He smiles.
Like he’s heard that before.
“Is it?” he asks.
Then—
He reaches for something—
I fire.
But he moves—
Fast.
Too fast.
Shot grazes—
Not enough.
He drops behind cover.
Damn it.
“Contact!” I shout.
“Command target!”
Briggs’s voice comes back.
“Moving to you!”
I push forward.
Close distance.
Not letting him disappear.
Not this time.
Not after everything.
I round the corner—
And he’s there.
Waiting.
Weapon up.
We fire at the same time.
Everything explodes.
