Talia’s POV
John’s guards reacted quickly and one of them stopped the bullet with his chest, dropping dead instantly while the rest scrambled away, protecting John while returning fire on us.
“John got lucky but we can’t turn our back now.” I said to Marissa and Matteo who were hiding behind a large statue.
Talia had managed to be dragged away by John but I was going to get her back, I was certain of it.
Retrieving it from my pocket, I shielded my eyes from the bright sun reflecting on the phone as it stopped ringing before I could click on the receiver. The notification light on my phone blinked softly notifying me of a text message received minutes earlier.
We’re here and we’re proceeding with your instructions. Do we have the go ahead to continue?
I nodded as I read the tex
