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AN EYE FOR AN EYE by Irene Hannon (RITA finalist)<\/u><\/b><\/span> <\/p>\n

Book 2\u2014Heroes of Quantico<\/i><\/span><\/p>\n

Chapter 1<\/u><\/b><\/span><\/p>\n

His quarry was late.<\/span><\/p>\n

Very late.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shading his eyes, the man scanned the deserted jogging path and shifted the rifle cradled in his arms. He couldn\u2019t linger much longer without risking detection. In the past couple of hours he\u2019d already seen a few too many runners and dog walkers, despite the oppressive August heat. But no one had yet ventured anywhere near his concealed position in the woods at the edge of the park.<\/span><\/p>\n

After studying his quarry\u2019s habits, he\u2019d chosen the time and place with care. And he\u2019d walked through the exercise dozens of times in his mind. Park behind the First Congregational Church, unoccupied on this sultry St. Louis Saturday. Leave the car at the far end of the isolated parking lot, next to the woods that separated church property from the park. Cut through the dense thicket. Wait for his target. Take his shot. Return to the car, slide the rifle back inside the weed-eater box on the back seat. Drive home. Dispose of the gun.<\/span><\/p>\n

He stroked the sleek steel barrel, the taste of regret sharp on his tongue. He hated the thought of destroying his favorite hunting rifle. But hanging onto it once this job was finished would be too dangerous. His only consolation was that it would end its life doing God\u2019s work.<\/span><\/p>\n

Shifting his position, he lifted his arm and wipe the sweat from his forehead with the sleeve of his dark green shirt. Then he turned to scan the empty church parking lot, barely visible through the shrubby undergrowth beneath the trees. He hadn\u2019t sought out a house of God as his staging area, but it was fitting. For he was here to follow a directive from the Good Book. To claim an eye for an eye.<\/span><\/p>\n

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