He had a gut feeling that tonight would be the climax of their long, twisted tale.

Sure enough, Matthew came alone, just as Benny had anticipated.

His concern for Waldo and Lucia had made him cautious, and his solitude satisfied Benny immensely.

He loaded his gun, the click echoing in the night, and dialed Matthew’s number.

When Matthew answered, Benny barked, “Get out of the car!”

He hung up immediately, and then pointed his gun in the direction of Matthew.

Matthew complied, stepping out of the vehicle.

Benny aimed, years of festering resentment boiling over.

He squeezed the trigger repeatedly, each shot a cathartic release of his pent-up rage.

was

had consumed him, becoming a dark obsession that gnawed

Gunfire shattered the night.

the car, but not before a bullet found its mark

but the bulletproof vest he wore absorbed the impact, sparing

arm from another bullet as he got in, Matthew slammed

vehicle, sparking against the metal but

Benny cursed, realizing Matthew had

reached for a more powerful sniper rifle, but just as he was about to switch

trembled, and the rifle slipped from his grasp, clattering to

the shot, cursing himself for not foreseeing

when he fired at

kill Matthew led to his

didn’t expect Matthew would use himself

eyes reddened with

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