What She Thought She Knew (Rachel Moore Mystery Book 1), стр. 21

person who has received the toughest and longest training out of all the Seeker agents, looked downright frightened.

The fact that he was scared had me concerned as well. "What did we come up with?" I asked, though I dreaded the answer.

The Head Warrior's brown eyes met my own. "I'll brief you about that subject shortly. That's not the worst of it, though. There has been another assassination."

I didn't even bother to hide my surprise. "Again? Who was it this time?"

His eyes narrowed as his lips formed a thin line. "There was an incidence early this morning. A group of robbers came in and aggressed a bank. Some people were caught in the crossfire; one of the Directors' wife included."

I stared at the Head Warrior in disbelief. "How can you be certain that it was an assassination? From what you've described, it seemed like she was just a casualty."

A weary look took a hold of the aged man's face. "We managed to catch one of the robbers before he committed suicide. His eyes were enough to tell us what we needed to know."

Shock took a strong hold on me. I tried to speak, but the words refused to come out.

From the corner of my eyes, Delta appeared incredibly stiff.

The Head Warrior continued. "Our investigation concluded that a hit was placed on the Director's wife. The Phantoms possibly recruited random thugs from the street, and instructed them on killing not just her, but also other bystanders to prevent public suspicion. Most civilians still believe that the Phantom threat died out years ago."

All I could was stare at the man's dark eyes. The contact's warning replayed in my mind over and over again. We may have traitors after all, I thought.

I was startled as the Head Warrior placed a gloved hand on my shoulder. He attempted to smile in reassurance.

I blinked rapidly, and self-consciously rolled my shoulders.

The Head Warrior removed his hand. He then seemed to have noticed Agent Delta's presence for he narrowed his eyes. "Who are you?" He asked.

"I'm Agent Moore's Guardian. The Directors assigned me to protect her." Delta replied back coolly.

The Head Warrior grunted in response, "Ah yes, Agent Delta." The older man still continued to stare at Delta like a specimen under the microscope.

I was amazed at how he didn't cower under the Head Warrior's intense stare. Personally, I probably would have pissed my pants.

The sound of the door opening once more interrupted the extreme macho show-off between the two men. A woman around her mid to late twenties came out of the room.

I couldn't help but stare openly as I took in the sight of her.

To say that she was pretty would have been an understatement.

Wrapped around her very curvy body was a dress-like robe over black leggings that had slits running down its sides where weapons could have been holstered.

As I looked down, I noticed that she had a pair of long, combat boots that came up to her knees.

I glanced at her face, and was met with a very attractive smile that made her blue eyes gleam. Her long brown hair flowed past her shoulders.

All in all, it made me very self-conscious of my appearance as I was just wearing a pair of jeans and a simple blouse.

The Head Warrior cleared his throat. "Agent Moore, this is Agent Elvira. She is a Weapons Expert and will aid you in your next mission."

I glanced at the Head Warrior in curiosity. "Another mission?" I asked.

The man nodded. "Indeed." He replied simply. "I'll explain the full details once you meet up with your other team members. Hill revealed the location of a supposed Phantom lab."

I raised an eyebrow. "You managed to get that information out of him?" I asked in slight disbelief.

Amusingly, the Head Warrior seemed to have turned red as he turned away. "Well actually, it was her who found that out." He answered as he pointed to Elvira.

I glanced at the woman in curiosity. "How did you manage to coax him to talk?" I asked.

She smiled. "Well there are certain tricks in dealing with uncooperative men." She replied, and winked.

Her comment brought a smile to my face. I had a feeling that we would get along just fine.

The Head Warrior coughed. "Alright, the mission briefing is this way. Follow me agents."

The three of us followed him into another room two hallways down from where we were.

We arrived outside of a door which the Head Warrior opened. He stepped aside, and allowed us to go in first. Once we were in, the sound of chatter paused abruptly.

Inside were two men playing cards. Once they noticed our presence, they hurriedly placed the deck away. The one with brown hair chuckled sheepishly.

I raised an eyebrow at their childlike behavior, but refrained from commenting on it.

The Head Warrior came in, and gestured us to sit. I took a seat on the side closest to the door, while Agent Delta sat beside me. Agent Elvira was on the other side of the two men.

The Head Warrior coughed to get our attention. "Alright ladies and gentlemen, let's begin this briefing." He pointed a remote at smart screen, and it lit up.

On the screen projected an image of Hill. "Just over twelve hours ago, agents Moore and Delta captured a man named Martin Hill. He has had contact with the Phantoms on several occasions. During our interrogation with him, we uncovered serious Phantom Intel." He paused as he looked around for our reactions.

We were all tense as we waited for the last bit of information.

"You will be deployed to Rome, Italy. Once there, you are to infiltrate an abandoned Phantom lab which supposedly used to house experiments. Hill hasn't revealed the nature of these experiments, which is why you are to gather