CHAPTER 70

Leo Morris sped out of the office premises and put his phone on the holder by the dashboard. He dialled the last contact he had called before going into the office.

"Hello?"

Leo turned into the road to the airport. "It's done. What's the status?"

"Strike complete." The person on the other end sounded downright cheerful. "Do you think he would open the box?"

Leo drummed on the steering wheel. "He's not an idiot. But the box has served his purpose. Let me know when the girl is confirmed dead."

"Certainly. Are you leaving now?"

Leo cackled. "Do you think I would get that far?"

"So what are you going to do now?"

He only laughed more. "Go somewhere no one can find me."

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Claire knew real terror the moment the men broke through the door. Bullets sprayed over the room, penetrating the thin walls of the changing corner they hid. Paul came up firing, and he got down two men. A bullet whizzed past his ear and he hunkered down again.

"How many rounds are in this thing?" He yelled t