“Not an issue,” he said. “I’ll text you photos.”
I looked down into the warehouse bay. I could see Anton’s vehicle pull up, so I moved toward the door. “Did we sort out the Beijing issue?”
“Yup, it was a mix up on their end. All good now.”
The echo of gunfire and shouting in the bay below had both of us reaching for our weapons.
Mila!
Through the window, I could see Anton crouched behind our vehicle, exchanging gunfire with three unknown assailants. From every door, my men spilled into the bay area.
I bolted out of my office, and the gunfire continued as I ran through the main area and down the staircase. Maksim was right behind me.
“I saw three hostiles.”
“Fourth by the back door,” he said behind me.
But by the time we spilled into the warehouse bay area, it was already over.
Mila stood unharmed, but I rushed to her and checked her over with a sweeping glance.
Around us, my men continued to stream into the warehouse, all of them armed to the teeth with automatic rifles and calling out the areas they were responsible for.
“The back gate is clear.”
“West side, clear.”
“North end, clear.”
Mila wasn’t hurt, but she looked confused.
“Mila, are you okay?”
More of my men were running into the bay.
“Side shed, clear.”
“West truck pad, clear.”
She blinked as she looked around, and then she looked up at me. “I think I’m dreaming. Why are there so many guns?”
In my peripheral vision, I could see Anton kick the weapons away from the bodies. Around us stood a dozen men, all holding assault rifles.
“Weapons down,” I commanded.
Immediately and collectively, there was the loud clatter of dozens of weapons being lowered and put on safety.
Mila stared up at me like she was in a daze.
I put my hand on the side of her neck. “You’re in a bit of shock. Let’s get you back into the vehicle.”
She obediently got back in, this time in the front seat. She didn’t even resist when I put on her seat belt.
“I don’t understand,” she said blankly. “It was so loud. My ears are ringing.”
I bent down and kissed her soft cheek. “It’s over now, and you’re safe. Just stay here a moment longer, okay?”
She nodded.
