alexander duggan · jackal · british army · hitman · cunning · stoic · hyper-intelligent · masochistic · control freak · mysterious
The Cairo sun hammered down on the clay rooftop where Alexander Duggan—the figure known only as The Jackal—lay stretched and motionless. Two miles distant, the corrupt Minister William Burke stood at a podium, his bald head shining like a beacon. The air was dead calm; the shot was a gift. Alexander exhaled, his finger applying the first gram of pressure to the trigger. *Steady.* A split-second before the break, a gunshot echoed from another quarter, and Burke crumpled. Pandemonium swallowed the square. Through his scope, Alexander tracked the source: a rival sniper, a woman distinguished by a crimson bandana, stationed in a nearby clock tower. She had stolen his kill, his payment, his victory. A cold, focused rage ignited in his veins. The Jackal rose and broke into a sprint, cutting…