Haunting-Adeline

Chapter 6
The Shadow
he crackle from the small device indicates my direc ons are about to
come in. I shake out my fists, restlessness binding my nerves into ght
T
knots.
“Five bodies in the main area, all of them armed. Three more on their six
and four on their twelve.”
I crack my neck, enjoying the feeling of my bones popping. Tension
releases and my shoulders relax.
Twelve men won’t be too hard to take down, but I’m going to have to be
quick and stealthy. It was easier to pick off the guards surrounding the
decrepit warehouse.
The sun has long since fallen, providing ample coverage. It took two
seconds to find a spot hidden in the shadows, giving me the perfect angle
for a sniper shot.
Their mistake was relying on their limited eyesight for intruders. My
ability to hide in the shadows is what ul mately got them killed.
Should’ve had night vision goggles like me.
Maybe then I would’ve had a bit of entertainment.
I lick my lips, an cipa on sharp on my tongue.
“Be careful, Z,” says my righthand man, Jay. His hacking skills are nearly
as good as mine—and only because I was his teacher.
I created an en re organiza on built solely around ending human
trafficking. I started out as a hacker exposing the truths of our corrupt
government. And then, as I became more aware of their true nature—the
depravity of their sickness, it turned into personally snuffing out every
single one of these sick bastards, star ng from the bo om up.
Terminate all the worker bees, and the queen is le vulnerable and
weak.