Total pages in book: 101
Estimated words: 95431 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 477(@200wpm)___ 382(@250wpm)___ 318(@300wpm)
Estimated words: 95431 (not accurate)
Estimated Reading Time in minutes: 477(@200wpm)___ 382(@250wpm)___ 318(@300wpm)
The boss had planned to overlook the theft. Maybe find him and take a finger or two, but the beating he gave that woman earned him this visit from me. No man has a right to do that to a woman.
“You fellas have a good night,” the drunk bastard calls out as he gets ready to leave.
I bet he didn’t think anyone would find him here on this island. That was his mistake. He didn’t know his boss had access to me. There’s no one I can’t find.
I follow him out of the pub as he stumbles forward, mumbling to himself. Keeping a bit of a distance, I wait for him to enter the alley ahead. Pulling my gun, I place the silencer on it.
The bastard stops and begins to piss against the alley wall. I walk behind him just as he throws his head back and sighs in relief.
The condensation of his breath in the cold night air raises as he groans. I don’t give him a chance to put his shit away and zip up. I pull the trigger and put a hole through his skull.
His body drops to the ground as I stand over him. Placing two more into his chest, I then quickly remove the silencer and tuck both the gun and it away. As swiftly as I’ve appeared, I disappear. The job is done.
I don’t need to linger. I slip into the shadows and make my way to get off the island before I’m seen. I climb into the awaiting motorboat and make my way back home. I’m about fifty kilometers out when I toss the gun and silencer into the water.
I pull out my phone and call my brother. As I wait for him to pick up, I take a deep breath and allow the scent of the seawater to fill my lungs.
“Hello,” Uri answers.
“It is done.”
“Good. We will talk soon.”
With that, he disconnects the call. I wasn’t expecting more than that. Uri can be a man of very few words.
***
I step out of my car as I arrive at the house. The lights in the foyer are on, drawing my curiosity. Annabella is away on holiday with her friends. Nico is away with his team.
I don’t believe Uri has come to this side of the property. He usually lets me know if he’s going to drop by. Symphony and the security team should be the only ones here.
I make my way into the house and find Symphony sitting at the foot of the stairs. She’s wearing her cute little Mary Janes and a black dress.
I knit my brows, wondering what she’s up to. Not taking my eyes off her, I go to sit beside her. I bump her with my shoulder, causing her to glance at me.
“What’s up? Why aren’t you in bed?”
“I was waiting for you to finish your business and come home,” she replies.
“Oh yeah? And why is that?”
“It is our anniversary. I thought we would have dinner together.”
I close my eyes and groan. I had thought about what today is. To be honest, I didn’t know how to handle the occasion.
I wasn’t sure if I should give her a gift or say something about it. Once the assignment came in, I decided not to do anything in the end. Now I feel like an ass.
“Have you eaten?”
“No, I didn’t want to get full and not be able to eat with you. Chef George and I made dinner for us. Our meal is in the warmer.”
I give her a smile. When Symphony isn’t reading, painting, or now playing the piano, she loves to watch our chef and help when he allows. She is like an expert when it comes to chopping up the vegetables.
“Then let’s have dinner,” I say and stand.
She lifts to her feet and looks up at me through her lashes. I feel bad as I look at the effort she put into her appearance. As I take in her hair and the outfit she’s wearing, she steps forward and pulls my handkerchief from my pocket.
I look back at her curiously. Tapping the cloth to her tongue, she then wipes it against my cheek. When she pulls it away and it comes into my view, there is blood on the cloth.
“I will set the table and heat our food. Maybe you should go and shower. You seem to have brought work home.”
I chuckle. “Sorry about that. I will be quick. We’ll make a night of it. We can watch a movie together after dinner.”
“I would like that. You are just in time. We still have a few hours to do all of this before our anniversary is over.”
“Then I better hurry.”
I go to take the handkerchief from her, but she clutches it in her grasp. I give her a questioning look and hold my hand out for it. She shakes her head at me.