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.

life, pouring out a grand symphony, each note sweeping through the cabin

the volume to the

shot a glance in

sat there with a lazy smile, soaking in the

head on his shoulder as her eyes

'Courage isn't about not being scared; it's about

plating, he found himself relaxing

breath he didn't know he was holding and muttered, "If I'm goin' down, might as well do it

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eyes, he whispered a final curse at

masked

they meant to pepper with bullets was

hitmen lowered his weapon,

the ground. "What in

his teeth in a

beggin' for an early grave." He raised his

can have your fun with the woman

chuckle came from somewhere in the group.

shrugged. "Hell if I care. Just do

Suddenly, the tension shattered.

and drew his gun-painting it

into you?" the leader roared,

gunman was shaking, sweat pouring down his temples. His finger twitched like he

into

puppets once the strings are

The shot came fast.

back, blood spraying onto

arc.

a thud, eyes

doing?!" one of

another mercenary turned his weapon on the

squeezed the trigger, and dropped him

if the world itself had gone

the ground, confusion in

One of them opened his mouth, trying to speak, and another bullet cut him

unspoken rule was clear:

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