The dark shadows offered the perfect cover, but Danielle still stepped behind a tree and stood perfectly still as she watched a man walk towards her.
She was sure he couldn’t see her. Not dressed in full black and hiding in the shadows like she was. She was perfectly blended with the dark of the forest. However, it was clear the man coming her way knew someone was there. She saw it in the quiet way he moved, alert of his surroundings and his gun drawn, ready to put a hole in her.
Danielle ground her teeth in frustration. She had a task to complete. She had zero doubt Chip would put twice as many bullets in her if she did not do what she had been sent to do. And this man was standing in her way.
The sounds of insects continued to rent the air around them. The gunshots being fired between
