Chapter 26

We had been preparing for this moment for months, gathering intel, tracking down leads, and finally, we had found the location of Talisca’s operations. As we burst through the doors, we were met with a hail of bullets from Talisca’s heavily armed men.

“Take cover!” our captain bellowed, as we ducked behind overturned tables and chairs.

“We need to move forward, take them out one by one,” I shouted to my fellow agents.

We started to return fire, taking out a few of Talisca’s men, but more kept coming, and the situation was getting dire.

“Our captain commanded us vigorously, urging us to keep fighting, to stay focused, but the gunfire was so loud I could barely hear his voice over the din.

“Alpha team, flank left!” he yelled, as we started to move, inching our way towards Talisca’s location.

But the closer we got, the more intense the gunfire became, and we started to lose agents.

“We need backup!” I yelled into my radio, hoping someone would