Chapter 30: Mixed Desires

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PRESENT DAY

"A few moments later, a message beeped on his phone. Jerry opened it, and his heart sank even further."

His hands trembled as he read the chilling message: MISSION 101: KILL GREG. The words seemed to jump out of the screen, mocking him with their malevolence. Jerry couldn't believe what he was seeing. The man in sharpshooters had just given him a choice – kill Greg or risk losing his friend Mike forever.

Fear and desperation flooded Jerry's mind. He didn't want to kill anyone, but he also couldn't let Mike suffer. The man's cold eyes bore into his soul, leaving him feeling trapped and helpless. There seemed to be no way out of this nightmarish situation.

As Jerry tried to process the weight of the task before him, memories of his past flashed before his eyes. He recalled the days when life was simpler, back when he was just a struggling artist dreaming of a better future. He never imagined that he would be standing here, faced with such a monstrous decision.