Chapter 119

Alejandro's POV It all smelt of blood and smoke. The sounds of gunfire reverberated like thunder as we huddled behind a burnt-out truck. I had trembling hands. I didn't tremble due to fear. out of anger. from all that we had lost. I was destined to lose everything. "Get moving!" I yelled. The others didn't think twice. With cover fire aimed at the cartel thugs trapped behind sandbags close to the church ruins, Luis leaped over the concrete slab. With my lungs burning and my heart pounding, I followed. We had already advanced three blocks and destroyed two strongholds, but Santiago's fortress, the main base, remained atop the hill like a devil's castle. "You believe he is aware of our closeness?" Breathless and with wild eyes, Carla asked. I remarked, "He's been waiting." "He always waits until the blood is fresh before acting." Santiago was someone I knew. He liked to make us bleed first, and I knew it. Then put a smile on your face. We arrived at the former train yard. We arrived at a