Deception by Ethan Jones

Author:Ethan Jones
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: General Fiction
Publisher: Knightsville Books
Published: 2020-05-04T16:00:00+00:00

Chapter Twenty

Outskirts of Manama

Bahrain

Claudia sensed she was under surveillance as soon as she rang the doorbell. She listened for noises or footsteps inside while standing straight up and closer to the wall than necessary. She was almost positive there was a camera pointed at her from the brown sconce strategically positioned over her head. Claudia kept her face away from it, looking in the other direction.

She counted to ten and rang the doorbell again. Claudia shifted her weight to the other leg, then turned slightly to the left side, covering the holster with her hand. She was trying to appear as calm and collected as possible, but she was sizzling on the inside. Her palms were sweating, and the adrenaline was rushing through her body. The moment of fight or flight…

Definitely fight.

The door opened about halfway, and the barrel of a sound suppressor was pointed at Claudia’s head.

She had anticipated Kheder’s move.

Claudia swung her body to the left while she pushed away Kheder’s hand holding the pistol.

He fired a round.

The gun let out a quiet apologetic cough. No muzzle flare.

The bullet whizzed inches away from Claudia’s head.

She held Kheder’s wrist with her left hand and struck him in the side with her right fist as he fully emerged through the doorway.

Someone inside the house fired a round. The bullet splintered the wooden door, sending sharp slivers over their heads.

Kheder was able to squeeze off another round. It missed Claudia’s body by perhaps four inches.

Where’s Javin?

The assailant tried to kick her, but Claudia was able to sidestep him. She lost her tight grip around his wrist but was able to pull out her pistol. Before she could tap the trigger, a bullet hit Kheder in the chest. He leaned against the wall for support but slipped and fell at the doorsteps.

Claudia barely had a moment to move away from the door as someone from inside the house fired a quick burst.

Javin returned fire from the sidewalk where he had taken a standing firing position.

His volley shattered one of the front windows, then a couple of his bullets flew through the door.

Claudia’s eyes fell on Kheder. He was gasping, and the white thobe he was wearing was stained red. Blood was oozing from a large wound on the right side of his chest. His pistol had fallen three steps away from him, and he made no attempt to retrieve it.

She held her Sig at head level and aimed it at the door as she took a couple of steps backward on the small porch. She couldn’t see through the door, but she wasn’t expecting the shooter to burst through. Claudia swung her head to the right, just for a moment.

Javin was dashing toward the front door. He stopped when he had covered half the distance and fired a three-round burst. Then he proceeded to walk slowly and cautiously, keeping his pistol pointed at the front door at all times.

When he was two steps away from Claudia, he said, “You okay?”

“I’m good.” She nodded.

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