Read Fate (Drift Series Book 4) for Free Online
Authors: Michael Dean
Leonard called back to his daughter.
Suddenly the bedroom door swung open. “Leonard? Oh my God.”
Leonard looked back at his astonished wife while still keeping an eye on the Colonel in front of him, “How could you? How could you? With our daughter here?”
“I’m so sorry.” She whispered to him as her eyes welled up.
“Daddy?” The girl called to him again.
“Sorry? You say that now? You are a disgrace! Go to your mother, Christina, the two of you, get dressed to leave…now!”
“C’mon, child, hurry to me.” Isabelle called to her daughter.
I heard Leonard’s thoughts, he wasn’t going to kill his wife and child. He was going to try somehow to get them out of there. He was even going to let the colonel go. He took his gaze fully off the colonel in front of him to watch his daughter scurry into the bedroom with Isabelle.
In that moment, Colonel Wallace grabbed a hold of Leonard’s rifle with both hands and tried to wrench it from his grasp.
This caused Leonard to tense and when he did the rifle fired, shooting Colonel Wallace in the heart.
In an instant, his body buckled to the floor.
Leonard stood over the top of him, watching him bleed, grasping at his last breaths. Just then, Christian and the company came barging into the house, brandishing their weapons. When they saw Colonel Wallace on the floor they surrounded him.
“Well done, Captain. Nice to see a soldier stay true to obedience.”
Leonard didn’t say a word, only lowering his weapon to his side.
“Now, one more piece of business. Finish the mission, regain your integrity.” Christian pointed to the bedroom door.
Leonard knew what he must do next. He started walking to the bedroom where his wife and child were hiding. A couple shots rang out behind him as the soldiers finished off Colonel Wallace.
CHAPTER 4
DÉJÀ VU
Leonard reached down and grasped the door knob to the bedroom and slowly turned it. He sucked in a deep breath and walked in. He made his way around the room and found Isabelle hunched down on the floor next to the bed, cradling Christina in her arms. This scenario was taking on a very familiar tone. Now that Leonard was closer to the females, I realized I had seen them before.
“How long has this been going on? How long has it been since you betrayed me?” Leonard asked heartbroken as he looked at the cowering woman.
“I never meant for it to go this far. Colonel Wallace promised me money, land, if I would just hand over any information about the rebel cause because he knew I was married to a high ranking soldier. He just spent so much time coming here that…”
“How long?” Leonard screamed.
Isabelle sat there, clutching their daughter, sobbing before she could mutter out, “a-about-a year.”
Without saying a word, Leonard began to reload his rifle. As he did so, Christian came into the room, ordering the men behind him to stay out as he closed the door. Leonard finished loading his weapon and cocked it. His hands began to tremble as he raised the weapon, aiming it at his wife and child.
Isabelle shook in fear as she stared up at her disgruntled husband, “I know what it is you must do, I don’t blame you. Please, take Christina out of here before you do this…please.”
Leonard didn’t say a word. He was summoning the courage to do the unthinkable.
“I’m afraid you do not grasp the gravity of this situation my lady. You’ve put your husband in a compromising position because of your treachery. Law states that the punishment for treason is death. But since Leonard here can be held, and killed, because of your actions, the price for his freedom and the American cause is to take your life, and the life of the girl. We know not if the girl has played a role in this treason, so we cannot take any chances.” Christian answered for him.
Leonard remained quiet, still aiming the rifle at his wife and child.
“You would do this? Execute your own
Suddenly the bedroom door swung open. “Leonard? Oh my God.”
Leonard looked back at his astonished wife while still keeping an eye on the Colonel in front of him, “How could you? How could you? With our daughter here?”
“I’m so sorry.” She whispered to him as her eyes welled up.
“Daddy?” The girl called to him again.
“Sorry? You say that now? You are a disgrace! Go to your mother, Christina, the two of you, get dressed to leave…now!”
“C’mon, child, hurry to me.” Isabelle called to her daughter.
I heard Leonard’s thoughts, he wasn’t going to kill his wife and child. He was going to try somehow to get them out of there. He was even going to let the colonel go. He took his gaze fully off the colonel in front of him to watch his daughter scurry into the bedroom with Isabelle.
In that moment, Colonel Wallace grabbed a hold of Leonard’s rifle with both hands and tried to wrench it from his grasp.
This caused Leonard to tense and when he did the rifle fired, shooting Colonel Wallace in the heart.
In an instant, his body buckled to the floor.
Leonard stood over the top of him, watching him bleed, grasping at his last breaths. Just then, Christian and the company came barging into the house, brandishing their weapons. When they saw Colonel Wallace on the floor they surrounded him.
“Well done, Captain. Nice to see a soldier stay true to obedience.”
Leonard didn’t say a word, only lowering his weapon to his side.
“Now, one more piece of business. Finish the mission, regain your integrity.” Christian pointed to the bedroom door.
Leonard knew what he must do next. He started walking to the bedroom where his wife and child were hiding. A couple shots rang out behind him as the soldiers finished off Colonel Wallace.
CHAPTER 4
DÉJÀ VU
Leonard reached down and grasped the door knob to the bedroom and slowly turned it. He sucked in a deep breath and walked in. He made his way around the room and found Isabelle hunched down on the floor next to the bed, cradling Christina in her arms. This scenario was taking on a very familiar tone. Now that Leonard was closer to the females, I realized I had seen them before.
“How long has this been going on? How long has it been since you betrayed me?” Leonard asked heartbroken as he looked at the cowering woman.
“I never meant for it to go this far. Colonel Wallace promised me money, land, if I would just hand over any information about the rebel cause because he knew I was married to a high ranking soldier. He just spent so much time coming here that…”
“How long?” Leonard screamed.
Isabelle sat there, clutching their daughter, sobbing before she could mutter out, “a-about-a year.”
Without saying a word, Leonard began to reload his rifle. As he did so, Christian came into the room, ordering the men behind him to stay out as he closed the door. Leonard finished loading his weapon and cocked it. His hands began to tremble as he raised the weapon, aiming it at his wife and child.
Isabelle shook in fear as she stared up at her disgruntled husband, “I know what it is you must do, I don’t blame you. Please, take Christina out of here before you do this…please.”
Leonard didn’t say a word. He was summoning the courage to do the unthinkable.
“I’m afraid you do not grasp the gravity of this situation my lady. You’ve put your husband in a compromising position because of your treachery. Law states that the punishment for treason is death. But since Leonard here can be held, and killed, because of your actions, the price for his freedom and the American cause is to take your life, and the life of the girl. We know not if the girl has played a role in this treason, so we cannot take any chances.” Christian answered for him.
Leonard remained quiet, still aiming the rifle at his wife and child.
“You would do this? Execute your own