But no, now was not the time. She had to live long enough to lead her group of refugees to wherever they were going. They clearly had a destination in mind, and by God, Peter would see where it was and then lead his own people there to take it. His people deserved it, and the spy and her cronies deserved nothing. There would be no mercy, Peter decided, when it came time to take out the trash.
Peter slid his aim to the spy’s left. There was the muscle man, who had to be a soldier of some sort. He was always on point, and had been their scout every time they moved out. Maybe it would be worth it to take him out right now. Of the group, he seemed the only real threat to Peter’s own men when they came a’ callin’. He slid his finger from the rifle’s upper receiver to the trigger, and calculated wind and distance, quickly doing the math. With his other hand he clicked his scope’s dials, one click for windage, two for distance. That ought to do it...
Then it occurred to Peter that the refugees might not make it to their base, or wherever they were headed, without Muscle Guy’s help. He weighed the pros and cons of just wasting the bastard right there and then. His finger rested lightly on the trigger as he weighed the options in his mind. Jaw clenched, he took two deep breaths and then held his breath mid-exhale.
And made his decision.
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