First Strike by Jack Patterson

Author:Jack Patterson [Patterson, Jack]
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: Thriller
ISBN: 9781938848810
Publisher: Green E-Books
Published: 2016-05-26T16:00:00+00:00

CHAPTER 22

ALEX’S HEAD WHIPPED BACK in the direction of the mystery man with such force that she lost her footing and fell flat on her back. But she wasn’t about to surrender so easily. She rolled over only to be greeted by the point of the man’s boot against the side of her face. As she clambered to her feet, Alex was almost upright when the man attempted a roundhouse kick, but this time she was ready.

Alex grabbed the man’s leg and twisted it, flipping him over. She kicked him in the face and rolled him over before placing her arms around his neck.

“Who are you?” she said.

The man didn’t answer, instead choosing to struggle out of Alex’s grip. He failed to break free, his face paying a heavy price as she pounded him several more times in the head.

Finally, the man collapsed.

Alex grabbed her phone and took the man’s fingerprint with it. She forwarded it to Mallory and then dialed her.

“Do you ever sleep?” Mallory asked as she answered the phone.

“Look, I don’t have time to get into everything right now, but I just sent you a fingerprint. Can you look it up for me?”

“Did you kick some guy’s ass again?”

“I didn’t have a date tonight.”

Mallory snickered. “You really need to get a personal life. It might help with all that pent up frustration you apparently have.”

“Just doing my job.”

“Do you remember the part where I told you I needed to cool it for a while so I didn’t attract unnecessary attention?”

Alex ignored her question. “You found it yet?”

“Geez, give me a second. I need to start the search first. So, while we’re waiting, do you want to tell me what happened?”

“I went back to Cochran’s apartment, and it was completely empty.”

“Already?”

“Yeah. This guy posing as the landlord said it had been vacant for a couple of years.”

“So you beat him into submission?”

“Pretty much.”

“I’m so glad you’re my friend,” Mallory said. Her computer beeped. “Okay, let’s see what we got here.”

“What is it?”

“Oh, great. It’s classified. I’m gonna have to answer a bunch of questions in the office tomorrow about this.”

“So, nothing?”

“Yeah, nothing it is. Whoever he is, he’s got a protected status, and I can’t get access to his file. But I might be able to do some digging.”

“Fine. Let me know what you come up with.”

“I suggest you get out of there, Alex. There are some pretty dark ops groups he could belong to, and they wouldn’t appreciate you handling one of their agents like that.”

“Roger that. I’m out. I’ll look for your call.”

Alex hung up and proceeded to rifle through the man’s pockets. Nothing. No cell phone. No gun. Not so much as a pack of chewing gum. She took a picture of him and exited the apartment.

Once Alex reached the street, she walked for a block toward her car. She couldn’t shake the feeling that she was being followed. Nonchalantly, she peeked over her shoulder to see if she was being followed but didn’t see anyone.

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