The Traps of the Black Swan

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The only thing Shadow team is scared of is Ruby Jane, she was too quick and artful in ambushing. They had once searched the whole area, security cameras failing to locate her so their thoughts were replaced with Ruby Jane tricking Nico Burton.

Their gaze landed on Nico who was clueless amidst the crowd of people crossing and moving on the busy street at the office peak hour.

They wanted to make sure she was safe but she had assigned tasks to be behind each military man so they followed her orders while Nico dialed his men to ask where Ruby Jane was, "Where did she go?"

Since they were in public, Nico's men didn't address as they used to, "Sir, she just disappeared in a blink of an eye."

Another man on the line also responded, "She didn't cross the road either or enter the building."

Another man who was very close to Nico's spot also added, "She was right in front of me, a few passed between us and she disappeared."

Nico could hear the disbelief in their tone to the extent they were already thinking of supernatural power. Nico had yet to respond when he heard flicking of the fingers next to his ear and voice in the earpiece, "Sir, she is right behind you."

Nico's cold indifference still didn't change. He was positive that she didn't know and if she knew, he was sure she can't do anything to him.

He turned around to see her sipping coffee with a very calm vibe, her formal jacket was on her forearm, her ponytail was now freed cascading long hair down to her waist with added messy style to it. She looked totally off style from the look she had two minutes back.

Ruby Jane wore her sunglasses back due to sun rays falling on her face and asked, "Did I perhaps catch the eye of Captain Nick aka Captain Tuner?" Yeah, she got the full report on the Burton family and Nico early in the morning from her Apple Pie.

Not one, but whoever heard her over the call, froze and started looking at each other. Nico's fist clenched tight then unclenched, and it repeated several times. If captain Nick is used in the military mission, 'Tuner' was used in the secret mission in or outside the country. Getting that nickname is similar to having the other sensitive information in hand.

He almost asked, 'How do you know?' But assumed Lisa might have told her.

Ruby Jane saw his wonder and irritation replacing it with a mock which she didn't care about. She looked around and pointed at three men at a pretty good distance and one who was standing as though he was waiting for a traffic signal to turn green for pedestrians. "White t-shirt... Olive green jacket... Black leather jacket, Cream blazer, and you, acting soldier." Then her eyes landed on Nico's face.

Nico had traced her finger and watched her confident gaze on him. Ruby Jane's hand moved to Nico's ear and removed his earpiece and spoke holding it near her lips, "If you don't want me to ruin your captain's name in an hour, be here in a minute. Your. Time. Starts. Now."

Then the earpiece reached the ground and died under her sole of the heel into junk. Nico watched her every action as she fluidly carried out one after the other accurately. Without leaving the coffee cup from her left hand, she pulled the tissue wrapped around it to rub her finger on it, then she laid it on the earpiece junk and grabbed it under tissue before walking to the bin a few steps and dropped it.

Nico almost felt like he was watching a silent movie whereas his head was exploding inside and the surrounding vehicles were bombarding with bustling people. He realized she was no ordinary lady and wasn't a girl to get scared by him or his family background or power.

Ruby Jane stood in front of Nico and saw four men standing in a line in an attention position right behind Nico. The latter was inarticulate seeing them, he really wanted to ask, 'Who the freaking hell is your captain?' He didn't expect them to hear her orders.