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We are all seated in the living area with Nessa and Boris on video chat. Laney and Arrow seem to be doing better, if the sight of her sitting on his lap is anything to go by. Havoc is sitting right next to them as well with her legs propped up on his thighs.
Man, if I didn’t call that the second I saw it.
“We have created points of shelter along the roof,” Nessa says, having been there with Boris to get everything ready.
After countless hours together over the past few months, I’ve come to trust her as much as I trust Laney. The tracker my uncle had on me has been shared between the two of us in case I wanted some time away with the guys to avoid looking suspicious. Tonight, she’s taking it and keeping it here so that I can go on a surprise date with Alexi.
I have a feeling the date tonight is going to be something special. He’s been planning it for weeks according to Damien. I've been doing my best to split my time between all of the guys. Last week, we decided we should do weekly dates.
Damien went first and I have to say, riding around the track with him and then going for a midnight cruise with the help of Angelo was amazing. We turned the lights on under the yacht and even went swimming.
We got to see the endangered green turtle and then when some sharks came out to play, I quickly returned to the boat. I had enough enemies in the world. If I went down from anything, it would not be a fucking shark.
Damien, of course, stayed in just to toy with me and only got back on the boat when I started stripping and running back to his room. The man went feral and I loved every second of it.
Nessa grabs our attention to get started. “I added extra seals to the rooms in the airport in case we need to release the tear gas inside the building. All of the rooms should be sealed well enough that nothing toxic can get through. The ventilation shafts will be closed as well, which means it will be hot as shit indoors. So, unless you need cover, try to stay outside.” She really has thought of it all.
Boris takes over where she leaves off. “We have equipped both towers with state-of-the-art monitoring equipment. If we tell you that you need to move, it’s because we can see the threat looming before you can. This plan will not work without trust.”
He gives us a hard look as if we’re all just children going on a silly little mission and not tactful mercenaries who have been well-trained for this exact moment. “Nessa, Lev, and I will be watching your backs. Trust us to tell you when to move and where.”
“That reminds me,” Damien interjects, “we need to tell everyone their code names!” The enthusiasm in his voice literally warms my heart. Who would have thought the trained torturer would be such a goofball? I adore him.
Everyone laughs at the names Damien came up with. Arrow and Havoc chuckle but seem to also glance at each other. Wolverine and Magneto were on opposite sides after all.
Laney loves her name and asks if she can be in full Barbie combat getup for the mission. Everyone loses it, but I have a strong feeling she is going to show up in just that. Slowly, the tension starts to bleed into the room. The seriousness of what’s about to happen hitting us.
“You have one more call with Adrik, right?” Boris asks.
“Yes.” I take a deep breath, willing the ache in my chest to go away. After this, he will be gone, but so will the last of my family. I know I’ve created my own family and the man clearly deserves to die, it’s all just a lot to take in.
“I’ll call him when we finish this here. I’m going to give him the time and place and tell him where to focus his efforts. We will need machinery running and false workers there for the beginning.” I stand up to address the room.
“After that though, they will need to leave once his troops enter. Alexi is planning on having any members who are suspected traitors as well as the man we’ve been keeping under surveillance, Tamm, on the assembly machine from the entry point. This way the ruse is still believable. The only people who should die by my uncle's hand would be people who deserve it or people who are already working for him. It will be a win-win.”
With that, the meeting comes to an end. My veins are buzzing, my palms sweating. Lev comes to my side, ready to sit at my closet door while I make the call to my uncle. He’s always there for me, and it helps settle the nausea that tries to burrow deep into me. Before we can reach the stairs, Alexi takes my hand and pulls me to him.
“Come to the cliffs when you’re done. Take your time to process. I’ll be waiting for you.” He kisses me on the head and backs away.
My nerves go from anxious to excited in under a second. They all seem to know when I need to get out of my head. So when Alexi winks at me, all my nervous thoughts shatter until all I can picture is him lying out on the cliffs naked.
Holy fuck, rein in the horny bitch.
The excitement coursing through me should actually help the call I’m about to make. Ishouldfeel excited about the information I was finally able to get for him. It will help make everything more believable. As I run up the stairs to make the call, anxious to get to the cliffs for my date, I glance back down at him and smile. He knows exactly what he just did for me.
As we make it to my old room, I enter the closet and Lev stays outside. I didn’t want the distraction of looking at him instead of the phone to be obvious. My uncle needs zero reason to be suspicious right now. I hurry and start the call, wanting to keep the adrenaline in my words.
“What do you have for me, Little Warrior?” I refuse to let him control my emotions, so I stamp down on all of the hatred and focus, getting into character.
“I’ve got it. The last piece to the puzzle.”
He readies himself with a pen and paper. “You’ve got the date and time?”
I wink at him. “Did you ever doubt me?”
“Not for a moment.”
“Good, you’re going to want to write this down.”
