Derek felt queasy. He should have known that Diane would have been aware of his cousin. His cousin, Aoife, lives in Zone B. She is the only family he has, and she always makes a big effort to stay in touch. Her baby, Lucas, is just six months old. He recoils at the thought of something happening to them.
“You wouldn’t!” he snarls.
“You know I would.” She lets out a little laugh to herself.
Derek shakes his head. “How do I know where Maeve is going to be?”
“Already sent to you in an encrypted email. Time to show me what you got.” She stands up and walks out. There is still coffee left in her cup.
Derek goes to the robotic waiter and pays, before heading back to his apartment. The guns are all laid out as she stated. Derek feels his heart racing as he checks his incoming messages on the desktop,
There it is. Maeve will be at lift 12B in under one hour.
No time to waste. I have no option, and at least Maeve will be safe for now.
He lifted one of the guns up.
It’s time to fix some of these to the wheelchair. They’ll never know what hit them.
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