their latest mark. Sam documented every single move this woman made, even when she went to theRazor’s Edge. Sam and Parker headed into the bar and sat down. Steve came over and handed them their drinks. Sam looked down at the end of the bar, where Alyssa was sitting.
She looked up when Alyssa got up and headed towards the ladies room. Sam soon followed.
Jack came out of the office and walked over to Parker. “What are you two doing here?”
“Having a drink,” he said.
“She’s not doing itnow, is she?”
“Don’t know. Why don’t you askher?” he said, as Sam joined them.
“What’s the problem?” she asked.
“Whatareyou doing?” he asked, as Alyssa sat down at the bar again.
“You weresaying?” she asked.
“Never mind. I will see you both soon. Only twenty hours to go,” he said.
“It’ll be done,” she said, as she sipped her beer.
After Alyssa drank down her beer, she left the bar. Sam and Parker soon followed. “Where’d she go?” Parker asked.
“There, that’s her red convertible. Follow her,” she said, as they got in the car.
“Do you have a plan?”
“Yeah, I do. You’ll see when the light turns red,” she said.
They pulled behind Alyssa’s car at the stoplight. Sam got out of the car and pulled out her nine millimeter. She screwed on the silencer and shot out one of the tires. She got back in the car and waited.
Alyssa drove off and suddenly pulled to the side of the road to check her tire.
Sam looked at Parker. “Pull in front of her car,” she said.
“All right,” he said, as he pulled in front of Alyssa’s car.
Sam put on her sunglasses and got out of the car. “Do you need some help?” she asked.
“Oh, thank you. I have a flat and I’m late for work,” she said.
“We can help you. Do you have a jack?” Sam asked.
“Yes, it’s in the trunk,” she said, as she opened her trunk. Sam walked over to her and looked around. She pulled her gun out of her belt and hit Alyssa in the head with it, causing her body to fall into the trunk. Sam pulled the necklace off her body and aimed the gun at her forehead. “So, you’resleepingwithJack?”
Alyssa looked up at her. “You. Iknowwho you are,” she cried.
“Who do you think I am?” she spat.
“The woman in the photo. The one he keeps in his desk,” she cried with fear.
“Are yousleepingwith Jack?” she asked.
“No. No. I swear. I’m not. Not anymore. Please don’t kill me,” she cried.
“Idon’tbelieve you,” Sam said. She closed her eyes and let off one shot. She carefully picked up the casing that fell into the trunk and then closed the trunk. She kneeled down by the tire and looked for the bullet hole. She pulled out her pocketknife from her back pocket and carefully dug out the bullet.
She stood up and walked over to the car and got in. “Drive,” she demanded.
Parker drove in silence until they reached their parking garage. She looked over at him and sighed heavily. “Can we deal with Jack tomorrow?”
“Yeah, he knows that we have aprocedure. I’ll call him and let him know that it’s done and we’ll meet with him tomorrow.”
“Good. PK, time for ourprocedure,” she smiled.
“Are you sure?”
“Yeah, I need to feel better. I need to feelalive,” she said, as she got out of the car. She took his hand and they walked to the penthouse.
She walked into the bedroom, where Parker was sitting on the edge of the bed. “It’s too much, isn’t it?”
“You’re the one that has to do it. I feel that it’s unfair to you.”
She took his hands. “I hate doing it. I just closed my eyes and shot. I don’t know how many more I can kill, but when I kill Jack, I won’tbe shutting my eyes.”
“It wasn’t any easier, was it?” he whispered.
“No. God, I’m killing people that this man wants dead. I feel so … dirty … angry …deadinside. I don’t want to feel that way.”
He pulled her close to him and held her tightly. “I don’t want that either. I feel your pain. I wish I could take it from you.”
“You can,” she flirted, as he laid her down on the bed. “I did mean what I said the other day.”
“Which was?” he whispered, as he kissed her neck.
“That I’m falling in love with you. I just hope that this job doesn’t get in the way of that,” she said.
“I won’t let it. I promise,” he said, as he laid on top of her. “I want to hold you like this all night.”
“Oh, please, do,” she whispered, as she covered them up with the blanket.