Chapter 157. It’s Done

Anna swallowed, her throat dry. She knew he was right. Victor would be waiting, expecting confirmation that the mission was a success. That the job was done.

But she couldn’t move. Couldn’t breathe properly. She felt like she needed more time. More time to process what had happened.

Was she just supposed to pretend she was okay? Because she was not! She was still in a state of shock.

Carlos reached into jacket and pulled out the black envelope. “Here, don’t forget about this.”

Anna nodded and took the already opened envelope from him. She now understood why it was black. Because that meant after doing what she was instructed, she was going to suck into the dark side.

Or maybe she was just thinking too deeply into it. Signing, she said in a breathy way, “Thank you for helping me.” She just had to say it.

She knew she would have never been able to do what the guy had done—shoot someone in the head in front of their family.

And if she was going to do