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The area around the building was dead, and, at the sight of the gun pointed at hi the door open wide

“Do I have to shoot you to stop you fro Enforcement?” she asked him

“Lady, I’m happy to look the other way for a payday instead of a bullet”

That was all she wanted to hear Sandi unzipped the pocket on the side of her pants and took out the credit chip she’d placed there earlier She flicked it at him, and he snatched it from the air

“There’s enough on there to et me ten times over If you don’t, I will find you and deal with you That’s a promise” She made sure he heard the conviction in her voice

Sweat beaded on his brow, and he nervously sed as he o?”

“The top” She stepped inside and watched him press his palm to the access panel

“It’s all yours” He scurried away before she’d even pressed the right button

As the elevator shot upward, Sandi took her old cell phone out of her pocket and sent a text to Gray No one paid any attention to the old cell network The towers that were still around had been left to rot and were ignored But there were still enough of theood communications network for their team One that was under the radar in a country where pretty overnment

The elevator doors opened, and she ran for the stairs leading up to the roof She raced through the eht where the sky was black and a gentle breeze cooled her cheeks

Perfect conditions for taking a long-range shot

She set up in the corner of the rooftop as the helicopter hovered at the edge of the police cordon around Coht from the chopper was easy to make out, but she was too far away to see the object of its focus Which e All she could do was take out the spotlight and hope it gave hi alive

As she lined up her shot, she took a slow, even breath Everything within her settled This was her co She was born to do this job

“You owe er

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