chapter 2 : Raid

Emily POV

He stared at the table where I dropped the folders and then back at my phone. As he approached me, I felt my heart pounding.

"Maybe I never said this from the beginning, but I don't like it when people enter places that they are not supposed to be." He glared at me, while his voice was laced with venom.

'You have to leave now!' I heard Adam yell through my earpiece, but I am not the type of agent to run away from a challenge. I broke the last distance between the both of us, smiling despite seeing the anger in his eyes.

"I am sorry if I broke into your private space, I cannot help but admire the decorations in the office," I said, pointing to the direction of the designs on the wall.

My lie did not seem to have impressed him, as his expression was unreadable. The tension in the room was palpable and I began to wonder what could be going through his mind.

"I think you will find out that the real beauty is in the view." He says, pointing to the city skyline, which stood outside the window. My eyes followed the direction of his hand, but I was caught off guard, when he wrapped his other hands around my waist, drawing me closer to his muscular body.

"You are not the person that you claim to be, Lena." He whispered, his eyes boring holes in my forehead. Lost in his eyes, I find myself struggling with words to break free from the tension.

No one has ever made me speechless, not even the leader of the terrorist group that I had taken down months ago.

"You are right, maybe I am not the person I claim to be." I say, causing him to stare at me in confusion. "Perhaps, I am exactly who you need right now." I whispered, licking my lips and smiling at him.

I was suddenly caught off guard when he crashed his lips against mine, the kiss sensual and at the same time demanding.

My mind raced far, breaking every logical thought that could come through and enjoying the intimate moment. I wrap my arms around his torso, trying to match his aggression, when his phone vibrates inside his pocket.

"Sorry, I need to take this." He mentioned, his expression turning cold as he stared at the phone.

The moment he stepped out of the office onto the balcony, to pick up the call, I seized the opportunity and snatched the folder from the desk and shoved it into my purse.

'Get out of there now!' Adam demanded.

Just when I turned to leave, I stumbled into a figure at the doorway, I looked up to see the blazing eyes of Alessandro, staring down at me with hatred in his eyes.

"You are coming with me." He demanded, grabbing my arms and forcefully taking me away from the office.

"Please leave me alone, I haven't done anything..." I beg, trying to break free from his grip. He is much stronger than me, and all my efforts to let go of him did not yield any result.

The hallway is quiet, the only sound being made is Alessandro's shoes clicking on the marble floor. We arrived at one of the rooms and he turned on the light and I gasped, seeing the entire family all seated and looking in my direction.

Caterina Moreno, Dominic's mother, stepped forward with a smile on her face, even though her eyes bore hatred towards me.

"Welcome Lena," She speaks very calmly. "We have all been waiting for you." She added, pointing in the direction of the rest of the family.

"What do you want with me? I haven't done anything wrong." I speak, trying as much as I can, not to blow my cover. Adam had stopped responding to me and in most cases, this meant that I was on my own now.

"Have a look." She said, pointing in the direction of a table, my eyes widened in disbelief, seeing several photographs of me in my undercover roles.

"We know you are not who you claim to be," Alessandro said, walking over to the rest of the family members.

"So, who do you think I am?" I questioned, folding my arms together, and looking back at him.

"We know you are a spy, sent to destroy our family. What we don't know however is who you work for." Caterina stated.

Suddenly, Dominic steps into the room, looking around the room till his eyes land on me. He took a deep breath and turned to his mother.

"We can sort this out, mother." He said, looking back in my direction. "I know she is a spy, but you should have allowed me to handle it in my way."

"Your way?" Alessandro asked and chuckled afterwards. "Dominic, you are a negotiator and no one disputes that. However, when the position of the family is being compromised, we must step in and correct these wrongs."

"She came with me, I should be the one to bear the consequences. I know she is a spy, and I planned to simply extract information from her." Dominic said.

He approached me held my hands and turned around to leave the room with me, but he was stopped by his mother.

"You do know the consequences of what you are about to do? The best way we can extract this information from her is by torturing her and not through...." She couldn't complete her words, as one of the soldiers rushed into the room.

"We have been compromised." The room becomes chaotic and Dominic gets me out, while the rest of the family steps out. I could see the fear in their eyes, as they headed for an escape route.

"I hope you are happy with what you have done," Dominic asked as we took a different route.

Who could have possibly come to my aid? I wondered as we arrived at a tunnel. He got the door opened and pushed me inside the tunnel and closed the door.

At first, it was all dark, till the lights came on and several police officers cocked their guns and pointed in his direction.

"It is over Dominic, hands up in the air."