Lethal Attraction

The victims

🌹LETHAL ATTRACTION🌹

🌾CHAPTER 9🌾

...........when Mikel locked gazes with Sandra, she shot him an unfriendly look and continued walking away.

"How many are they?" Mikel finally spoke, asking his right-armed man, Ahmad as he approach from the rear of the group, gun in his arms.

"Two buses and one Sharon" Ahmad answered. "We selected sixteen people whose looks suggested that they are from good homes"

"What happened to the others?" Mike asked.

"Bosco and others opened fire on them before i got there" Ahmad said, with a helpless sigh.

"What?!, on whose order" Mike snapped.

"I don't know but he said Sandra ordered him to it because the others who were in the Sharon with her already know her face and could give the police hints"

"What did i say?! I said no killing! Its as simple as that! Why the f**k did they broke that ultimate rule?!" He asked, clearly mortified.

"Chill boss, it's Sandra not me" Ahmad said. "You have to talk it out with her".

"Sandra!" Mikel suddenly yelled, turning his head towards the direction Sandra had taken. "Sandra!".

"What?!" She snapped. "What is it? Why are you calling my name like that?!"

"The the give Bosco and others order to shot the other travelers?"

She averted her gaze in a disrespectful way and said nothing.

Mikel took intimidating steps towards her. "I asked you a question, Damn it!"

"I did" she said curtly "we Can't take any chances!! What if they end up leading police to us".

"Did you forget the number one rule? No one dies! We are just doing this for the money, Nothing else!" Mike hissed closely. "All you could have done is taking them all hostage instead of murdering them! Those were peoples relative and loved ones for God's sake! Have you no conscience?"

"And how do you think any one would take us serious if there aren't casualties, Mikel?" Sandra retorted. "How do you think we are ever going to make money out of this business if we don't put fear out there to show those who call our bluff that we are actually ruthless?! The police would come after us, thinking we are soft"

"I don't care what you think Sandra! you could have used another alternative instead of wasting the life of more than twenty people, those people has families, you know?!, has that ever crossed your mind for once?" Mike said.

"Yeah, and so do these ones we also kidnapped! The only difference is that the wasted ones are actually worthless and the last thing we need in our camp are liabilities. Liability means that much people to watch over and feed and in return, we get nothing! We had enough liabilities already and adding to it is so not a good idea right now!" She stated then said in a lower tone. "Mikel, you have to understand that this is a ruthless game and one has gotta do what one gotta do! We might have successfully established our selves deep within this jungle to carry out all operations so far, it had been nothing but safe, and that's why its left to live no trail behind. We are wanted out their and giving away our identities will only make things worse!"

Not mollified or convinced by all her words, he pulled closer to her and said in a low but firm voice that could have sent chills through anybody. "Now listen to me, Sandra! I've had it with your disgusting and overbearing attitude. Let this be the last time you will deliberately go against me by giving the boys order that is not from me or Ahmad! You do something stupid and impulse again and you are out!"

"Out" she scoffed undaunted. "You can't kick me out of this group! Its success rely on me and you know it!" She bragged. "I'm the one who bring in all the needed Intel and I'm the one who sleeps with the commissioner of police to keep the police off our back! Do you think this group would have gotten this far without me ?!" She sneered.

"Oh, don't let all these get to your head, Sandra! Get down that high horse and be rest assured that no one is indispensable; not even you! I mean my words, Sandra, and you Can date me by pushing me to the wall if you want to! You have broken many rules and yet I've overlooked most but not on this one! As the leader of this team, i alone have the final decision to what ever happens in this team and the hostages! If that's too much for you, you can go and join other groups or create yours! We are kidnappers not murderers! I'm not going to waste innocent lives simply because of money or i have the power to! If you screw up again, that's the end of the road for you, Sandra!, dare me!" Mike hissed in warning.