Percy hissed in disappointment at the turnout of the fight though not surprised. Right from the beginning, he has always thought Lightning to be a fierce assassin, and tonight she has proved him right again.Before the fight, Percy along with John had made the final arrangement. The invitation with the change of venue and rules were sent out from his office then he had a general meeting with the members of his security to select those that will be responsible for picking up the assassins from their various homes.Part of the arrangements John made was helping them purchase five black SUV vans that will be used to pick and transport the assassins to and fro from the site of the hunt.Another arrangement done was a mini-hospital equipped to resuscitate the final living assassin at the end of the hunt. All the staff is under a contract agreement never to reveal anything they see or they will be dead before the words could leave their mouth.John also arrange

It was a gradual pull to wakefulness like someone was shaking her awake calling her consciousness out of the deep pool of darkness it was immersed into the light. That was how Shelby felt before she regained consciousness. The first thing that hit her even before her eyes opened was the aching soreness around her throat. It hurts like a bitch. Shelby winced from its pain before opening her eyes.She stared up at the sparkling sterile white ceiling above her for some seconds trying to get her bearing. Where was she? Shelby swallowed against the dryness in her throat which was a difficult fit seeing she didn't have any saliva left in her mouth to smoothen the action.She looked around her. She was in some kind of room and on a cot bed. As her eyes continued to trail everything in the room she picked up that she was in some kind of hospital room, but who will bring her to the hospital. The last thing she remembers was Lightning leaving for the hunt. If she was here that m

Lightning walked into the bar and stood for a second looking for her target. Her eyes combed the area noting the number of people in there mostly men having their drinks and smoking some at the snooker table having a hand at the game. Of course, bets are involved as her eyes picked up a guy secretly collecting money from the various onlookers, then her eyes caught who she was looking for.In a casual sexy stride, she made her way towards him mindful of the stares on her but none threatening. As she passed a table of very drunk men she heard one make a lewd comment about her ass and how he will like to fuck her from behind and hear her scream her name.She almost paused to show the man he wasn't man enough but he wasn't worth her time she was almost running out of time to kill her target because she took a whole day to give herself time to recover from her injuries and tonight is her last night. If Tony Colosimo is not dead by midnight it will be her head on the spike.

Shelby body and mind was operating on a different wavelength. Her mind still felt as if in a fugue state. Confused and disoriented. She might be awake and moving physically but it is taking her a bit of time for mind to catch up. Whatever Lightning did last night made her feel like she had gone days without sleep. Worn out and tired despite the restful night rest.As she drew closer to the living room her brow furrowed into a deep frown. Who could the visitor be. A mild alarm went off in her brain at the thought of it being her boss. Was Percy here because of the job last night. Did Lightning do a poor Job that might have posed a risk to the company.Her entrance to the room was first noticed by her cat, Frost who padded her way majestically to her and then began to wiggle around her legs, her obvious signs to be picked up. Shelby bent to oblige her. " Hey sweetheart, " she croned into her cat, shoving her face into her soft furs pettering with k

  " She looked jealous, " Marcus commented casually after Carolyn left. Shelby looked at him. He tried to appear unaffected but Shelby could see in his eyes that he was curious to know the dynamics between her and Carolyn. She shrugged her shoulders not commenting either way. " What are you doing here? " she asked instead.   Marcus looked uncomfortable at her question. His crossed legs untangled and his both feet dropped to the ground as if bracing himself for his response. " I missed you, " he said softly allowing his gaze to meet with Shelby. He wanted her to see how he really felt.   Shelby was a little disconcerted seeing his feelings out there. She didn't know what to say in response. She will accept that she had initially been open to taking things further with Marcus but after the long period of silence from him she doesn't know anymore. And then there is Carol