PJ Baxter was just leaving his club when Marcus, Archie and Josie pulled up to the entrance. PJ was startled for a second but he felt at ease knowing that his body guards were with him. He wasn't sure what this was about but he knew his men wouldn't hesitate to protect him.
"PJ Baxter?" Marcus called out his name as the approached them. "We just want to talk,"
"About what?" PJ saw his men subtly reach for their guns.
"I wouldn't do that," Archie warned them.
Marcus stepped closer, "We want to talk about the bomber. We need your help."
"Why would I help you?"
"Because it would ensure the safety of everyone,"
"Is that a threat?"
"No, it's a fact. Please. We need your help and you need ours,"
PJ looked at them and thought about his offer. He recognized the girl from before and shook his head. "This is all just a stunt. That one called you lot to arrest Amira earlier. I didn't forget,"
"I was mistaken. Please, we just want to stop the bomber as much as you do," Josie explained.
—but PJ wasn't having it. "I'm a little busy, yeah? How 'bout we do this another time." He continued to walk towards his car with his men.
"Amira's life is in danger, PJ. You care about her, don't you?" Archie tried a different tactic.
"Are you threatening her life?" Anger rose within him and his nostrils flared. He quickly walked over to Archie, ready to grab him by the collar.
"All of our lives are threatened and you don't even know it," He hissed at him. "We don't have time to waste trying to convince you to let us into your little group. All we're asking for is cooperation."
"Wow," Josie commented. "So he's the bad cop and you're the good cop?" she leaned in and asked Marcus.
Shrugging, Marcus whispered back, "he's better with his words than I am."
"You want cooperation? Fine, right now she's on her way to an address that they think belongs to Xavier. I'm on my way there incase anything goes wrong. You can follow behind us,"
"Wait... what about Nathan?" Josie stepped forward.
"Nathan is in the middle of trying to out hack someone. Kent can bring to him and you help him. Sound good to everyone?"
The trio looked at each other and nodded. They had no leads so at least this was something.
"Don't do anything stupid, rookie." Archie said to Josie before he and Marcus went towards their car.
Turning around to one of PJ's bodyguards, Kent, Josie nodded and followed him. At least she would get to see Nathan again.
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Amira and Kai stepped out of the taxi and looked up at the apartment building. It was at least twenty five floors and it hurt her neck to look that far up. She looked behind her to make sure Kai was still there before taking the first step towards the entrance.
—but a gunshot by her feet made her jump back in shock. Immediately, Kai grabbed her hand and ran across the street as more shots followed behind them. Once they were safely behind a column, Kai barely peeked out to look.
"What the hell was that?" Amira was shaking in his arms.
"Sniper. Probably from the top floor based on the delayed shots." He said while peeking out some more... but another shot made him duck behind the column once again.
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The Hacker
General Fiction(Sequel to The Intern) Secretly battling her grief and paranoia, Amira decided that she wouldn't find true peace until all the loose ends were tied up. In pursuit of tracking down the last piece of the puzzle, Amira and Kai befriend another man du...
