Last Vow By My Assassin

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counting and just accepted my fate, A kind of fate I can't escape. I turned to face the familiar rooftop through my shattered and blurry eyeglasses. My heart was pounding in

mselves. And at that moment I knew something was wrong when I took one last step forward and realized this had never happened before. Wait what's happening

s I was gasping for air. My life flashed before my eyes because I knew this was how my life was supposed to end.

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ed over me. Despite of the harsh sunlight coming from the surrounding glass walls, str

dy?" His question bou

n got in man?"

n. For the third time this week." He tossed my

bothering me. But somehow yo

challenge and you of course," I rolled my eye

tool which was on opposite side of the counter w

ore I can reply, he continued, "I mean you are always th

silently and it looke

mare?" Knox as

e on top of that."

grave of people you killed, or being shot?" Knox a

ifferent. I felt like I was actuall

" Knox teased but he knew that I was very concerned because i

s the time when the underworld was a mess. Everybody was turning their backs on each other and stabbing in the back. And during that time I saved Knox from being murdered as a result of hate c

no sleep for next 48

to now when I am thirty. I can't escape them when I'm asleep. But I can avoid the

ompleting my assigned task. But this week it has been

ately, "Not now Knox. It's too early in

to leave this underworld and gang for good. It took all my strength to come up with this decision of retiring but I was ready. I spent good 10 years with them and no

head of the gang Ivan Boris was angry, sad and disappointed but he knew better then anyone that what would happen to him if he tries to interrupt my plans. Although he tried hi

change the topic but this time he didn't, "

y Knox. I've stopp

omething different and I don

ch that he couldn't even look at me in the eyes. That was

it out

d again and looked back at

s dead. He was mu

from earlier slipped through my hand, spilling it's content across the floor. If I thought that nightmare was

the fact that Niko can be dead. He couldn't because he promised me

. Boris Ivanov wants you there Asher, at all cost." His voice was gentle, "He is grieving

trusted the most, even more then his brother Boris Ivanov, the head of Shadow Krovik Cartel. Everyone who knew about the existence of Krovik Cartel was because of Nikolai hims

s to say, he was my mentor who taught me how to fight tough battles. He never forces me to join his gang or be associated to the underworld. It was me who

embled a bit, "Knox how is it

night as I've said before. And you're the

ted to getting out of my house after 7 days and going back to the place I promi

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