Chapter 111 : Heir

AJAX. Fear shoots up my throat like bile. I want to yell at her to stop, but I have to pretend that I see nothing so that no one can spot her immediately. But then it’s hopeless. She already shot a guard. The bullet flies right into his chest and he topples over, bleeding. The other guards all jump in shock, ready to find the shooter, but Livia is surprisingly quick. She crawls up the stairs with no sound whatsoever, slinging the gun on her back like a bag. I watch out of the corner of my eye as she gets to the mezzanine level of the house, positioning herself behind the column supporting the second floor. And with that, she cocks the gun and starts to shoot the guards downstairs. Glorious is the only way I can describe it. Her accuracy surprises me, but what shocks me is the fact that the guards are dumb enough not to know what’s happening. They don’t even try to hide. They just look up as though to find her and basically present themselves as easy targets. That’s what Livia make