Raven's pov
After me and Catherine changed we entered into the training facility and much to my delight it was mostly empty apart from hunter who was busy at the shooting range.
" you want to spar?" Catherine asked. " not sure that would be fair" i said and she grinned at me. " yeah maybe if i was crippled then you would have a chance". We spared for a couple of minutes trading blows i won but to be honest i was holding back.
" what a workout" she say's stretching her back before tilting her neck to the side. Hunter stood outside the ring and was watching our match. " Who won?" Catherine asked.He thought about it for a minute " you both fought well but i'm gonna have to go with Isabella, she took you down more times than you did to her".
" may we join in? " someone said looking towards the entrance Seth walked inside gym bag slung over his shoulder he was wearing his workout gear. The young woman i saw with him walked behind him wearing similar clot
Issabella's povMe and Seth circled each other like two tigers caught in the same caged. Assessing each other's strength and weakness's both coming up with a plan of attack.Seth lashed out with a punch that i parried before i retaliated. But my attack was meet with his shoulder after he raised it to block my attack and slammed his open palm against my chest knocking the wind out of me.I stumbled back before i dodged a roundhouse kick directed at my head. I could feel my self breathing heavily as my fight with Catherine had took a lot out of me. Seth was relentless not letting up for a minute so i meet his aggression with my own.We continued to fight for what felt like hours both off us using the bread and butter of our fighting skill's. " Time to finish this i thought to my self as i remembered.Years agoMy body slammed against the ground knocking the wind out off me with a huff." Dead again you need to do better than that raven" Luke sa
Issbella's povI looked down at Seth as he groaned in pain while holding his injured leg while glaring up at me. " That was a dirty move raven" he said through clenched teeth. I looked at him smugly inspecting my nails before i looked at him again" that's why criminals always beat cops" i said leaning down to look him in the eyes." we don't fight fare" i said placing my foot against his injured leg and knocked him over he cried out in pain as i walked away from the ring. " impressive showing from the both of you" president Williams said while walking into the training facility he looked at his agent struggling to stand while gritting his teeth in pain."Amanda help Seth to stand" he said. "she cheated" Seth said after he placed his hand around his partners shoulder and took the weight off his injured leg. " oh boo hoo quit being such a sore looser she kicked your ass get over it" Hunter said and Catherine chuckled along with Amanda but she went quiet when Seth gla
Unknown POVA little girl ran down the hallways of a mansion crying as a thunder storm raged outside. The flashes of lightning illuminating the photos on the wall making them look other worldly and frightening.She ran into her parents room and jumped in their bed covering her ears. The woman lifted the sheets to see the little girl covering her ears as the storm raged outside. " oh my little Isabella its just a little thunder storm" her mother said kindly.The little girl looked at her. Her purple eyes wide and frightened. Her mother opened her arms wide for her daughter and she hugged her mother close burying her head into her chest." Its just a little rain sweetheart ill show you" her mother carried her frightened child towards the window and pulled open the curtains so they could see outside." see its just a little rain" she said. Thunder teared through the night with a deafening boom and the little girl buried her head in her mothers chest after s
ISABELLA'S POVAfter the plane touches down it was decided that we would all travel separately so that no outsider could determine that we were connected in any way.After my cab ride to the safe house, I paid the driver and after making sure I wasn't being followed I went inside. After giving the receptionist my name I wondered if the others were here yet. I found my room door and dialed a number on my phone then hung up.Moments later the door opened up and Catherine stood in the doorway. "Were you followed?" She asked after I shook my head I entered. The room was set up as a makeshift control center. Three screens framed out on a large oak desk hooked up a bank computer equipment about the size of a filing cabinet.The others waited in the room Seth stood with his arms behind his back looking out the window, Hunter sat on the couch reading a book, and Amanda sat beside him.Seth glanced around at me." Good now that we're all here let's get down to bu
Isabella's povThe taxi dropped me off in front of the end of the block. The driver was too afraid of the neighborhood to drive any further after I rolled my eyes I paid him and got out of the car.As I walked up the street my eyes scanned for threats but saw none apart from a couple of hobbieslooking at me and a couple of prostitutes standing by the street lights and calling out to passing men the streets were quiet.I soon arrived at the Underworld the club had a long line of patrons all waiting in line as a tuff-looking bouncer stood at the door checking everyone that wanted to enter. I walked to the front ignoring the angry curses and insults from those in line.The bouncer eyed me as I approached. " Name and why are you here?" he asked. I lowered my voice to a whisper."Водка" I simply said and he nod's before opening the door for me.I walked inside the club ignoring the thumping music and the dancing couple heading towards the door marke
