The baton remained lodged directly inside Monk's mouth.
From the beginning of their fight, Aaron had felt no concern for Monk's life. If Monk truly was the number-one-ranked agent of the Black Hand, then he must have killed countless people throughout his career. Some of those people might have been guilty, but many would have been innocent.
Monk had been in the business far longer than Aaron, and those years had turned him into the man standing before him now. Killing had become a natural part of his life, something he was willing to do whenever it helped him achieve his goal.
How many people had already died at the hands of the Black Hand?
Aaron didn't know the answer, but he knew the number would only continue to rise if the group was allowed to survive.
This was their chance to eliminate the Black Hand once and for all.
