The Shadow of Deception

onceal it. I followed him as he rushed to Marvin's office. He did not notice I was following him. As he approached

e, I was not going to tell him I killed people for a l

f the clothes and put them in the b

is marked. He is a target for the Contractor, I - -

t gave away his identity, but I must c

would want to hurt Marvin! Why would an assassi

r, go do your goddam j

ded to prevent Marvin from being killed by any hire ex

the assassination attempt. "Where is Mr. Marvin, sir? Is

could see that he did not mean to say that. He looked at

like this because of Marvin, you will leave here and no

sin would give up all these details ju

s contract. It is getting more complicated than I thought. I made up m

d the only person that would have been a protector to him and I would make up for that by killing him. A wave of emotion f

saw me in tears. "Are you okay?

d again. "You thought what Cassie? He asked. This time he looked

and started sobbing as the tears flowed like a river. I had to act the pa

the warmth and concern in his eyes. I needed to move

d by the description he gave me, the assassin was Josh. I told him he was very lucky. I meant it, though he did not k

you. I cannot marry you and I don'

nding a wife. I told myself that things were not the way they seemed. I assured him we could w

e doorway. I smiled at him. "It's time to go home and after all that happened today yo

t is it?"

ing at a hotel and your companion will make a gre

ain. I threw my arms around him and said, yes I would love to. I follow

ecret door and not my heart," he said.

said to me as the driver drove off foll

nd said that I could never repa

My father always told me not to do that,

reat man," I replied, acting very concerned about the deat

smiling at me and holding my hands

or you are dead," he said. It looked

ther. No one would have survived those shots. The Contractor even confirmed him dead. Three bullets! a bul

d and frightened I was. I could not hide it. The man who tried to kill me flashed in my thou