Gauarded hearts

Chapter 12

Rosen

I woke up to a bloody scream, I jumped right out of bed, grabbed my gun, and ran out of my bedroom. I ran down the stairs to see if it came from the main floor. Ann, Jeff, and Eric are busting out their bedrooms. Their faces are pale.

"Where did the scream come from!" I yell and I hear it again. It's coming from upstairs in Jasmine's room. I run up the stairs and burst into her room. She's fighting herself in her sleep. It's a nightmare. Something I know too much about. The demons that haunt our sleep. And trap us. In the past. Finding there are no intruders, I rush to her bed. I know not to touch someone in their nightmare so I do the next best thing.

"JASMINE!" I shout, a few times. She suddenly bolts upright and pulls her gun out from her pillow.

"Jasmine don't shoot! Its Rosen.'' I yell, shes shaking and sweating. A few more moments later and she blinks a few times.

"SHIT, sorry." She groans and puts her gun down and covers her face in her hand's shes breathing heavily. She looks up and groans again once she sees her friends. Ann comes close to the bed and crawls in beside her. And pulls Jasmine to her side. Ann holds Jasmine so tight Jasmine starts to breathe normally. She's still shaking but her breathing has gotten under control. I walk to her bathroom and get a cloth and run it under cold water then I walk back to her bed and place it on her forehead. She moans and snuggles closer to Ann.  Ann looks up at me with tears in her eyes and says.

"I got Jasmine, yall can go, make some coffee. Our flight is at 8." I watch as the guys leave her room, then I look at Jasmine again, and she's sleeping. I nod and walk out of the room. I walk back to my room and throw on a shirt. Then I grab my phone and text Jake to let him know that Jasmine had a nightmare, I tell him Ann is holding her. but all is well. I go to the security room to check the perimeter. Once it's all clear I check my emails and contact my team.

Rosen, we need you to hunt down Roselin Ruiz the queen of the Mexican cartel, she has hired a guy to steal intel from the Mexican cartel. We need all Hackers for this mission. This is a big mission. But we have been trying to track her down for years. We didn't feel the need to let you in on this assignment until it was this bad. You will be working with Shadow and their team. But crossing their path is impossible. So come to the main warehouse at 2 am.
S.G.T Briant

"FUCK!" The Famous Shadow is working on this case with my team. The shadow is the best in the whole secret society. We don't know if The Shadow is a He or She. They have taken down the worst of the guys and destroyed more of the trafficking ring and drug ring. They have killed bombers, tourists, etc. They have the best hacker, also a deadly Mute. My mute is deadly but not as deadly as the shadows Mute. No one has lived to tell the tale of the Shadow. The shadow carves an "S" into their forehead or stomach as their signature. Nobody knows how old Shadow is. But I never want to be on their hit list. The ones who know Shadow's identity, are killed if they leak it.  My team has only worked with Shadow and their team a handful of times. But whoever they are, they know how to stay hidden. I text my team telling them we are to meet at the main warehouse at 2 am. I walk into the kitchen. Jasmine walks out in a black tank top and grey sweats with her hair in her signature messy bun.

"Coffee now please" She orders.

" You need to eat some food too, then we are training for a few hours. Then you are to send your friends off. Then you have a wedding at noon." I tell her the plans she has for today.

"I also have some editing and work to do in my office. I will be there from 5 pm-midnight." Jasmine says taking the cup from my hand.

"Jas, we have some breakfast in the dining, common let's eat!" her friends shout from the dining. Her phone rings.

"Sorry work gotta take this, I'll be there shortly guys," Jasmine yells to them and gives me an apologetic smile then goes to her office. Once her door is closed I stand by the door. It's soundproof so I can't hear who she is talking to. 20 minutes later the door opens and she walks out, and I follow closely behind her.

"Ohk, first rule. When we are in my home please be at least 10 feet behind me, I get claustrophobic." She says stopping making me run into her. She turns as she speaks. She sighs.

"Secondly, I can't pretend you don't exist if you hover. Thanks." She says turning around and walking to the dining room. I  just smile. She's feisty in the morning.

"I have a job tonight, so I'm having a different body guard here tonight. He will be here in a minute" I say.

"Ok, I get it, you run a business," she says.

"His name is Marcos and he's mute, so he won't speak. So he is more of a ghost." I say as we reach the dining

"Perfect I love Mutes." She says. The doorbell rings. And I walk out and see it's Marcos waiting at the gate. I let him in and wait till he drives in, he's riding his bike today, so I show him where to park and bring him inside. Once inside I go back to the dining room.

"Jasmine, this is Marcos he will be your bodyguard today," I say, Marcos looks around the table and locks eyes with Ann, interesting.

"Hello, Marcos. These are my friends, Ann, Eric, and Jeff. they are flying home in a few hours."Jasmine says.  Anns and Marcos are having a staring contest. Eric and Jeff are smiling.  They break eye contact and Ann continues to eat. A few minutes later they finish.

"Ann, I'm going to my gym for some training, come get me before you head out ya?" Jasmine says getting up and hugging Ann.

"Sure Jas, I'm going take a few books from your library, I need more," Ann says with a smile.

"Actually, here's a key, In my locked area, there is a whole shelf of books I got for you," Jasmine says pulling out a key and winking.

"OMG, This is why I fucking love you!" Ann says jumping on Jasmine and kissing her face. They fall to the ground and Marcos rushes over to help them up.

"ANN! Fuck, you crazy bitch. I fucking love you to dummy!" Jasmine says laughing so hard she is doubling over.

"Marcos, go with Ann, so you can do a perimeter check and see where everything is. Then meet us at the gym, there are blueprints in my bedroom. He nods and walks with Ann.

"Shall we?" I say motioning us towards the gym. Jasmine starts walking with a water bottle in hand and leads the way to the gym. She punches in a code and the doors open. Once we step inside it's a massive gym, with every piece of equipment you could ever dream of, there's a boxing ring in the back of the gym, boxing mats, and boxing bags. Weights, etc.

"I always start with boxing, my coach is on his wedding anniversary so I hope you are ok with boxing, and I hope you're not a sore loser," Jasmine says walking over to the boxing ring and putting her gloves on. Then ducks under the ring and stands in the middle and waits.

"Oh, it's on," I say putting gloves on, Im 3 sizes bigger than her height and muscle. She's tiny I'll go easy on her to start. I don't think she can knock me down. But she could surprise me. Music starts in the gym. And I duck under the ring in front of her. She smiles. She throws a punch and I block it. I throw a punch and she blocks it. I throw a kick and she knocks my legs from under me and I land on my ass. I kick at her legs but she moves out of the way. I stand up and she punches my gut, I double over. She kicks out my legs again and I fall to the ground with a thud. I try to get back up but she punches me in the face and I black out. 7 hits and I'm toast.