AUTHOR POV
8:30 AM
A&A SECURITY FORCES HEADQUARTERS
MISBOURNE,
Eline and Ashley got back to their A&A security headquarters in Misbourne , getting into the lift on their way to meet their boss. They swiped their ID cards on the key card entry system and made their way towards the main office where their boss is waiting for them. As they entered the office,they saw their boss , The great Felix Remington , looking out the ceiling height window outlooking the city. They stood in attention after greeting Mark and Felix. No one ever moved a single muscle inside the cabin. They could feel the awkwardness in their veins. They never met Felix before, and this increased the uneasiness in their hearts rapidly.
ELINE POV
I could feel the nervousness through my whole body. I have to get out of here before my knees give up due to anxiety and make a fool out of myself infront of my boss and most importantly this shit beside me. I looked at him turning my head slightly to him with side eyes when I heard some giggling soundsbeside me. And I am in absolute horror when I saw this asshole trying so hard not to laugh. 'Stupid!!what are you doing!you could get us killed!stop you fucker!' I couldn't help but think. If this asshole dares to laugh actually, he is gonna get us buried six feet under the ground. God please help me. I don't wanna die this soon.
Just then Mark broke the deafening silence. " I heard you were successful in getting to work in the library Miss. Evangeline. Congratulations. You know what to do from now. Keep an eye on her and report to me directly if anything suspicious happens. And you finished your training in firing. Right?" I nodded my head and said "Yes sir ". He added " Mm.....You will receive your paycheck by 2nd of every month. Just don't get doubted on. She would not hesitate to kill you if she ever get a hint that you're a spy. Be careful around her if you care for your life. And Mr. Ashley, I sent the remaining details of the mission to your team". He grabbed the file on the table and tried to read our team's name which made me feel so embarassed that I want to dig the ground beneath me and hide in it.
"S..Ss.Satanic Slaves?Satanic Slaves Team... That's a weird name for a security team" Mark said raising an eyebrow and tilting his head a little in confusion. I looked at Ashley who looked so proud for his idiotic idea for the team's name. He grinned from ear to ear that I just felt a gag in my throat. Woahhhh.. someone's really proud of themselves for the stupidest idea. Here I am, feeling like death would be so much better than having some foolish name for the security team. This man here would be the death of me one day, he's gonna make me kill myself from making me face the most embarassing situation of my life.
"Anyways I sent you the file already and Miss. Evangeline, you need to sign these NDA documents " He added passing me the file and a pen. I took the papers and signed them without looking at anyone and passed them to Mark. I am an embarrassed mess right now. I bet my face looks like a cherry. I'm gonna beat the shit out of this asshole the moment we leave this building. I pressed my lips together in a tight line.
It would be so nice to say that I am not startled when the CEO spoke. But my heart stopped beating for a second out of surprise. "Keep her safe Miss. Dawsey. She's my life. I'm sending you to her so that you could keep her safe , send me updates and develop a relationship with her. She's a tough shell but but you can gain her heart If you keep trying. Good luck ". Oh so the Ceo who's rumoured to be mute not once but my times , can speak.... " Yes sir " I replied with a court nod and a small smile , trying not to look awkward to save my reputation.
LYRA POV
7:30 PM
After closing the library I started my car and drove to home. And as usual I heard the music sound blasting through the front door. That's a sign that he's home. I smiled internally and entered inside. The loud music is screaming in my mind like a ghost in some stupid horror movie. I closed my ears and noticed him sitting on the couch scribbling something in his notes. Preparing some fruit salad and soup for dinner, I listened to Leo's yapping about how his day at the college went. We finished dinner and did the dishes together.
At 10:30 Pm
After making sure Leo is asleep, I locked all the doors and left the house using the back door. I changed my clothes slipping into my black top paired with leather pants and drove to our secret hide out in Twin Roses cafe, Ariccot. I reached the cafe in 15 minutes and parked the bike in the parking lot. I noticed some presence behind me, I confirmed that someone's stalking me.
I smirked and continued walking into a dark alley beside the cafe. I increased my pace after entering into the alley, hiding behind a garbage bin that was placed there, I took out my pocket knife from my shoe and waited for the stalker to pass by me thinking that I already crossed the alley. As soon as they passed by me I grabbed his hair ,bent him forward and kicked his butt with my knee making him fall on his face to the ground. I pressed him further into the hard ground with my left knee still holding his hair and placed the knife at his throat.
The night air is sending chills down the street. And as our surroundings are non residential area, it's so quiet that I can hear his harsh breathing.
"Who are you?why are you following me?" I demanded him for answers. "Speak up ! Idiot!" He started to talk after hearing me shouting into his ear. The silent night echoing my voice making him shudder in fear. It was then I recognised him from this morning. Wasn't he the one who bumped into a pole and almost broke his nose this morning?? Yeah .. it's him.
"I..I ..um..I'm sorry. I didn't mean to stalk you. I was just ...I was just going to my car" That's a stupid lie to say when you're life is at stake. "Do you think I believe you?" Pressing the knife into his throat more leaning closer to his ear, "Tell me who sent you and I will let you go"
That worked, cause he seems to relax a bit and opened his mouth. "My boss".
Uhh...ok that's just another dumb answer. "And who the fuck is your boss?Try to play tricks on me and you'll be buried while you're still alive so that you feel the soil going into your lungs when you try to breathe while your slowly withers under the ground. So tell me now. WHO THE FUCK..is your boss?" I whispered into his ear to have my effect on him and leaned back into my previous position. He seems to be hesitating to say the name. 'I swear if he spits out another dumb answer...I will kill him for good'. I was thinking about killing him but the second he said his boss's name,I was in confusion first and then realisation and finally disbelief.
