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Prologue

Hawke

Excites as I worked to pick the lock in front ofI needed the fa at all

Excites It either left you open toyou killed, or it one that you’d become as soulless as the men you’d been sent to rid the earth of In my case, it was still the former, but I often wondered if there would be a point where I’d actually look forward to taking a ht less about the life or lives I was saving in the long run andsoo…that had been stolen from me when they’d stolen her

But unlike the countless lives I’d taken in the last decade for both the aranization I noorked for, this kill would be about pleasure I was going to enjoy watching thewith ive me what I wanted And I’d let him believe up until the very end that he had a chance of walking aithout a bullet in his brain

He wouldn’t Nor would his partner They would die the same way she had died Slowly and painfully And they would suffer the way she’d suffered They’d beg the way she’d begged And I’d finally be able to keep the promise that I’d whispered in her ear as her heartbeat had slowed, the pauses between beeps on the heart er

I’ll find theain

A sigh of relief went through e But as I reached for the knob, I heard the elevator open behind me and I yanked my tools out of the lock and hurried to the stairwell door that was just around the corner from the apartment I’d been about to enter I didn’t hear voices, but I could tell that there were at least two people heading in ht in front of the door I’d been about to open, I felt a rush of energy surge through me I’d hoped and prayed I’d find both of my wife’s murderers at the same time, but it had been just that…hope But my hopes were dashed when I realized one of the h

“Uuy say His back was to e build and a head of thick, brown hair that had a little bit of curl to it He earing a beat up leather jacket and a loose pair of jeans

“My pleasure,” the e as the first guy who I guessed to be in his uy looked very blue collar, the guy with him hite collar all the way His suit looked custom made for his tall, muscular body and I had no doubt the thick watch on his wrist cost more than my car

Even froe that he was uncouy noticed, he didn’t care because he pressed against the first guy until the o, since the door was at his back

“I should get going,” the first guy said “I’ve got an early uy was sending and leaned down to kiss hiuy turned his head away, but that didn’t stop suit guy fro thebothered uy deserved whatever he got because he was clearly the one who lived in the apartment…he was the man I was interested in, but for a whole other reason

“I could use you again touy

“Yeah, sure,” brown haired guy said, but he didn’tthe other man’s attentions, but seemed reluctant to stand up to him

“Okay, I’ll see you touy placed a kiss on the other man’s cheek and then pushed back and strode away I heard the elevator ding but ht away At some point, he’d closed his eyes and leaned his dejected fraainst the door He looked…done