Chapter 18

Astrid's POV

I paced back and forth in my room, biting my nails impatiently. What I had seen in the system was bothering me and the fact that Luca just called that we would be breaking into the Hills family today made me even more nervous than I already was.

I stuffed my laptop and tools into a bag. The thought of going on this mission and stepping into Luca's dangerous world made my hands tremble. I didn't even know how to use a gun, not to talk of fighting to defend myself. I was a hacker. Just what was he thinking?

But I had no choice. Luca was pulling me deeper and deeper into his world an did I back down now, that meant I would be playing into the hands of whoever wanted me and no leads on my family. I'd rather stay with Luca with his attitude than anyone else. I was hellbent on that.

I caught a glimpse of myself in the mirror as I zipped up my back. I was dressed in a black tight short with a holster on my right lap. My hair was up in a comfortable messy ponytail, but I didn