Con found that he really wasn't walking into a trap.Miranda didn't take him back to the room immediately.She took him out of the house first and after they walked around the grounds of the house a bit, she suggested they go get some lunch.Con suspected she was stalling so they didn't go back to the room and meet the trap she had ordered her men to set there for him.They could easily sedate him again with Sedative X or they could use the phyths on him.But for some reason Miranda Olsen wasn't doing that and Con had a feeling he knew why.She needed him.She really did need him.It didn't come as a shock and neither did it come as a surprise, but he wanted to know why and in what way.After lunch at some private restaurant that Con wasn't even allowed to see the name of because Miranda had her drivers drive them into the building directly, they had come back home and now it was eight in the evening and about time for some answers.Miranda had received a summons from her grandmother
Miranda explained all the other things she had to as the night went on. From how she had gotten Con from Adeline to how Adeline had been all but eager to sacrifice him to save her company. It would seem Miss Highton simply looked innocent but deep inside she had the mind of a snake. Or maybe she had just been too frantic to protect Nurain permanently and so she had done the next best thing. She sold Con to the lady of the rich and powerful lady who had asked it of her. And not only had Miranda Olsen done her homework on who Con really was, she had also gone a step further to find out what linked Con to Adeline. It was remarkable work really, very impressive sleuthing and Con felt impressed at the fact that she had been able to uncover all she had. She knew he was the man once referred to as the God of Mercenary. She also knew a lot of things about the current happenings in the military world, including the fact that he was almost a legend now, a legend that was fast fading awa
Jane stirred the drink in front of her and checked the time on her watch. It was almost eight in the evening, which meant she had either been stood up again, or this person simply wasn't going to make an appearance today. The guy she had contacted assured her that his lead would show up. The same way he had assured her that the lead of yesterday would have video footage of what went down in Adeline's office the day Con disappeared, but that had turned out to be a bust and she had to let Aubrey deal with the guy. Jane looked across the room to see the other woman sitting there, her dark hair like gloss down her neck and her features achingly perfect. She could see why she liked Con, or rather she could see why Con liked her. Jane gave a small nod to the other woman and went back to looking at her menu. She had resumed work the night after Con's disappearance to meet the former Mrs Lambert waiting at the gate to Nurain. It was almost hard to recognise her, especially because of t
Jane and Xavier left the restaurant with Aubrey trailing them behind. Jane had ordered the other woman to do so. Well she had asked really but who was taking note. Aubrey would make sure that Xavier wasn't just another psychopath working for Adeline and she would reveal herself when the time was right, Preferably now that Xavier was leading her to his car. Jane looked around for signs of the other woman but she couldn't see any. She gritted her teeth and cursed inwardly as she looked at the black car in front of her. There was no way in hell that she would be getting into a stranger's car all willy nilly. She would need to be assured of her safety first, and as far as she could tell, Xavier was still a stranger to her. She didn't know him. She didn't know his background. He wasn't even from the city and he had that strange crazy feeling around him. So she wouldn't be getting into his car. "I'm not getting into your car." Xavier sighed as he heard those words. What was wro
Con woke up to the feeling of ropes around him.The fact that he had just been shot and then woke up in ropes amused him.The fact that he had even been shot actually amused him.It wouldn't be amusing when he finally had names and a gun in his hand."Do you think he's awake?"Con opened his eyes and glared at the man on the side of the bed.He was still in Miranda's room.So maybe he wouldn't be killing too many people after all, but maybe he would.There were five men in the room. Five fully armed men and if they so happened to just be holding Miranda hostage and if one of them just happened to have been the one who shot him......... who was he not to shoot all of them as recompense?"Get that thing off me before I strangle you with it."The doctor's face paled almost immediately and he took off his stethoscope from his neck.He had been leaning over the unconscious man earlier but that threat made goosebumps run down his spine. He wasn't too eager to see if this man was intent on
Miranda couldn't seem to come to terms with the fact that Con still wanted to go get the map.Especially after what she had told him.She had stared at him blankly throughout the whole time he put on the clothes she set out for him.Con actually liked the clothes. The pants felt like leather pants but he could tell they were just wool. The shirt covered his arms and the jacket had no arms. It was sleeveless, and made out of a tough material. Probably bullet proof. Everything was snug and tight and it fit him perfectly.Even thieves had to look good and that was what he would be tonight. A thief."Drop me off here. I'll find my way in myself."The man in the driver's seat nodded and Con could tell that he was one of the men that had brought him to the Olsen mansion.The man looked at him with some sort of respect.And it was respect that he didn't deserve really because he didn't have any penny to his name.Miranda had informed him of the new development with his assets. All the mon
"Don't break. Don't fucking break."Con was muttering under his breath as he stood on the single wire that stretched from the building he was on to the Sector 8 building.He was currently in the shadow of the sector 8 building and he was trying to get into the bathroom window on the eighth floor.That meant he was a good number of feet above the ground and looking down was not an option.The wire he was standing on breaking too was not an option.A fall from this height would leave him with a broken leg at least, and he would be ashamed if he broke his leg on such a simple mission.Con stood for a while on the line that was now stretched taut because of his weight on it. He was standing on a single long coil of wire, it could either be aluminum or steel, but he really didn't care about that.Whatever it was, it was holding his weight nicely. He felt like a tightrope artist in the circus, except there was no safety net beneath him, just a long fall and the endless chasm of black that
"Is she in there?"The sound of the receiver cracking on the other end filled Jake's ears and he sneered at the sound."No boss, she isn't.""Is that guy in there then? The one that was at the party with Jane?"Jake heard the line go silent again and then a beep sounded as the call was cut.The sound of the whooshing cars muted his frustrated groan and he felt like hitting something.Adeline wasn't in her house. She didn't even live in the building anymore.He had only come to confirm and his intel had been accurate.She had either gotten herself a new place, or she decided that she had gotten enough of his constant stalking and she had moved in with someone else.Jake knew Adeline HIghton. They had been lovers once when her brother was still in the military and she was yet to start her shitty little business.They had argued and broken up but he still couldn't forget her."Do I have to endure that look on your face or is there an option for me to avoid it?"Jake sneered as he heard t