CHAPTER 4

Raven's pov

I stiffled a yawn in the back of the taxi. The streets of Paris slide by the window, brightly painted street drones hover overhead monitoring the busy road and above it all stands the Eiffel tower.

This switch is abrupt even for the agency and i can't help but wonder what it means. I leaned back into the seat as i contemplated what this could mean. I was sure that going after The Dragon would be a top priority, what's popped up that's more important than taking down the must wanted criminal in the world.

Or retrieving the weapon Minataur was after when it comes to minataur there's a personal edge for me. Staring out the window my mood darkens as i thought about what they've cost me.

My family was killed by a minatur operative. I've been told that it was an accident but it wasn't, my parents both wealthy socialist were killed in a car crash when i was fourteen. I grew up with my aunt and uncle both of them where criminals fearing that one day my parents killers would come after me also they both began training me.

My aunt was skilled in the ways of seduction and charm she could talk a miser out of his accent. My uncle was a assassin and taught me how to fight and when i meet Luke he help me to refine those skills to a Razer's edge. I thought that i would be able to move on but after the manaco job i received a call that my aunt and uncle where murdered. 

That was it for me i left the criminal life behind joining vanguard as i know they would have the information i wanted about my families killer but i payed the price i feel out off contact with the rest of my crew and i hadn't heard from Luke until last night.

The taxi pulls up on the curb and i payed the driver and got out. As i walk down the street i made sure to take every precaution possible to make sure i wasn't being followed from checking store windows to taking twists and turns through alleyways and no one was following me.

My destination was the clothes shop at the end of the block. The bell over the door jingles as i walked in and the shop assistant smiles as she saw me." Got anything in chartreuse" i asked in French. " shirt or trousers?" She replies still smiling.

" i was thinking a nice jacket" she nods " welcome to Paris agent night raven the council has been expecting you" i nod before walking into one of the changing rooms. The camera up top swings in my direction before a green light shines and scans my face.

" welcome agent night raven" a voice says as a door swings open for me to enter. As i walked into the elevator i saw a glimpse of my reflection. I had light brown skin courtesy of my mother as well as her long black hair, my mother was a former miss world so i guess that's where i got my looks from. I didn't really look like my father the only thing i got from him was his rare purple eyes.

A polite automated voice sounds from the ceiling as i walk into the facility and directs me down the corridor to a large and empty conference room. A large glass table dominates the room, on the wall is taken up by multiple screens.

No sooner than i had sat down the center screen lights up showing the v.a.n.g.u.a.r.d logo. " good morning agent night raven" says a woman voice. I had never seen the directors face, all contact has been done by though i knew she could see me, presuming the director is a she of course there's no way of knowing either way if either her voice or her cut glass English accent are genuine.

" welcome back" she continues. " I've been monitoring the reports on the casino job.Interesting the director her self usually doesn't have the time to keep a close eye on any specific operations. " well agent do you have anything to say?" She asked.

" i did the best i could under the circumstances that i was placed under" i said keeping my gaze trained on the opposite wall. " i see" she says and though there's no trace of apology in it i think i detected approval. " at least you did manage to put a face on the dragon we can build on that and proving that Mikhail petrovic has direct ties to him and minataur will prove useful a shame that you couldn't had saved him but that was out of your control. 

I frowned as i thought about the issue of the bad Intel given to me last night, the police investigation i didn't know about and they should have at least given me a warning or a heads up that the dragon might have been there.

" that was an unfortunate oversight" she says voice as calm as ever. "We wer'nt aware of the local polices presence until it was too late. " i almost died" i said crossing my arms . " I'm quiet aware agent but you should know better than most that missions don't always go as planned and improvising is key to being a good agent but rest assured we will be taking every precautions to make sure this doesn't happen again in the future".

" so what's next?" i asked. " i was just coming to that agent" she says." Get ready agent your going under cover".