chapter 12

The drive back home was filled with silence. She had boarded a taxi from Lauren group as soon as she had finalised her plans with Cathryn. Her mind was at ease because she had a plan to get through all this trouble.

It was still shocking how the last person she would have least expected would help her but she felt grateful she wasn't alone anymore. Cathryn had told her to report to the office the next day so she would begin her fake job but what she would really be doing was trying to get back into her old accounts. she would provide her with high quality equipment tomorrow.

The taxi soon arrived at her apartment building. She paid, went up to her apartment, she walked in and locked the door behind her. she couldn't take any chances. The place was quiet and warm just as she left it.

Even though she was an assassin who didn't care much about anything one thing she really cared about was her living condition. The whole debt thing might have distracted her from how she dressed or where she lived but she put effort into that as Dalia. After the whole thing with Petrov was finished, she had to get a new apartment and change her wardrobe.

she walked into the bedroom, stopping right in front of a mirror. Avery was a very beautiful woman, her rare hair colour and eyes added to her beauty. she had so much potential to break hearts but her father had drained all the life out of her that she let herself go. She always put her hair in a bun and she had eye bags from overworking.

she looked tired but she was still very beautiful.

"I'll take care of you, don't you worry" she whispered like she was talking to someone

More like she was talking to Avery.

A knock on the door made her jump. But unlike before she wasn't as scared, just caught off guard. She guessed fear still lingered in her body no matter what she tried.

She walked to the door and opened it, but instead of a man there was no one. she looked around confused until her eyes landed in a box on the floor.

She picked it up still confused but interested. she walked back in and closed the door behind her.

there was a note on the box and she read it

' Employees at Lauren dress to impress so you'll have to fit in. I hope they fit'

she didn't need a name on the note to know who it was. She smiled. Cathryn was more helpful than she would have imagined.

She searched the box. there were some corporate tops and pants and some skirts. they all were business attires and they look expensive enough for her to blend in at Lauren.

She quickly tried them on and they fit like cathryn knew her size. It was amazing.

Soon after she prepared for the next day, it was going to be long. When she was Dalia, she created her own firewalls to protect her identity as CARMA. No one could break it except her and even if she wanted to it would take up to two or three weeks. She had to keep pushing it until she got through.

She took a bath and got into bed, hopefully her peaceful nights would continue because she as Dalia she had a hard time sleeping because of her job. She had to always be alert.

She stared at the ceiling until her eyes got heavy and she slept off.

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Then next day Avery got up early and prepared to leave for work. She knew that Petrov's men were watching her so it needed to look like she had a job at Lauren, a legitimate job.

She stepped out of the apartment building and noticed a man nearby. He was wearing sunglasses and seemed distracted but he was actually watching her. Guess he wasn't joking when he said he would be watching.

She hailed a taxi and left for Lauren. When she arrived she was greeted and escorted to Cathryn's office.

Good morning Dalia, I hope you had a great night" Cathryn said cheerfully. Who was this cheerful in the morning.

"I slept good" she replied dryly.

Cathryn ignored her tone and continued as she stood up from her sit "Good, come with me, I'll show you the things you'll be working with". This got Avery a bit excited. There was nothing like new things to work with, it made everything easier.

They walked out of the office and walked through the hallway. They went to the floor below Cathryn's and walked down. Cathryn walked confidently towards a reinforced door at

the end of the hallway and unlocked the door using a key card.

Welcome to you new work station" she said as the door opened. Avery smiled, bigger than she had in days. The room was spacious with several high performance computer systems occupied a long work station stretching across one wall

Encrypted communication devices rested neatly inside the protective cases and network hardware,signal analyzers, custom build in processors, portable devices and specialized electronics were arranged with such precision.

Everything was brand new and top tier.

"You managed to get all this yesterday?" Avery asked looking around.

Yeah , they came in this morning" cathryn answered

Dalia gave her a puzzled look. Then why was everything so perfectly in place. It seemed like Cathryn saw the question in her eyes, she answered, "I ordered them yesterday from a reliable source and got them installed this morning." she continued when she saw confusion on her face

"You are my partner and you deserve the best, I can provide the best and besides, the sooner you get out of this situation the earlier we get to work on our project". When she finished speaking Avery just nodded, but she truly appreciated her precision and speed.

"Anyway, I have a lot to do, get yourself comfortable and if you have any issues reach out to my PA" Cathryn said as she walked out leaving the key card on a table.

After she left, Avery looked around.....

'Hmm let us begin '