Xandra by Kiru Taye

Author:Kiru Taye
Language: eng
Format: epub
Tags: assassin, suspense, thrillers, africa, african author, african romance
Publisher: Love Africa Press

FIFTEEN

THE RENDEZVOUS in Lori Osa went as planned, and Xandra handed a still unconscious Ebuka over to the contact Osagie had given her. She paid for him to be kept in a secure location for a few weeks until she came back to get him. Although his movements would be restricted, he would have food and shelter. Most importantly, he would be out of reach to any assassins.

She followed the news of the explosion at Njoku farms. The initial reports said Ebuka Njoku and one of his workers had been killed.

DNA would show otherwise, so she hacked into the State Medical Examiner’s laboratory system and doctored the results. She hoped the lab technicians were sloppy and wouldn’t notice. It worked. The final report identified the burnt bodies as Ebuka Njoku and Allie Momodu.

This bought her some time to deal with Nweke. At a rest stop on the drive to Jokogi, she logged the kill and half an hour later got confirmation of payment of the balance into the account of a dummy business corporation she used.

Her phone beeped a few minutes later.

“Come see Papa when you get into town,” Zoe said when she picked the call.

Something niggled at the back of Xandra’s mind. Zoe usually congratulated her on a job well done after an assignment, but she hadn’t mentioned it.

“Okay,” Xan said. “Are you alright?”

“Sure,” she replied in what seemed an overly bright voice. “When are you back?”

Something was off with her. To be on the safe side, Xandra lied, “Tomorrow. I’ll visit your father in the evening.”

She would be in the city later tonight, but she needed some time to plan before seeing the Himbas.

Four hours later, she drove into the garage of her house. Each time she went away, getting back and going through the security routine helped to relax and compartmentalize her last kill.

This time as she went through the checks, she didn’t feel the same sense of peace when she completed them.

For one, Ebuka was on her mind. He was safe. But she needed to work to get him back on the ranch doing his thing. This meant getting rid of Nweke.

Secondly, as a skilled, efficient killer, she had always completed jobs before. She was dedicated to what she did. Loyal to the crime family that gave her a sense of belonging. It defined her.

Now all of that was up in the air. She was walking in a different direction.

She wasn’t foolish enough to think she could take on the entire Himba family singlehandedly and survive. But she could get rid of Nweke permanently and give Ebuka and Ginika the chance to live their lives without having to look over their shoulders.

Even if it meant Xandra wouldn’t be part of their lives.

The next day as she went out to do her usual chores. The hair on her nape stood erect like she was being watched.

At the supermarket, she watched the mirrored surfaces but didn’t notice anyone. If she was being followed, then whoever it was superb.

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