Rising
Chapter Ten
Escape

Sark stretched in the sunlight. God bless that beautiful woman. Now it was time to go after Geiger. He was about to come out of the Credit Dauphine building. Then, he'd hit hard and fast and shoot him in the skull. Sark leaned against the hood of Geiger's car, hidden by the other vehicles around him.
"Hello." Sark said, pleasantly, drawing each syllable out.
Geiger looked up, startled. He was shocked to see Mr. Sark come out so blatantly in public. But that was what he wanted.
"Mr. Sark. Have you come to release the information I desire?"
"You thought you could use Sydney against me. You can't and you never will again."
Sark raised his gun, the silencer already in place.
"No, no, Mr. Sark. You're being very naughty. Don't make me sic my guards on you."
Sark nodded to the men that surrounded Geiger.
Then he pulled the trigger, three shots fired, three guards down. Geiger stood in shock. The guards hadn't even had a chance to pull their own guns.
"I was an excellent shot. Irina refined my skills. And now it's your turn."
"No. Please."
"You have no right to beg for your life. You should have died 27 years ago!"
With that, Sark pulled the trigger again, and stepped away from the brain matter that splattered. He turned and headed to Sydney's house, knowing she would be home soon. He was already planning the speech he might have to present to the Alliance.

Weiss, Jack, Vaughn and Kendall entered the room, not 30 minutes after the confrontation between Vaughn and Sydney.
"Where is he?" Kendall asked angrily.
"Where's who?" Sydney countered, feigning innocence.
"Mr. Sark."
"I assume he's still in that tiny cell you locked him into."
"You know very well that he is gone."
"I do not know that."
"How did he get out?"
Sydney closed her eyes, supressing the smile she wanted to show everyone.
"I have no idea."
Of course it was a lie, but spies are trained in the art of being untruthful.
"If we find out you helped him..."
"You'll do what? Arrest me? Pull one of the two doubles you have inside the Alliance? You wouldn't and we all know it."
Kendall stared at Sydney, glaring a fiery anger. Sydney smiled innocently at him and ignored the others in the room with her. Weiss burst into laughter, the only one finding what she had just done amusing.