Mile 22 - Part 2

We reached the safe house under the cover of a bakery owned by a bald man who greeted us as we entered. James immediately met with the bakery owner, who served as the safe house in charge, leading us to the kitchen to restock our supplies and ammo if needed. Meanwhile, Overwatch coordinated to arrange a new vehicle, as our last one had already been tagged by both the enemy and local authorities.

While we waited, Overwatch alerted us that local police were being cleared out of the area, heightening our suspicion. Glancing outside, James noticed Axel, the Indocarr city Chief Security officer, stationed across the street. With a smug smile, Axel seemed to taunt us, and James, fueled by the recent loss of his team members, stormed outside against Overwatch's advice.

Just as James walked out, two women entered the bakery in disguise, posing as customers. In reality, the two women were operatives sent by Axel to plant a bomb in the cafe. Expecting trouble, I positioned myself strategically at the kitchen entrance, where I had a clear view of both the cafe's front door and the street outside. Sam stood beside me, her stance tense as she kept a sharp eye on the scene, while Alice stayed further inside, closely guarding Li Noor.

As the women moved toward the counter, I watched their every move, waiting for confirmation of their true intent. They lingered just a little too long, subtly placing an object on the counter before they turned and exited. Knowing it was an explosive device. With calculated timing, I moved toward the cafe's entrance, knowing I had to intercept it before it detonated.

As James wrapped up his tense exchange with Axel, he turned back toward the cafe, unaware of the trap left behind by the two operatives. I moved swiftly toward the grenade they had planted on the counter, my instincts in high gear. The second James walked in, he caught sight of my expression, realizing something was off. Without hesitation, I signaled for him to duck as I picked up the grenade, holding it out for him to see.

James reacted with lightning speed, dropping to the floor just in time. With a well-aimed throw, I hurled the grenade directly toward Axel, who stood across the street, exuding confidence as if he had everything under control. But within seconds, his expression shifted as he realized what was heading his way. The grenade detonated mid-air, just short of reaching him. Still, the force of the explosion was enough to send Axel flying backward, a piece of shrapnel catching him across the face.

The blast cleared the street in seconds as people scrambled for cover, and James and I exchanged a nod. We had only moments to recover as the customers stormed out of the bakery in a frenzy. Just as they cleared the entrance, the two women who had planted the explosive stormed back in, tossing another grenade into the bakery. James and I dove to the side, barely avoiding the explosion as it detonated almost immediately. We were stunned but otherwise unharmed. Douglas, however, took the brunt of it, his legs badly cut. Sam quickly pulled him back into the safe space of the kitchen.

The two women immediately engaged us in close combat. They were skilled, and after a few hits, James managed to get the upper hand, delivering a solid slap that disoriented one of the women. With a firm grip on her neck, he tossed her across the room, sending her crashing into the wall. I was still down, momentarily stunned, my heightened senses amplifying the disorientation from the blast that was too close. The remaining woman advanced, her swift kicks cutting through the air, each one landing close as I struggled to regain my footing. Just as she was about to deliver another blow, Sam stepped in from the side, wielding a shotgun. With a single blast, she took down the attacker, sending her flying back through the glass wall and out onto the street.

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[ Ryan generally keeps his heightened sense on in his close proximity to detect any danger and drastically reduces his senses to normal human level that are out of his close proximity and this is why he was feeling more disoriented from the blast.]

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It was Sam who shot her and she walked up to me giving me a hand to get up from the ground and said," You're mine and only I get to rough handle you" I smirked in response, but the moment was cut short by an urgent alert from Overwatch: gunmen were closing in on both sides of the bakery entrance.

Reacting instantly, I pushed Sam down as a hail of bullets tore through the spot where we'd been standing. With quick reflexes, I drew my handgun, spotting two shooters within my line of sight. Taking aim, I squeezed off two shots, each finding its mark with a clean headshot, neutralizing the immediate threat. The remaining that approached were taken down by James and he walked to us and said," Get moving love birds we are still in battle" breaking our intimate moment that we shared with me on top of her and our lips almost rubbing each other.

We got back up and walked back into the kitchen area where Alice was patching up Douglas with the few medical supplies here at the safe house. After a few minutes, we were on our way to the airfield in our previous vehicle and me on the bike as we could not wait back there for a new vehicle not when we were being attacked continuously. 

I don't know if it was due to Axel being down from injury or something but we were not attacked again and we safely reached the airfield. I could see Li Noor tense as his mission of acting as a triple agent and helping the Russians take down James and his team completely, failed. But he didn't do anything stupid as his part was to just make us trust him so he did his part well. Maybe he thought he could escape once he was on the plane. 

James gave Alice a few days off to spend time with her daughter so she boarded the plane. After patting down Linoor for security he also boarded the plane but not before saying," Say hello to your mother for me" thinking that his partners the Russians will take down overwatch soon. But as soon as he entered the plane he was electrocuted making him fall down and was immediately handcuffed properly making sure he couldn't move and was taken away into the plane.

James was shocked at what was happening and soon his questions were answered by Overwatch who opened the hard disk. On the other side people that attacked the Overwatch were taken down by the security. Mr.Nobody walked out of the plane happy with my work and relieved me as the mission was a success. With my work done I gave my report and left James to discuss his matters with Mr.Nobody.

I flew back to Rio with Sam as she had become my woman after last night's intense sex we had. Today's hot topic was that a Russian AEW plane has gone missing. No one knows where it went as it was shot down by Mr.Nobody in the Indian Ocean.

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[ Alice Kerr was a broken character with a tight bond to her daughter and emotionally unstable when it comes to her relationships. So I didn't like her character as much as I liked Sam and was not taken into the Harem.]

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