Chapter One hundred Twenty Six
The warehouse hummed with tension. Their anxious faces filled the huge area along with metal crates, tactical gear.
Asli stood in the center, her black jacket open to reveal a concealed holster. The soft glow of emergency lights outlined her figure.
Eren, who was acting so hard to be Cole's replacement, paced at the back of the room. He then stopped and fixed his gaze on her.
"Boss... Do you really want us to go through with this?" He paused, then continued quietly, "Cole is not with us. He was important to this mission. He trained himself harder than us…" He paused.
Eren's words hung heavy in the air. For a moment, Asli's eyes flashed with lethal intensity, and everyone froze.
Half the number expected her to raise her weapon and kill him, the remaining half thought she would shoot any of his body parts, and still insist he followed them.
Instead, she exhaled slowly, her threatened look dissolving.
