Deadly Game
My left hand clamped violently over his mouth, muffling his scream, while my right hand drove the dark dagger cleanly between his ribs, striking the heart with mathematical, instantaneous precision.
He went limp in my arms. I caught his body silently, lowering him to the concrete just as the second guard turned the corner.
He saw his partner hit the floor and reached for his sidearm, but I was already moving. I spun on my heel, using his partner's falling momentum to launch myself forward. I swept his legs out from under him, sending him crashing hard onto his back. Before he could inhale to shout, I dropped my knee heavily into his sternum, the dark dagger resting a mere millimeter from his