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The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 107: GET ME OUT
Staying in the hospital has its effects. It made me realize how useless I could become if I was incapacitated. I decided I was not going to allow any part of my body to get hurt again. I was going to train so hard to make this happen. I started feeling the restlessness that often accompanied hospital stays, and I expressed my desire to be discharged. The sterile scent of the medical facility and the constant hum of machinery served as a stark reminder of the challenges I faced.I could not bear it anymore, it was like I was facing a firing squad in the hospital as the smell of the place acted like bullets shot at me from every corner. I wanted to see the outside world again. I wanted to do so many things that it seemed like I was being caged. It made me realize what those in the prisons are missing and what they feel being inside. I was in the hospital for goodness sake and I am almost running mad.Doctor Jake, understanding my sentiments, approached with a reassuring smile. "Cassie,
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 108: NOBODY'S TABLE
I looked at the text Larry sent to me. Sancho had ordered that I join the meeting on a video call online in case there were things I would want to personally attend from the table members during the meeting. I knew he was just looking for a way to please the table, but I did not care. He owes me, yet he is acting like I do not need a favor from him.Marvin came to the room and saw me trying to join the meeting as I set up my laptop for it. "I thought the doctor warned you about working," he said."Well, he is not here and these people are still plotting to take my spot," I replied.As I joined the online meeting, Sancho, the head of the Martinez Gang, began updating the gang members on the recent events, including the attack on me and the necessity for me to take time to recover. The virtual gathering, a testament to the gang's adaptability, brought together its members to discuss the way forward during my absence.Sancho's voice resonated through the online platform, conveying a sens
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 109: THE DEADLIEST ATTACK
Larry came to the safe house to see me. He was furious as he narrated the attack on the Martinez Gang Table members by the Contractor. We lost a lot of our table members. I was not surprised at the attack, but something did not add up. Someone among the table members must be working for the Contractor. I do not think that the contractor had that much access to our inside details to cause such harm to us.It was a deadly attack and no one saw it coming. I heard that Sancho blamed me for lying to him about killing the Contractor. The Contractor had left a message that he would be back to finish what he started.I was sure it was because of me that he came after them. It was a good thing that Marvins took me into his safe house. If I was not attacked, it meant he did not have my location, and so did the table members including Sancho.“What are you going to do? It seemed that the Martinez Gang and the Contractor all want your head,” said Marvin.“I can deal with the Martinez Gang, but wi
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 110: THE MOLE
With the shadow of betrayal looming over the Martinez Gang, Marvin took swift action to strengthen my security. I had argued that I was safe where I was since I was one of the few who was not attacked, but Marvin would not listen. He does not want anything that would stop him from being a father and I truly do not blame him. He did his best to beef up my security as we waited for the meeting with Sancho and a few others.The recent attack had exposed vulnerabilities within the gang, and the revelation that Alex, a Table member, was the mole added a layer of complexity to our pursuit of the Contractor. I had hoped for Larry’s sake he was right about Alex. Though I had suspected him long before now, I did not want to be wrong about him being the mole in the Gang.In a secluded online space, Marvin requested it because he did not want me out there and did not want my location exposed. Marvin and I, along with trusted allies, convened to devise a plan to apprehend the elusive Contractor.
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 111: SNEAKY
I did not want to stay indoors surrounded by the shadows of uncertainty when I knew the man with answers to what I needed was somewhere alive cooking something more dangerous than what he had done before. When I could easily smell the solution to solving my puzzle and knew that I was very close to pouncing on it.I knew I had to make a move, but I also knew I had to be careful not to hurt anyone who had been protecting me or had my interest at heart. I wanted to call June, who is someone I knew who was battle-ready, but the feeling that she had been after my life because she learned that it was I that Marvin loved cannot be ignored. However, I needed whatever information that Alex had and had to go alone.Under the shroud of darkness, I was fueled by a relentless determination to uncover the truth, and I stealthily made my way to Alex's location. The dimly lit alleyways and silent streets served as a clandestine backdrop to the clandestine operation orchestrated by the Martinez Gang.
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 112: TEARING US APART
As Larry and I returned to the safe house I asked him if he had told the Table Members of the Martinez Gang the location of the Contractor, and he said he had but had given them the wrong location because he did not trust anyone."That's thoughtful of you," I said."What do you intend to do?" Larry asked me."I intend to finish what I started. It is time for the Contractor to go home," I said."I do not think Marvin would like the risk you are taking. You have to consider the risk involved. If anything should happen to you, he will not forgive himself," Larry said.That is the thing about this complexity. Everyone knows I am the only one that can probably take down the contractor, yet they don't want me to engage him because I may be in danger due to my condition. Well, we are all already in danger."I am doing this for all of us because we are all already in danger of an imminent attack by the Contractor whether we like it or not," I said."All I am saying is that you let him know,"
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 113: GETTING THINGS DONE
The night air was charged with anticipation as Larry patiently, and I patiently waited. We had planned to move in on the Contractor but with an exact pinpoint confirmed location, so as not to miss the opportunity that presented itself to us. We have his exact description this time around. I did not want to encounter any form of failure.We got to the warehouse as planned and after a peripheral scan with our eyes still fixed on the warehouse, we decided that our location was correct. The ambient glow from holographic displays cast a dim illumination, emphasizing the gravity of the mission at hand.I was ready and I was hoping that Larry was ready too. Maintaining my vigilance, I whispered to Larry, "That is it. We need to be ready for anything. The Contractor won't go down without a fight."Larry nodded in agreement, his focus unwavering. The dynamic between me and my elusive adversary had reached a critical juncture, and the impending confrontation held the promise of answers long sou
The Shadow of Deception CHAPTER 114: FINALLY
Sancho's message echoed through all the communication channels, it reached me with a mix of relief and concern. How can he allow himself to be shot? How did he lose all those men after we had warned him that the Contractor’s men were on their way? Couldn’t he have laid an ambush? What happened to attacking the men in a diamond formation after using a bombing device? All these questions ran through my head, and it gave me great concern because we lost very good men.Larry and I were pleased with the report of Sancho's successful defense against the Contractor's men, but the cost of victory was evident in the toll it took on the Martinez Gang. Sancho had not given us what men were left, but he had said it took almost all of them."Sancho! Sancho! How bad were you hit?" I asked. I wanted him to know I was going to get his family for him, and that he had to hang in there as I did not like the sound of his voice. "Sancho, please talk to me," I said."Kill the bastard and get my family for
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