What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 89

monster's death, yet there were bigger problems as long as Shadow remained alive.

Said person huffed. "Never liked the self-concerned bastard." His face then beamed as he smiled widely. "I feel like I just accomplished an important goal. After all, isn't it every child's dream to want their parents dead?"

I looked at Shadow and narrowed my eyes at him. "It sure as hell wasn't mine." I replied.

"As usual, Agent Moore, you are an exception." Was his only response.

I glared at Shadow, but immediately straightened my posture as he sped walked over to me and placed his shotgun on my spine.

"Here's what's going to happen." Shadow started. "I'm taking Agent Moore with me. If any of you does anything stupid, I'll blow this place sky high." To emphasize his point, the Phantom took out a detonator and popped open the lid.

He held his thumb over the button.

The Seekers immediately tensed at the notion, but John retained his ground.

Shadow cocked his head at John's reaction. "You've got some balls." He remarked.

John didn't reply; instead, he stared at me intensely, as if he was trying to relay a message to me.

I looked back at him, and nodded in understanding.

I gathered my inner strength, and head-butted Shadow hard which caught him off guard.

Despite my own dizziness, I managed to shove Shadow back which gave John the perfect opportunity.

He lined his gun to the still figure and fired well-aimed shots at both of his legs while two other Seeker agents shot the guards behind me.

They fell down wordlessly, while Shadow screamed in pain, and pressed his hands onto both wounds.

I felt relief, but the feeling was short-lived as the remaining Phantom agent grabbed the detonator. "To hell with this!" He yelled just as he pushed the button.

Immediately, the area around us exploded all around, and I fell down from the force.

The Seeker agents all shouted at one another to get out of the way.

I ignored the danger all around me as I tried to reach John.

I saw that John also struggled to get to me, but unfortunately, he fell down as a large boulder crashed into some materials that knocked him down from behind.

He tried to move, but he was pinned down.

He looked up at me in desperation. "Rachel!" He cried out.

I sensed that that moment was probably the end, so I stared back at him in the eyes and finally said what I've been meaning to for a while. "I love you."

John's eyes widened as he stared at me, his eyes portrayed the pain he felt, as well as the mutual feeling for me.

For a moment, the life that I could have had with John glanced before my eyes, and a tear managed to escape.

The building shook violently, and once I looked up, everything became dark.

Epilogue: The End?

~ John's POV ~

The four of us quickly made our way through a large area in the back of Seeker HQ.

We were anxious as we hadn't heard back from Agent Evans since he stated that the explosives were set.

I sincerely hoped that he was unharmed.

Agent Cian took out the few Phantom agents that wondered into our path. He mercilessly slammed their skulls repeatedly into the ground, painting the stone a crimson hue.

I winced at his brutish ways, but I knew better than to scold him.

The fury and blood lust radiated off of him like a furnace would release heat.

We arrived at the back entrance, and waited impatiently for any sign of Agent Evans.

I paced around restlessly, wiping the sweat off of my face and neck as I battled with tormenting thoughts.

Something caught the corner of my eye, and I whipped my head around.

Relief filled me as I saw Agent Evans walk towards us looking in good shape.

Pete stepped forward, and clapped him on the back. "Job well done, Agent Evans," he said tiredly, yet with pride.

Arrow nodded as he was impressed, and even the brute Irish man punched the young agent roughly on the arm. "You just made my day when the explosions went off," he said darkly.

Agent Evans looked like he would piss his pants, and gave a nervous laugh. "Uh, glad to hear," he said awkwardly.

To get things back on track, I pulled Evans away from the hovering group. "Now that he's here, we've got to get going."

Nodding in agreement, Pete took command. "You heard him, get moving!"

Immediately, we all set off for the main hall, taking care to not step on the sharp materials the littered the ground.

Eventually, we reached the main hall without any resistance, yet I felt suspicious.

Where did everyone go?

As if reading my mind, I heard the echo of various voices speaking.

From where I was, I could barely make out the signature glow of the Phantom's eyes.

My eyes narrowed in hatred, and I glanced back at my group. "We've got to take them out," I said.

My companions nodded, and Agent Cian took out a flash grenade. "This ought to piss 'em off," he cackled, before he pulled out the pin, and threw the grenade towards the Phantoms.

As soon as it went off, we bolted towards them.

I expected to hear alarmed exclaims coming from them, yet there was any silence.

We stopped running, and cautiously made our way forward. I took out my gun.

I saw something moving on the other side of the smoke, and immediately I aimed my shotgun high. "Stay where you are!" I ordered tensely.

I walked through the smoke, and the figure became clearer.

"John?" The voice called out softly.

My eyes widened in disbelief as I recognized the sound.

I stepped closer, and felt my heart clench at the sore sight. "Rachel?" I asked hoarsely.

She smiled widely, and I couldn't help but let out