Late to Run

Chapter 474

She floored the gas pedal, driving faster than she ever had before. As soon as

she screeched to a halt outside Z's cozy little house, she leaped out of the car and rushed inside.

The guys in the cars trailing her hadn't expected her to stop there. They pulled over too, excitement clear on their faces. Clara had walked right into their trap, and tonight, they planned to finish her off to complete their employer's task.

Clara reached the door and quickly punched in the code to get inside. The moment she stepped in, someone wrapped her in a hug.

"Z?"

"Yeah, it's me."

She patted his back gently. "Do you have any weapons here?"

"I do. I got a couple of guns from the Black Market, but they're too dangerous, so I've never used them."

The Black Market was a no-man's land, so picking up guns there wasn't unusual. Right now, that's exactly what Clara needed.

"Great, hand them over."

He opened a nearby drawer and handed her the guns, then sheepishly ducked behind her.

Clara caught on. "Are you scared?"

"Yeah, is that a problem? You can protect me."

problem at all. Kind of refreshing, actually. You stay put while I go scare

she

each holding

save you. We've got orders tonight. Come out now, and maybe we'll leave

smoothly loaded a bullet into the chamber and fired a warning shot. The bullet grazed the

afraid to use it. Someone hesitated, rethinking. They'd been paid well, but nobody

stepped back, the man with

how to use it.

nodded, buying his bravado, and lunged at Clara. "Bang! Bang!

attackers were down, wounded in the legs,

woman wasn't a novice. She was a sharpshooter and had deliberately aimed for

puzzled by her own skill with guns. Had she used

car's headlights casting

didn't recognize any

one who seemed in the most pain,

Clara pointed her gun at his forehead, her eyes cold. "Who sent you?" He trembled, terrified of

the cheek wound threw a knife, hitting his

her, raising an eyebrow. The attacker

back, but the knife was already coming at her,

dodged quickly, the blade grazing her arm. Instantly, she

without

two dead, the scene erupted