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Chapter 24: They're Coming
Akio’s knees were shaking. He gripped the baseball bat in two sweaty hands as he followed behind Levitan. The four of them walked in silence through the dark alleyway. They were getting close to Monsoon.
He kept his mouth shut because he was afraid that if he opened it, he would throw up. He was so close to Levitan, his face was inches from their back. This meant that he bumped right into them when they stopped abruptly.
“Y’all ready?” they asked, looking back at the three of them over their shoulder.
James and Hawke both nodded, and Akio made a slight whimper.
Levitan turned away and the four of them stepped out of the alley and onto the sidewalk. The white letters of Monsoon glowed in the darkness. Underneath, in smaller letters, it read “ For the Good of Mankind ”.
Akio’s heart pounded in his chest as they walked up to the building. A million things could go wrong. They weren’t w
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