Raven's povA bead of sweat trickles from the weathered face of the elderly gentleman sitting beside me. He mops away with a silk handkerchief and looks down again at the small island of chips in front of him, its not the overhead lights that has him sweating he started with a much larger pile but his cards haven't been kind.The next player is doing the best out of all of us so far. Frau bergmann a German man whose shrewd eyes watch the table from under the shade of a wide brimmed black hat. he tapped his fingers on the edge of the table as he inspected his cards.And then there's me my own pile hasn't shrunk to much yet, i may have a chance to take this game. But of course I'm not here for games i'm here to catch a killer.New intelligence says that there's a meeting scheduled for tonight between Mikhail petrovic who's a suspected weapons smuggler he has a meeting with a minataur member known as Doctor archum. Minataur is a global crime syndicate as dangero
Raven's pov" Hello Isabella or should i say raven". I turned around to look at the man in front of me. Luke wore a black suit that perfectly sets off his silky black hair that reaches just below his shoulder not to mention his broad shoulders that compliments his muscular frame but the most striking feature is his unique gold eyes.I looked around to see many female guest looking at him some blushing while others smiled. To them he looks like an angel on earth but i know that's a lie i know he's a devil in disguise." Dragon" i said cautiously. As the both of us stared each other down." your drink madam" the bartender places down my drink then bows and leaves. " your drinks here" he gestured at the counter as he took a seat across from me. After i had taken a sip i looked at him from the rim of my glass." What are you doing here Luke?" I asked.He raised an eyebrow " can't a guy come here to gamble and ha
Raven's povAs awareness seeps back in i found my self lying on cold concrete. My head pounded and a bitter chemical taste filled my mouth. I heard low voices some where in the distance.I tried to move my hand only to found that there handcuffed, keeping my eyes close i wriggled slightly discovering that my legs where also bound."- should be wearing off anytime soon" says Luke's voice coming closer.Someone kicked me and my eyes flies open. " ah your awake for a minute there i thought that idiot had over dose you guess he wasn't lying oh well" he shrugged as the two men in security guard uniforms chuckled.The rope around my legs trails across the floor and is hidden behind them. I looked around it was a large room concrete and tile but the floor i was tied to occupies only a small part of it. Behind luke and the goons the floor seems to drop away there's an oddsmell of stagnant water." Luke what's going on?" I asked. " i know you where int
Isabella's povThe taxi dropped me off in front of the end of the block. The driver was too afraid of the neighborhood to drive any further after I rolled my eyes I paid him and got out of the car.As I walked up the street my eyes scanned for threats but saw none apart from a couple of hobbieslooking at me and a couple of prostitutes standing by the street lights and calling out to passing men the streets were quiet.I soon arrived at the Underworld the club had a long line of patrons all waiting in line as a tuff-looking bouncer stood at the door checking everyone that wanted to enter. I walked to the front ignoring the angry curses and insults from those in line.The bouncer eyed me as I approached. " Name and why are you here?" he asked. I lowered my voice to a whisper."Водка" I simply said and he nod's before opening the door for me.I walked inside the club ignoring the thumping music and the dancing couple heading towards the door marke
ISABELLA'S POVAfter the plane touches down it was decided that we would all travel separately so that no outsider could determine that we were connected in any way.After my cab ride to the safe house, I paid the driver and after making sure I wasn't being followed I went inside. After giving the receptionist my name I wondered if the others were here yet. I found my room door and dialed a number on my phone then hung up.Moments later the door opened up and Catherine stood in the doorway. "Were you followed?" She asked after I shook my head I entered. The room was set up as a makeshift control center. Three screens framed out on a large oak desk hooked up a bank computer equipment about the size of a filing cabinet.The others waited in the room Seth stood with his arms behind his back looking out the window, Hunter sat on the couch reading a book, and Amanda sat beside him.Seth glanced around at me." Good now that we're all here let's get down to bu
Unknown POVA little girl ran down the hallways of a mansion crying as a thunder storm raged outside. The flashes of lightning illuminating the photos on the wall making them look other worldly and frightening.She ran into her parents room and jumped in their bed covering her ears. The woman lifted the sheets to see the little girl covering her ears as the storm raged outside. " oh my little Isabella its just a little thunder storm" her mother said kindly.The little girl looked at her. Her purple eyes wide and frightened. Her mother opened her arms wide for her daughter and she hugged her mother close burying her head into her chest." Its just a little rain sweetheart ill show you" her mother carried her frightened child towards the window and pulled open the curtains so they could see outside." see its just a little rain" she said. Thunder teared through the night with a deafening boom and the little girl buried her head in her mothers chest after s
