Chapter 400

The first shot hit him in the temple. His body jerked, staggering backward. His eyes widened in shock.

She shot him again.

And again.

One bullet to the forehead. Another to the eye.

His body crumpled to the ground.

Teresa stood over him, her breath coming in sharp gasps.

Her father. The man who had shaped her life in ways she had never understood.

Dead.

Her hands trembled, but she didn’t stop.

She aimed at his other eye. Pulled the trigger.

Tears slipped down her cheeks.

Bang.

Bang.

Bang.

She didn’t stop until the gun clicked empty.

The office was silent except for her ragged breathing.

The man who had haunted her, controlled her, manipulated her—was gone.

She dropped the gun.

Her body swayed, exhaustion and adrenaline crashing down all at once.

It was over.

But the war wasn’t.

She turned, grabbed her phone, and dialed.

The line rang once.

Then tw