Blood on the Asphalt biker
Dax hadn't stayed on the pier.
The helicopter flared over the deck, the side door sliding open to reveal a figure hanging from a Rappel line. A flash-bang detonated near the containers, blinding Elena and my father. In the chaos, I dove for the Norton, but a heavy hand grabbed my ankle, dragging me back toward the edge of the railing.
"You're not going anywhere, Ghost," a voice hissed in my ear.
It wasn't a mercenary. It was Snake.
He had a jagged scar across his throat where Dax had left his mark, and his eyes were wide with a manic, vengeful light. He held a flare gun to the Norton's fuel tank, his finger white on the trigger.