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had the advantage. Whoever came to her thought that she was in the dark; that she didn’t have a clue that they were there. She had the element of surprise and was going to use it fully.
    She slipped behind the door as it opened. The smell of death entered along with the same group of men she saw outside of her window pane. She watched them search the bathroom and under the bed. As their attention focused on the closet that held her daughter, she had to act fast.
    Anoki kicked the door closed as she aimed and shot, giving the three men no time to react. Body after body fell until she was the last one standing. She rushed to the closet as she reloaded her guns praying that no one else was in the home other than Willow.
    â€œAnoki,” a familiar voice called out as the door swung open.
    Relief filled Anoki’s soul as Tony walked through the door. She knew deep down that Rock wasn’t trying to kill her and that he would send someone to save their lives. Her emotions ran wild as she released the guns from her hands.
    Anoki ran to Tony as her heartbeat slowed down to its normal pace. She wrapped her arms around him as tears fell from her eyes onto his tie. He stroked her hair in a way to let her know she was safe.
    Tony pulled Anoki’s face out of his chest. He glanced down at her and even with her crying face, she was the most beautiful woman he had ever seen in his life. He softly stroked her face, which was something that he could never do under any other circumstance. He took in her presence as the job he was there to do escaped him.
    â€œAre you okay?” Tony questioned as reality set in and he focused on his mission.
    â€œNo.” Anoki rushed toward the closet. “I have to get Willow and we have to leave.”
    Pow! Pow!
    The gunshots were not as loud as Anoki had anticipated. The metal fragments, spiraling through the air, pierced her chest and arm without consideration, without real meaning of relevance, and with more speed than the fastest of living things. The small wounds in her flesh leaked blood much like the way crying eyes leaked tears.
    It wasn’t so much the pain, but the shock, the betrayal, the surprise, of almost anticipating, feeling the hot wet pain in her chest, the hole the bullets made. It wasn’t what Anoki expected. She had thought it would be more pain. She stumbled, taken aback; still looking dully into the air, not knowing what may come next, and realizing that it was the end.
    Anoki was stunned to know she was dying. She was shocked that she wasn’t overwhelmed by the emotion she had assumed would accompany such a violent end. She knew her life would end like this with Rock, but knowing it and experiencing it were two different things.
    Anoki was amazed by all that surrounded her. She looked down at her hand and flexed it. She was astonished at how the muscles flexed back and forth perfectly and would soon move no more. Her ability to move was drawing near.
    â€œI’m sorry.” Tony leaned down to check her pulse. “It’s just business.”
    â€œWhy?” Anoki asked as blood ran out of her mouth onto her pink-colored lips. “I thought we were family.”
    â€œIt’s business,” Tony repeated nonchalantly as he stepped overher. “I’ll make it quick with the kid. I’ll end it with one shot. She won’t feel anything,” he assured her as he headed to the closet.
    â€œWait!” Anoki screamed, using every ounce of her energy. “Don’t hurt her! She’s a baby; she’s your goddaughter, T!”
    â€œIt’s business,” Tony reiterated as he opened the door and pointed the gun at Willow. “I have to finish the job, Anoki. You know how things work,” he assured as he stood at the door of the closet.
    â€œPlease,” she coughed uncontrollably, “leave her. Don’t hurt her. Let her starve, T. I beg you. Please!”
    Tony looked into Anoki’s eyes as he