I actually thought I'd be able to finish the job, that I'd be able to put these past few months behind me. I actually thought that I could look at him through the sight of this blasted gun and not have a second thought about pulling the trigger.
I was wrong, so wrong.
"Ryleigh, we don't have the time for this, take the damned shot," the voice in my earpiece snapped. I continued to watch Niall through the sight, no longer using it to aim, only to watch as he talked with a fan that'd stopped him on the sidewalk.
And that was when I realized that I couldn't do it.
I couldn't finish the job.
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Ryleigh Wahl works for the Celebrity Termination Alliance, otherwise known as the 'CTA'. She's a specialized assassin, a murderer of the elite, and she does her job title justice.
When she's given the job of killing Niall Horan of the popular UK boy-band, One Direction, she's convinced it'll be the easiest case she's ever had.
But of course, nothing's ever as easy as it seems.
𝐁𝐨𝐨𝐤 𝟏 𝐢𝐧 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐝 𝐌𝐚𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐚𝐠𝐞 𝐒𝐞𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐬
Aarna never thought two pink lines could shake her world.
She stood frozen, staring at the test in her trembling hands. Pregnant. A word she had longed to hear, yet feared the most.
Would he accept it? Or would he push her away again, just like before?
The door creaked open. Her heart pounded.
Sharad's sharp gaze met hers. "What are you hiding?"
Her breath hitched. She wasn't ready for this. Not yet.