Crimson Nightmares

Chapter Thirty-four

We walked into the mafia together. Everyone looked at us, surprise etched on their faces. Even the boss seemed taken aback.

"What's going on here?" he asked, his voice heavy with suspicion.

I glanced at Eliz, who looked excited and smiled. I put on a fake smile and a happy act.

"What do you mean?"

"Why did you all leave?"

I stepped forward. "Oh, we were looking for Gerald." Isidor hid his wounds and stood up straight.

"Ok, whatever, Gerald, Eliz. I have one more job for you."

Aram glaced at us to fallow him. We fellow him down the hallway and into his office. "The mission is more of a complicated one. We need to kill Ellie and Amelia, and everyone in the FBI, in this building." He pointed to a building with a red marker.

"How many FBI agents are there?"

"That's the thing; Isidor can't get into their software to see. We've never seen anything like this."

I took a deep breath and let it out slowly. "Alright. So, we have to assume they have backup and reinforcements. We'll need to be careful. We can't just rush in guns blazing."

Aram raised an eyebrow. "You have a plan?"

"God, no." I laughed. "But we'll figure something out."

"Yes. Ellies will be giving the information to the FBI tomorrow. This was the only information Isidor figured out yesterday."

I nodded. "Ok, so we need to move fast. We'll have to split up. I'll take out the sniper on the roof; Eliz can handle the forward gates."

"Chuuya and Myron will be helping out, but you too will be the boss of the mission."

"Go talk it over with Chuuya and Myron; I have already briefed them on it."

"Yes, Boss."

I twirled a knife around my fingers. Only two more missions, eh? That wouldn't be too bad. It's funny; I brought her into the mafia, and I'm the one bringing her out.

I went to where Chuuya and Myron were waiting. They both looked at me expectantly. "So, what are we going to do?"

"Alek isn't going; he will only slow us down."

"Ok, well, I think we should focus on taking out the sniper first. If they have someone up on the roof, they'll have a pretty good vantage point for all of us. Once that's out of the way, we can focus on getting inside and dealing with the rest."

Chuuya nodded. "Sounds like a plan. Eliz, you got that?"

"Yeah, I'm on it."

"Eliz, you will go in from one of the windows. You know how to use a grappling hook."

I glanced at Myron, who shrugged. "I'll take care of the perimeter. You focus on getting inside. I can't do long distance."

nodded, taking a deep breath. "Alright. Let's do this."

"What time?"

"Noon."

The grandfather clock struck midnight, and I stood up. "Well, I should be off."

"Noon tomorrow."

"Noon tomorrow."

I walked away from the Mafia, back to my room. The night was silent, the only sound being the gentle rustle of the leaves as they danced in the wind. I stared at the ceiling, thinking about everything that had happened and everything that was about to happen. I heard a nock at my door.