Sharp pain sent me crashing to the ground.
"Henry!" I heard Victor's frantic cry.
The operator fired one last shot, then immediately retreated into the darkness, followed by his two colleagues. They made good their escape, leaving only Victor and his team rushing toward me.
I tried to stand, but the searing pain caused me to collapse again. Blood began to quickly seep through the fabric of my suit, staining the old pavement.
"Sir! You've been shot!" Victor yelled frantically, trying to apply pressure to the wound with a piece of cloth.
Selena Vance arrived on location in less than five minutes, landing her private helicopter in a nearby open field. She ran toward me, her face showing extraordinary concern.
"Henry! What happened?!"
"Elias... sent his lackeys," I managed to say, my br
