Chapter 12Song- Dancing with a stranger- Sam Smith, Normani……………………………………………………….Maya POV…………Even with my tight muscles, it didn’t stop me from going all out on the black punching bag, my eyes focused on the material. I hit hard, again and again, the warm air coursed through my body and sweat drippled down my back, my hair swished around my neck and my head swerved.Malcolm. HIT.Tricked. HIT.Me. HIT.I turned around ready to hit the new person who thought it was a great deal to come behind me.“Woah- easy there.” It was Malcolm, my fronw deepened and i threw a kick which he dodged but i didnt stop there, my hands jerked at his head and he managed to block it with his but i had been expecting it right from the start. I pushed back on him, using my legs as i leverage, i kicked them in the air wrapping them around Malcolm’s neck. His eyes widened and when he realized what was going to happen, he stopped fighting and i pushed him to the ground straddling his waist with my arms pres

Chapter 14Song- IDGAF- Dua Lipa………………………….MAYA POV……………………………I had read Jake’s text over and over again.Someone wants you dead.Maybe the trauma of days past had altered my line of thinking but my paranoia was getting out of hand. Someone wants me dead. It was already a week since the sniper attempt on my head and Jake was running into no leads meaning that opponenet sure knew what they were doing or who they were dealing with. I was still in my cubicle finishing up some files on the computer in the office, it was already past six and i was the last person left in my department. Mary thought i should’ve taken the rest of the work home but i inisisted to stay behind. It wasn’t because i was scared of another sniper witing for me, i had to check out the security system of the building. If i was going to get the first piece of the gem, than that means i had to be thoroughly ready.Sergeant had called few hours ago to find out my progress and i had mentioned i was close towards ge

Chapter 16Song- Let you down- NF……………………………..Maya POV……………Shelves. Books and my mind ran through the possibility that one piece of the gem could be here, somewhere.I checked my watch, it was just a few minutes to eight p.m and Lucas was saying something about his family history. Malcolm was someone watching and I didn’t bother to turn and look.“My mother loved books, before she died, she wanted them to be everywhere. The houses everywhere, the bunkers, she loved it here.” Lucas explained and I turned to him.“I’m really sorry about your mum,” I said sincerely. “What was her favorite thing to read?” Lucas turned to me with a small smile on her face“It was anything between children fiction- she loved the classics, everything written by Charles dickens- that was all she loved and she had an entire section dedicated to it. It’s phenom-““Someone is here.” Malcolm said hurridely as he interrupted us, his eyes were hard and focused on Lucas who looked equally as confused.“What?!” he

Chapter 18Song: The heart want what it wants by Selena Gomez………………………………………………………..Maya POV…………...Malcolm may have been mad but it didnt stop Lucas from convincing his father that we were both together, Although there was a disdainful look in the eyes of Lucas Father he said nothing more and then smiled at me.“Well, i hope to see you at my family’s dinner this weekend.” he said and from the corner of my eyes, i noticed Malcolm clenching his fist for a million seconds, it was mild but it was there. “I think Gwen will like to have some company,” he added but that was not all, he was walking in my direction and when he was at arms length, he stopped. His scent was strong and choking and it took a lot of willpower not to gag or make any sort of reaction. His sharp hazel eyes burned into mine, unlike Lucas who had traces of emotions, his was blank and plain with nothing to show for it, it was disturbing to have him pay attention ot me and it made me feel a lot self-conscious, and i

Chapter 20Song: Ur so pretty by Wasia Project………………………Maya POV…………..Matteo Peter Nicolas.Not a strange name. To everyone, it might be but to me, it’s definitely not. I would know who Matteo is even if I had amnesia. The first time i saw him was almost ten years ago back at the training camp.Flashback…………“Halt!” A yell from the captain rang out through the training room and i retracted away from strangling my opponent who seemed happier that we were cut off from the training, most especially me.My eyes turned to the entrance like the rest of the trainees inside the all, Sergeant stood at the door with her hands tucked behind her as she stared strictly ahead, like she always does. Her eyes drained off any form of humanity, without any form of homeliness or kindness, Sergeant was a rock in a woman's body.“Listen up the hand combat training ends now as we move into the weaponry stage which had been announced a few hours earlier. Our head of weaponry had brought up someone for u