Chapter 19: A Predictable Move
A few hours ago, Kieran had told Amanda about his choice to recruit the thugs as his new secret bodyguards. There were already professional bodyguards, but these ones were for underground, if possible, deadly tasks.
No one expected this to happen – a sudden attack, but well... they did in some way. If not, they wouldn't have asked the thugs to stall around the stadium in the first place. And they wouldn't have had another plan laid down.
How predictable the one who planned this abduction was – Kieran thought, his body shifting here and there like a pendulum as the van suddenly climbed a rough-sloped surface.
That was when he looked through the window. He could see nothing more than rough land and a stretch of water ahead. By the way the van was parked close to a wooden platform that stretched just some distance into the river, braziers positioned atop it, Kieran had a clear inkling of what they planned to do with him.
Two things – drown alive or burn.... One of the men suddenly yanked the door open and grabbed Kieran out. He should have crashed to the ground with how he was thrown, but Kieran was still standing, smiling as the men looked at him in wonder.
The chubby-faced one mumbled, "What's with this dude?"
Anyway, they grabbed Kieran by his shoulders, pushed him onto the platform, and pinned him to his knees just close to the edge.
Kieran panted lightly. "Are we going to wait here for decades? Or... you're hesitating because the one who gave you this job isn't here—"
Before he could finish asking the question, the lean man's fist came hitting against his cheek that sent beads of blood out. He warned in a tight voice, stop running that damned mouth of yours.
Kieran licked the blood off his lips and smiled as much as he could. Soon, the guys left him alone there and went back near the van, just standing. They were definitely waiting for someone.
In a moment, Kieran whispered, "Forward my message to Amanda, Monz," and his smartwatch flashed up, about to process his order. "Execute plan B now."