When the hour pa.s.sed, Anthony decided that it was time he left. He asked me to drive with him and take my car from his place so that I could travel to the mansion again the next morning.

I locked up and secured the apartment as Anthony waited for me outside. We walked down the stairs in silence. When we reached outside, I saw Anthony walking towards the car. I jogged towards him as he opened the car. Suddenly his head snapped upwards and he muttered a curse under his breath.

"Down!" He ducked himself. Bewildered I did the same. As I crouched behind the car, I realized that two bullets had been shot. One had missed Anthony by mere centimetres and the other had made a dent in the car's side (by the sound of it).

He slid the door open as he produced his gun out of the back of his jeans and I did the same. As we slid into the car and Anthony slides into the driver's seat. The car drives off, and I feel the adrenaline rus.h.i.+ng through my veins.

"Are you alright?" His voice was loud, loud enough to make me jump. I nodded frantically and turned to look at him.

"Are you?" I asked him. His eyes flickered towards me for a second and then widened.

"s.h.i.+t!" His eyes zoomed on my arm, I followed his gaze.

That was when I realized that there were three bullets.

Well, d.a.m.n.

Before we could do anything about it, Anthony's phone started ringing. I pulled his phone out of his pocket and picked it up. I was not given the time to speak.

"I hope you liked your present, Anthony. Enjoy."

And then the phone went dead.

"Who was it?" Anthony asked, seething.

"Luke."

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