The Ex-Wife's Burning Elegance novel Chapter 2191

Stella looked at Joshua, words catching in her throat, before she finally just said, "Be careful."

Joshua shifted his gaze to Juniper. "Keep her alive."

With that, he slipped out of cover and vanished into the chaos.

A moment later, Juniper received a quick text. She turned to Stella. "Joshua drew the main squad away. Let's move."

"Okay," Stella agreed.

Joshua taking the main aggro didn't mean they were completely safe. As they navigated the labyrinth of the club, they ran into a few straggling assassins. Juniper handled them with ruthless efficiency.

But the sheer caliber of these killers was terrifying. One of them timed his strike perfectly, lunging at Juniper the exact second she went to reload, violently kicking the gun out of her hand.

Juniper shoved Stella back. "Miss Cameron, get to cover!"

Stella knew she didn't have the hand-to-hand skills to fight off a professional assassin; trying to help would only get in Juniper's way. A dark realization settled over her. She had spent years mastering self-defense and survival tactics. She could handle an average threat. But this heavily coordinated tactical strike force? They were clearly sent specifically for her.

Juniper was a spectacular martial artist, easily matching the assassin blow for blow in close-quarters combat. But she was wearing a dress, and her long hair whipped around her face, severely restricting her movements. She couldn't land a decisive, killing blow.

The assassin, clearly realizing his primary target was Stella, grew impatient with the prolonged brawl and fought dirty. He lunged and clamped a brutal grip onto Juniper's hair. Juniper winced as pain flared across her scalp, her face going pale.

But in a split second, she whipped a tactical knife from her waist and cleanly sliced through her own hair. It was a vicious, totally unhesitating maneuver.

The assassin froze for a fraction of a second, completely stunned by her sheer ruthlessness.

In that fatal microsecond, a gunshot cracked through the air. A bullet tore through his chest.

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