Issbella's povI looked down at Seth as he groaned in pain while holding his injured leg while glaring up at me. " That was a dirty move raven" he said through clenched teeth. I looked at him smugly inspecting my nails before i looked at him again" that's why criminals always beat cops" i said leaning down to look him in the eyes." we don't fight fare" i said placing my foot against his injured leg and knocked him over he cried out in pain as i walked away from the ring. " impressive showing from the both of you" president Williams said while walking into the training facility he looked at his agent struggling to stand while gritting his teeth in pain."Amanda help Seth to stand" he said. "she cheated" Seth said after he placed his hand around his partners shoulder and took the weight off his injured leg. " oh boo hoo quit being such a sore looser she kicked your ass get over it" Hunter said and Catherine chuckled along with Amanda but she went quiet when Seth gla
Issabella's povMe and Seth circled each other like two tigers caught in the same caged. Assessing each other's strength and weakness's both coming up with a plan of attack.Seth lashed out with a punch that i parried before i retaliated. But my attack was meet with his shoulder after he raised it to block my attack and slammed his open palm against my chest knocking the wind out of me.I stumbled back before i dodged a roundhouse kick directed at my head. I could feel my self breathing heavily as my fight with Catherine had took a lot out of me. Seth was relentless not letting up for a minute so i meet his aggression with my own.We continued to fight for what felt like hours both off us using the bread and butter of our fighting skill's. " Time to finish this i thought to my self as i remembered.Years agoMy body slammed against the ground knocking the wind out off me with a huff." Dead again you need to do better than that raven" Luke sa
Raven's povAfter me and Catherine changed we entered into the training facility and much to my delight it was mostly empty apart from hunter who was busy at the shooting range." you want to spar?" Catherine asked. " not sure that would be fair" i said and she grinned at me. " yeah maybe if i was crippled then you would have a chance". We spared for a couple of minutes trading blows i won but to be honest i was holding back." what a workout" she say's stretching her back before tilting her neck to the side. Hunter stood outside the ring and was watching our match. " Who won?" Catherine asked.He thought about it for a minute " you both fought well but i'm gonna have to go with Isabella, she took you down more times than you did to her"." may we join in? " someone said looking towards the entrance Seth walked inside gym bag slung over his shoulder he was wearing his workout gear. The young woman i saw with him walked behind him wearing similar clot
Isabella povWe walked through the twisting hallways of v.a.n.g.u.a.r.d. Paris headquarters. To be honest 'i've been here before but it always takes my breath away. How they managed to hide this miniature city under Paris was beyond me.We continued down the winding corridors i stoped. " what's wrong?" Catherine asked. " its about last night how the hell did he know that vanguard was going to be there?" I asked. Hunter stroked his chin deep in thought." It's strange vanguard operations are kept secret unless?" He says looking at us. " He has a mole inside leaking information to him" Catherine say's." that's how he must have known Isabella was going to be there" hunter says. " I'm too tired for this" Catherine says rubbing her forehead " lets just hurry to the gym i need to punch someone" she says looking at her brother before walking off.He looks at me before he mouth's" Save me " he says before following after his sister. As i followed behind them i co
Raven's povI stood there in the room surrounded my heavily armed soldiers all training there weapons on me and to add to the problem i had two of the most dangerous criminals in the world in front of me. The rhino i could take down but the dragon no way in hell.So the odds where not in my favour. He stepped forward before tilting his head to the side looking at me," you know i admire someone who goes for the throat" he says. He puts his hand's over his heart " but dear seductress was everything between us during the auction an act I'm hurt" he said chuckling.Finally all the pieces clicked into place as i took a surprised step back. " Adrian?" I asked. " in the flesh" he says "Your the dragon?" i asked. He nods " clever girl" he says crossing his arms over his chest showing off his tattooed arms. I was shocked at the revelation how could i have been so stupid i had walked right into a trap." now now don't beat your self up dear Isabella I'm impressed and I
Raven's povI walked down the bustling halls of the v.a.n.g.u.a.r.d.s Paris headquarters all around the facility brims with activity but i didn't really pay much attention my mind a haze of thoughts. I was finally getting the chance i wanted the chance to end the life of the person who took my family away from me and also about the mission in general.I was so preoccupied that i didn't notice my friend Catherine calling me. " ISSABELLA!" I saw her walking towards me with her brother hunter in tow. She hugs me quickly " hi i was so worried about you i heard about what happened last night she said. " you did how" i said confused "just a rumour but when we heard that your being pulled of the mission we know it was true"." what else did you hear" i asked. " well" she says glancing at hunter." We heard you went toe to toe with the Dragon and survived" he said. "Is that what everyone's saying?" I asked he shrugged " yeah pretty much" as soon as he did two agents w