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
Con blinked at the head in front of him and he found himself shaking his own.To begin with, how had Xavier found him?He had known Xavier would find him, but the real question was how had he gotten in here?Con felt the glare of a flashlight on his face and the moment the rays hit him, he glared at Xavier and with a fast click the light went off."Sorry boss. I didn't know it was you."Con scoffed and grinned."How many people do you normally expect to be in the air vents of a military base Xavier? And what are you doing here?."Con heard Xavier take a deep breath and he found himself frowning at how that breath sounded.It didn't sound too healthy."I have something I need to tell you, boss.""Tell me and get out of here."They both spoke barely below a whisper, but Con still didn't feel safe, even with that.This was a military base, a dangerous military base.If Xavier was in here, then he had come in from another entry point and that wasn't good. Xavier was capable with guns. Con
"Is the sector 8 building on fire?"Con turned to look at Xavier and then at then at the sector 8 building.The golden glow of the flames made him feel nostalgic and he swallowed the smile that was about to spread on his face."I think it is Xavier."He shrugged."I wonder how that happened."Xavier couldn't help but feel a new level of fear for his boss. He had heard the sound of shooting as he made his way back to the entrance he had used to get into the building. He had also snuck in through the window of a toilet but some guards had almost caught him, so he decided to take the route Con had taken in and see if he could manage an escape from there.What he met confused him and confounded him at the same time.To begin with, there was only a single rope stretching out at the window. It was also on the eighth floor and he had been more than surprised to see some bolts discarded on the floor of the lavatory.He had gone back into the grates, determined to go out the way he came and n