Xavier: (Indestructible)

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Authors: D.M. Mortier
seemed to be having the same problem and was staring back at him in
bewilderment. Yeah, that’s how I fucking feel, completely obliterated by your
barely-legal ass.
    He grabbed her hand suddenly and escorted her back to her car.
“Go home.”
    “Am I going to see you tomorrow, Xavier?” Cassandra climbed
into her car.
    “What do you think?”
    “Can you at least run with me instead of behind me?” She looked
at him with a teasing glint in her eyes, daring him to deny he had been running
behind her on her morning runs.
    He grunted and walked away without answering her query. He
followed her home and ensured she was safely inside the house before leaving
for his apartment.
    Xavier knew he was being followed as soon as he climbed out of
his SUV after parking it in the lot of an apartment complex about a mile from
his temporary home on Paradise Island. He had deliberately parked his car to
throw off the idiots following him. There were two men in a darkly tinted Dodge
Durango, who climbed out of their vehicle when he exited his car.
    Moving swiftly through the car-park, Xavier entered the
unlocked picket-fence-type gate into a central courtyard for the complex. He
weaved in and out between the buildings, noting that the men continued to
follow in his wake. Xavier moved swiftly as a chorus of dogs barking filled the
air. In seconds, he was able to work his way behind his pursuers. Striking with
lethal force, Xavier brought down both men with a series of strikes and kicks,
utilizing the martial arts training he’d perfected while in the US Special
Forces. In seconds, both men were rendered unconscious with a variety of broken
bones and bruised, bloodied faces. Xavier didn’t escape the minor scrimmage
without any injuries however. He’d been struck directly in his chest with a
bullet from a third assailant he hadn’t seen coming. Grimacing slightly when
the man had discharged his weapon, Xavier was pissed when he snapped the man’s
neck. I hate being shot. I won’t die, but that shit hurts like a bitch! At
least this bastard won’t be waking up again.
    His blood quickly saturated the front of his T-shirt. Xavier
was irritated by the inconvenience of the ruined shirt but quickly searched all
three men for IDs or any information that could help identify who the Chinese
men were. More than likely they were only mules and were insignificant in
uncovering why their boss was so intent on Cassandra.
     
     
    The dark-skinned African man lurked in the shadows, watching
his prey intently. He noted his skill and was not at all intimated by it. He
had the element of surprise on his side. By the time Xavier saw him coming, it
would be too late. Soon, very soon, I will do what others have failed to do
and eliminate this unworthy half-breed.
     
     
    Half an hour later, Xavier stood in the bathroom of his
temporary home and calmly dug the bullet out of his chest. It’s time I call
the only man on earth I trust with my life.

Chapter Five
     
    Cassandra grinned with pure delight as she saw Xavier waiting
for her on the sidewalk outside of her house. “Good morning, X, glad to see you
made it.” She smiled affectionately up at him.
    He looked at her through lowered lashes for a silent, intense
moment. Turning abruptly, he took off down her usual jogging route. Cassandra
ran, caught up with him, and swatted him on his hard butt. “Okay, so you’re not
a morning person. Me personally, I love morning, afternoon, and evening,” she
said cheerfully. “I thank God for all of it.”
    Although it was still dark outside at that time of the morning,
the streets were well lit, and she was easily able to see the expression on his
face.
    Xavier glanced over at her and didn’t comment.
    Cassandra grinned at his surliness. “Is this your first assignment
to the Bahamas?”
    “No,” he grunted.
    “Oh, so you’ve been here before?”
    “No.”
    Cassandra said good morning to pair of joggers they passed. “I
don’t understand. If this

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