The man smiled, a grin that terrified the man sitting across from him. “Do we have a deal?” he asked, his tone holding a distinct threat despite the smile on his lips.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ7xYooZN6Sc
His companion nodded with quick jerky movements. “Y-yes. D-deal.”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ8sqIvxga97
“Good.” He leaned back in his chair. “Now, tell me what I want to know.” 441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡOjI46PLtay
“W-well, I, I, uh, don’t know m-much,” started the terrified man. “BUT!” he almost shouted when the smiling man’s face darkened in rage. 441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡvQPqjhmubq
“But what?" growled the first man, his pleasant smile still in place. “Tell me how to get into the book NOW or your son dies.”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVJZt6Jkl9i
“I don’t know anything about getting into books!” sobbed the man. “I-I only know there’s this thing, an, an item. Everyone h-has been whispering about it.”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡoIdtBvyFYv
He slammed his fists onto the table, his smile twisting. “What. IS. IT?!”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡBTVg7gWdOF
“A necklace!” sobbed the cowering man. “It’s a necklace! I swear on my son’s life!”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡHZT44JyAFt
“WHAT KIND OF NECKLACE?” He slammed his fists onto the wood again. “ANSWER ME!” 441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡXogt40DnID
“I-it’s supposed t-to be a silver ch-chain w-with a-a pen. Please don’t kill my son, that’s all I know!”
“Where is it?” His twisted smile looked painful even as his voice dropped to a near whisper.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡNdynGvdaAE
“I’ve never seen it! I swear! P-please!” His desperate eyes dropped to the item now held in the villain’s hand.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡVlt1IT3qM3
In the dark room, it would have been easy to miss the small gun clenched by the smiling man. The gun pointed across the table at his companion.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡjuCY92WodS
“Please,” whispered the panicked father. “I told you what you wanted to know! You said if I did, my son would live! That was the deal!”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ00m1T3zVWz
“And he is still living.” He cocked the gun with a casual movement. “I’ll ask you only once more. Where. Is. The. Necklace?”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡ6fJa0OmnDy
“I-I-I….” He swallowed hard. “It….. it might… might be at…. At the jewelry st-store.”441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡDhvtZf3J6C
“Finally.” The man’s expression shifted back to a pleasant smile. He stood and nodded to the other man. “Have a lovely rest of your day.” He strode to the door.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡTOy4iB41W4
The seated man gasped in relief, pressing a hand over his heart.441Please respect copyright.ＰＥＮＡＮＡxyVmcCTjAa
At the door the smiling man turned. A gunshot rang through the silence, followed by a thump and then the slam of a door.
and then Add to home screen.