A New Beginning

Nine more to go

Trigger Warning: Torture - Knifes, Fire, Pliers

Lloyd

Lloyd sits in the car. The driver pulls out of Lyras driveway when he spots her at the front window.
"Anything to worry about, Sir?", Jake, his driver asks.
"No", Lloyd replies. "But definitely an interesting if maybe naive women", a content smile on his lips.
"So? Fun times?"
"Most certainly, Jake".
The two men didn't speak another word for the rest of the short drive.

When Lloyd walks up the stairs to the mansion, he is greeted by his right-hand man Connor.
"Hi Boss. I hope I didn't interrupt anything special", he gives Lloyd a knowing grin, which makes Lloyd laugh.
"I can be quite charming Connor but even I need a bit more time to get into the pants of a total stranger."
"So she is worth trying to get into her pants?"
"Oh, hell yes", Lloyd smirks. "Quite the looker that one. But enough of that. What does Danny need us to do. I am guessing something he obviously can't get done himself?"
They enter the Comms-room while they keep talking.
"Oh he has an urgent locate and retrieve. He needs to get some information".
"Oh, that could be fun. Whom are we going to locate?"
"Looks like your friend Danny is getting annoyed with the Sierra Program. He wants us to locate Sierra three. She might have gotten her hands on some intel that she shouldn't have. He wants to know what she knows about his business with us. If you deem her to know too much, then he expects you to take care of her".
Sierra three...hmm...she knows how to stay hidden. Like all Sierra Operatives. Did Danny give us at least a starting point?", Lloyd wants to know, not expecting to actually get one.
"Yes. She is about to finish a mission in Paris in a few hours, as of his request", Connor answers.
"Would you look at that, my friend used his brain this time. Sent Alpha and Delta team. Let me know when everything is in place. I'll be in the gym"

A day later Lloyd stays in an interrogation room in the basement. One of his favourite places to be. Lately he uses it way to less in his eyes. He looks down on a very well build blonde woman. She is bound to a chair and unconscious. Her head is toppled forward, and her chest slowly rose and fell. That starts to annoy Lloyd, so he takes matters in his own hands. He walks over to a small table and grabs some smelling salt. He puts the salt under the woman's nose, and she slowly regains consciousness.

"Ah there you are sunshine", Lloyd says with a smile, while he puts the salt back on the table.
The blonde starts to register her situation but ignores Lloyds presence. She tries to move her legs and her arms, but the restraints are too strong. Her struggle makes Lloyd laugh a bit.
"You know three, if you want you can keep ignoring me or we can get on with this. But when you go with the first option shit will get ugly fast... not that I have anything against that, sunshine"
She looks up at him and gives him a big smile, "What do you want?", she asks sweetly.
"That's what I thought", he grabs a chair, places it right Infront of her and sits down, "You see there is a small issue at hand, which I am sure we can talk through. Your Boss is concerned that you might have gotten your hands on some sensitive intel. He would like to know what you know"
She simply says, "I don't 't know what you are talking about"
"I am afraid that is not a good enough answer", he shakes his head slowly.
"The way I see it I am in a losing position either way. If I would admit to knowing anything, I am dead. If I tell you I don't know anything you won't believe me. Also, I would now know that there is something to know, which means I am dead too"
Lloyd smirks. "So, you choose not to talk and end up dead sooner or later anyways?"
"Like I said, loosing position"

"I see. I can give you two options. Tell me what you know, and I am sure you know something, and I guarantee you a fast and painless death...don't tell me anything and die slowly and in agonising pain. Honestly, I prefer option two but that's just me", he shrugs his shoulders.
Three looked at him for a few minutes, clearly considering her options before she speaks again.
"I have no evidence of anything I saw. In the end it would d be my word against his and yours", she says slowly.
"Is that so...but the question remains. What do you know?", he raises an eyebrow.
She inhales deeply. "Look I didn't even take such a good look. I didn't want anything to do with that, okay", Lloyd could tell by the look on her face that she knew she just screwed up.
"You didn't take a good look? You didn't want anything to do with that? Then who does?", the look he gives her was one of amusement. He expected her to give him what he wants after some friendly encouragement with not much fun for him. Now he knew there was someone she tries to cover for and he was intrigued to see how far she would be willing to go to keep this third party out of this.
"I can't", she says almost inaudible", what makes Lloyd smile down at her broadly.
"But you will...eventually"
"He is a friend...I can't do that to him"