"Felix.....Felix Remington" I couldn't get what he is saying , at first. Then I remembered the man that I caught instead of Adam, saying the same name to my Chief. Realisation hit me like the cold chilly wind that blew over my face which jolted my mind awake.
"Why?" I asked him frowning. "I don't fucking know. Maybe he likes you and fell for you the first time he saw you. I said what you want now please let me go" the idiot under my knee blurted and tried to escape from my hold. I grabbed his hair stronger than before and pulled his head towards me that he is now lying only on his stomach with the back of his head facing me. "I will let you go. But if I see you following me again, I won't hesitate to kill you. You will not have a peaceful death. Instead I'm gonna torture you so brutally that you wish to die. So go now and tell your boss to fuck off. Tell him that I am going to cut his dick so that he won't be messing with any girl from now or if he ever dared to send someone to stalk me again. I really hope you remember that. I don't intend to kill harmless rats like you".
He nodded his head gulping and fled as soon as I let him go from my grasp. I stood up and stomped my legs to get rid of the dust that was stuck to my pants. Shoving the knife into the back of my shoe,I made my way into the cafe.
There is no one in the cafe as it is so late now. So I headed to the basement directly. The secret hideout of our agency is a little shabby place which looks like a little out of order. But the security and the weapons are perfectly fine and dangerous. My eyes fell on the people sitting at the table inside the conference room. James,our team leader is sitting at the centre of the table with Sabrina and Nate on the each side , with a blank look on his face. "Agent Star reporting sir!" I said and strolled through the door and sat beside Mike. "What took you so long?" Mike whispered to me bending his head towards me a little. "I had to deal with a shithead stalker in the alley. That dumb shit has been following me from morning. Had to take care of it before I come ". I whispered back. He tried to say something but stopped when we heard our leader clear his throat.
"Adam Parker has left the city. This afternoon. He will be coming back on next Sunday. So be prepared guys. We are going to make a move on him. Together. He is so alert these days. He increased his security a week back. I suspect he is doing something mischievous again. And Lyra, don't feel bad about the failed mission. You should feel grateful that you misunderstood the situation and caught someone else. I told our chief to indicate this mission as BlackDot. But he chose to ignore it as he doesn't know about the fugitive's full history. ( BlackDot is a specification used to indicate that the mission is dangerous beyond the red zone. )
Adam is so dangerous with his normal security. And with this strong security, he could have you killed if you tried to break into his mansion then. I am pleased that you're safe and alive. We couldn't lose any of you people. He had been doing drug dealings from 5 years now. But what we don't know is he is also involved in Mafia. He started to transport weapons and drugs to them. He even started abducting children and women to sell them off for money. Nobody ever saw that man. I strongly suspect that there is someone powerful than him is leading him. And what I am saying is, we shouldn't deal with them individually. We must work as a team to catch him. If we plan perfectly we will succeed in this. Without their leader, the subordinates and the dealings will be a mess I presume.
So all we need to do is catch him alive or dead. He will return back next Sunday. And he won't leave the state until two months. His company's in loss so he needs to be present at the office. We will plan our mission after he returns. So clear all the activities you planned for next week. It's gonna be hell of a ride. I'll notify you when we need to meet guys. Stay updated until then. Good night guys". James stood up from his seat and left after he bid goodbye. As the leader is off, the team mates all breathed a sigh of relief. " God.. .it was so suffocating. What is it babe?why are you late?" Sabrina, a good friend of mine asked me while she sat in the empty chair beside me.
"Ugh ..an asshole was following me from the morning. He even followed me here. So I had to take care of him ". I said lazily. " What! someone followed you?He sure dreams of death. I bet you sacred the shit out of him. Anyways. Who is he?why did he followed you?"Sabrina asked me with curiosity nudging my left hand.
'That takes me back to the night I met him. I sensed some attraction in his eyes but I didn't think he would be this fast that he decided to stalk me just after one meeting. Should I just ignore him? Or should I threaten him to not mess with me?no no let's just ignore him. Threatening would be a mess. He will stop with this shit if I don't pay attention to it '. I thought lazily drowing in my thoughts that I didn't hear Sabrina call me for the fifth time.
She cleared her throat so loudly that I came out of my train of thoughts startled. "You seem to be drifting away from this world...What happened?" Her face full of concern. "Oh.. that's nothing to worry about. He is just some asshole who unwantedly messed up my mission last time. I still avenge him though. Just if he ever dared to be around me again " I assure her and stood up from my seat to get some coffee for us. Grabbing my phone from the table to see what time it is, I realised it's almost 11:45 PM. I got us some drink as I might have trouble falling sleep if I drink coffee at this time.
We talked for a few minutes until we finished our drink. Everyone went on our own way after bidding goodbye. I got on my bike when my phone buzzed with a message notification. I lifted my phone and saw a text from unknown number saying "Hii...Do you remember me?"
My mind is starting to go fuzzy with the similar message. My heart beat is rising slowly and the night air played it's part in decreasing my body temperature a few degrees. My palms started sweating. There is a lump growing in my throat like this constant fear engulfing my heart. I swallow hard closing my eyes.
'No !No... this can't be him. It must be someone else. Someone I know. He can't know my number. It's not what I think. It must be someone I know. It's not him' My mind seems to assure me ..more like it's trying to believe that the past is not repeating itself. Like it's trying to distract itself from imagining the worst possibility. My knees are giving up from the tension as I am so close to lose my balance. I wanted to get off the bike. But I couldn't. I couldn't move, breathing getting harsher and shaky. My eyes are filled with tears that are threatening to fall down any minute.
Just then another notification popped up on my screen. From the same number...