cript warehouse on the outskirts of town. She employed a team of skilled

her with a nod. "Lexi we received Intel

n turned icy. "W

hotos and Intel. "We're not entirely sure, but we thi

She looked up at Vincent, her voice low and deadly. "Assemble the tea

t expose our

I want to show him what extent I can go

t his gaze filled with admir

ed Lexi's phone buzzed with an incoming messa

e,he has been recruited into the clan". The team exchanged unea

d be a liability" she said. Vincen

o's Ma

Lexi, his eyes narrowing as he studied every outline of her face. This was a ritual he'd repeate

's attention didn't waver. "Enter," he c

ped inside. "Sir, we've received word that L

ut his eyes gleamed with excitement.

sitated.

terrupted, his voice dripping with malice. "Let her think she's

ession a mask of obedie

tor, his eyes glinting with a

s,

dy. I want him to be th

r a moment, but he quickly rega

00

onio's men and the Spanish clients were going to exchange goods, and Lexi had plans to stop i

d, and she spoke, "Every

s," they

hing. "It's 10 past 7, and ther

cent shouted, and the team

m afar, and they kne

ttached to his hands aimed at Lexi but missed, hitting Merlin

voice cracked as she spoke. "Sel

evacuate Merlin to safety. The rest of the team st

ave chase, sprinting after him with reckless abandon. They ran for almost ten minute

erfectly on the waist bone. He crashed to the ground, and as his v

you?" sh

ing with defiance. Lexi's finger tightened o

you?" sh

lled out a hidden knife and sliced his own throat, dying on t

ss body. She couldn't believe what had just happened.

ling to die to keep their

in an effort to calm her racing heart. She knew she

one just dead bodies scattered everywhere . She went closer and e

was only silence. "Vincent, Selene, Marcus, respond!" she shouted into the

they we

they ar

he noticed that the bodies on the ground were all wearing black tactical gear, similar to the assassin that killed himself. Suddenly, she heard a faint noise coming from the back of

e came really fast, and before she co

her sleeve and into her arm. She stumbled backward, clutchi

fe raised, but Lexi dodged to the sid

the ground. As he struggled to get back to his feet

e demanded, her vo

sed into a tight line. Lexi's grip on her gun ti

its potent venom paralyzing her. Unable to move, leaving her helpless. The assassin seized the opportunity

er his final blow, a sudden kic