Chapter 1011

If Bella had reacted a second later, she would have been a sitting duck. “Heh.” A sinister snicker echoed through the darkness. “Show your face, Winston!” Having trained with Asher and Drew, Bella was great at picking up sounds. She determined the direction of the noise. Clutching her gun, she pulled the trigger at the lurking shadow. Holy cow. Drenched in sweat, Bella shivered. With adrenaline pumping in the earlier intense crossfire, she did not realize she had run out of bullets. She reached back and noticed her spare clip was missing too. Thrown into a fluster, Bella glanced around for the clip and found it several steps away. She must have dropped it when rolling away from the trap. When she went to retrieve it, two shots were fired near her feet, and she stopped in her tracks. “I had the pleasure to see you in action, Ms. Thompson. You’re truly a force to be reckoned with.” Following the eerie laughter, Winston walked out of the darkness, armed with a bo