Chapter 114

Chapter 114

Four black vans thundered onto the street like a posse riding in at high noon.

They skidded to a stop, pinning Jasmine's limousine from the front and rear.

About twenty men poured out, each one armed to the teeth and hiding behind masks.

Their leader-burly, tatted up, and mean as a rattlesnake-stepped right up to the window, pounding on the glass with his fist.

"Both of you get out, or we'll blow this tin can to pieces!" He snarled.

Inside the limo, Jasmine's face went pale. The driver looked just as rattled.

"Driver," came Alex's calm voice.

"Y-yes?" the driver stammered, too stunned to keep his voice steady.

"I hear this car's sound system can rattle bones. Mind turnin' it up to full blast?" Alex leaned back, eyes half- lidded like he hadn't a care in the world.

The driver blinked. "What?"

'Is this fella crazy?' he thought. 'Bullets are spraying outside, and he wants music?'

"Classical, if you've got it," Alex added, letting his eyes fall closed.

Jasmine watched him, her own fear momentarily replaced by curiosity.

Then she looked at the driver, speaking softly but with iron in her tone. "Well? You heard the man. Play it."

Outside, gunfire echoed like a hailstorm on a tin roof.

The driver's heart clanged in his chest like a broken bell.

'First the crazy man, now Miss Jasmine? They both lost it, or what?'

But something in his gut told him to follow orders.

Swallowing hard, he reached for the stereo.

out a grand symphony, each note sweeping through the cabin like a warm wind across the

the volume to

shot a glance

lazy

resting her head on his shoulder as her

and belonging. 'Courage isn't about not being scared; it's about seeing

pinging off the armored plating, he found himself relaxing ever so

he was holding and muttered, "If I'm goin'

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his eyes, he whispered a final curse at

masked gunmen paused,

with bullets was blasting orchestral music like it was

of the hitmen lowered his weapon,

spat on the ground. "What

teeth in a cruel

early grave." He raised

Bust open that car! Afterward, you can have your fun with the woman before we

chuckle came from somewhere in the group. "And

leader shrugged. "Hell if I care. Just do what you're paid

Suddenly, the tension shattered.

around and drew his gun-painting it dead

you?" the leader roared,

sweat pouring down his temples. His finger twitched like he had no

lips curled into a

folks are no more than puppets once the strings

The shot came fast.

back, blood spraying

arc.

toppled with a thud,

one of the others cried, terror in

blink, another mercenary turned

squeezed the trigger, and dropped him

if the world

stood there-blood on the ground, confusion in the

to speak, and another bullet

was clear: whoever

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