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Gupta hung up, and Wakefield tossed his phone on the seat He had barely slept since getting the news about the daed Colossus Luckily, the ship hadn’t been co their journey to a better tomorro all they could do was race to repair the ship and get it operational
He closed his eyes and tried to relax before he arrived at his next appointment He must have nodded off, because he jolted ahen he was thrown against the back of the front seat He always refused to wear a seat belt because it wrinkled his suit, but this was one time he wished he’d had it on His nose crunched as it hit the partition, and blood cascaded down his chin
The Maybach screeched to a halt
“Get down!” his bodyguard yelled
Hazy, confused, and covered with his own blood, Wakefield didn’t do as he was instructed Instead, he watched the driver’s head get blown apart by a bullet that sh the supposedly bulletproof windshield The ainst the horn, which now blared nonstop
His bodyguard dodged several of the ar rounds that neatly penetrated the windshield, but the bullets didn’t get through to Wakefield They were stopped by the partition The bodyguard got out and returned fire, but he was taken down i hi doll before he collapsed to the pavement
Three men in black balaclavas approached the car One of thee drill, the other two automatic weapons
Panicked, Wakefield hter and didn’t carry a gun, so he grabbed for his phone However, it was no longer on the seat where he’d left it, and he dropped to the floor frantically searching for it
By the ti away at the door lock
Wakefield dialed 000, Australia’s e
Outside, he could hear theat one another in some kind of Hindi dialect
The phone clicked, and Wakefield heard soency What town or suburb are we co to?”
“I don’t know,” Wakefield said, trying to keep his voice calm He knew this call would become public record at some point “I’m in don Sydney so to break into my car”
Wakefield could hear typing on a keyboard “We have triangulated your location, sir, and police have been dispatched What is your name?”
“It’s Jason—”