Chapter 23 - the mobile fortress
Dominic pulled an armored handgun from a secret compartment under the passenger seat, his face as cold as a floating iceberg. "Stay in the car, Avery. The armored glass can withstand their firepower," he ordered, protection occupying his entire mind.
"Never," I replied fiercely, unbuckling my seatbelt and opening the car door just before the first volley of bullets rained down on the car body. I was not a fragile girl needing to be carefully hidden. I am the director of security of the Sterling empire.
I crawled under the SUV, utilizing the night and the dense rain to hide my tracks. The mercenaries were focusing their firepower on Dominic's position. They had made the most fatal mistake by completely ignoring my existence.
Approaching from behind the container wall, I lunged out like a leopard. With just three incredibly powerful heel kicks, I shattered the knee joints of the two nearest soldiers. The dry sound of breaking bones mixed into the sound of the falling rain.
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Another panicked and turned the barrel of his gun toward me, but it was too late. I successfully closed in and snapped his wrist. All resistance was meaningless.
👉 read part 24 to know the one behind the darkness.
