Killer

Chapter 1

Chapter 1

"Just shut your mouth," I said, slipping on my jacket. "I forgot how annoying you newbies are."

Ryan frowned. "I'm just asking. What happens if we get compromised?"

I leaned down so I was at eye level with him, trying to ignore his attractive blond hair and the blue eyes that reminded me of someone else's. I smirked as he gripped the sides of his chair. "Ryan," I murmured, my nose almost touching his, "I'm the best. I always kill and leave. Unharmed. Besides, on the rare occasions we do get compromised, well...would I still be here if I weren't good?"

I could tell he was losing his train of thought; his eyes were wandering over my body, barely concealed by my skin-tight black clothing. His blue eyes traveled back up to my green ones, my brown hair falling over my shoulder and into his face.

He breathed in deeply. "I...no."

"See? We'll be fine. You've got nothing to worry about. You'll be in here, sitting in front of your geeky, high-tech computer, and I'll be out there, eliminating people."

He muttered something under his breath, and I stood up straight.

"What did you just say?"

"Nothing," he replied, looking nervous.

"Tell me what you just said."

He inhaled again, his eyes meeting mine. "Murder. I said 'murder'."

I grabbed my boots from the corner of the van, sliding them on. "Don't say that. Ever again. We're good. We do things...for good. Why're you here if you don't believe that?"

Ryan was standing now, fury in his eyes. "What you do is illegal! You kill people. You are not the FBI. You kill good people. People that do good. No..." he sighed, clenching his fists, "you do it for the freaking fun of it."

"No, we don't." He'd been here for two weeks, and I already wanted to drive the three-inch heel of my boot into his eye socket.

He ignored me. "And as for why I'm here? They threatened me with my family. They said they needed someone like me, they said I had 'the best computer skills that they've seen since they've started'."

I huffed, snatching the file off the table for one last look. "Just sit your ass down and get to work."

I opened the file, my eyes scanning it carefully.

The }{unters

Harrison, Richard
Age: 27
Info:
Richard Harrison has been involved with some suspicious activities and crimes, including the death of three people. We have tracked him to a restaurant downtown, where he will be meeting one of his clients. You will hide out in the men's bathroom, where he will enter at approximately 3:00 p.m. Use whatever method you wish, but he must be annihilated. We'll send someone to clean up the mess. Try to avoid innocent casualties.

I closed my eyes, committing it to memory.

I fastened my Bluetooth to my ear.

"Have fun," Ryan said bitterly, and I stuck my middle finger up at him.

"Eff you, too," I said.

I had to go kill Richard Harrison.

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I balanced my feet on the seat of the toilet, crouched.

"I don't see why a guy can't do this mission," I said to Ryan, checking my watch. "It would be much easier for them and me."