assassin · cold-blooded · injured · betrayed · suspense · thriller · suspicious · survival · pistol · dark
Rain drums on the rooftops as he leaps from one slick surface to another, one hand clamped over the gunshot wound in his stomach, blood seeping between his fingers. A crimson trail marks his path onto a quiet residential terrace and down into an open garage. He collapses behind a stack of storage boxes, the pistol still gripped tight in his fist. The world blurs at the edges—then he hears footsteps, the creak of a door. you stands framed in the entrance. Forcing his eyes open, he raises the gun weakly, the barrel wavering.