A Warriors Heart: The Lady Of Death

Chapter 8

The warm summer sun beamed into the room waking cleo up.

she looked up to see Jax staring at me with a stern expression.

"Care to explain?"

He was holding up her blood-soaked clothes.

cleo couldnt believe she had been so careless; she had been so tired that she had left them in the shower block.

What was she supposed to do? she couldn't tell him the truth but she couldn't bear the thought of lying to him anymore.

"Please just give me until tomorrow then I'll tell you everything, I promise"

cleo pleaded with him and his face softened slightly, he dropped her clothes and turned to leave the room.

"Do what you want, I thought you would trust me by now" with those heart-breaking words he left.

cleo got dressed and went out to the courtyard.

Pup was playing with the twins, when they saw her they smiled and waved; Pup told them to head in for breakfast and then came over to where she was stood.

"Want to share?" he said with his usual cheeky grin.

"What do you mean?"

"Well let's see. Jax looks like he's been eating sour candies and you look like you've seen a ghost, so what's up?"

Pup tilted his head to the side and gave her the same lost puppy face he used to give her when they were kids knowing she could never resist it.

"Aww come on you aren't going to keep secrets from your little puppy dog are ya? We've always told each other everything"

His words made something happen inside her heart, thanks to pup she knew exactly what she had to do.

"Pup can you gather everyone in my father's office? I'll be there shortly"

Before he even had a chance to answer cleo ran back to her room, grabbed her still blood-soaked clothes, went and retrieved her weapons and mask then headed to her father's office.

When cleo entered the room all the officers were there looking confused but that confusion turned to concern when they saw her clothes and weapons.

cleo told them everything about being an assassin for the sacred horned dragons, her meeting with Lord Wilson and the deal she made with him.

cleo had been talking for roughly an hour recounting every detail when suddenly her father, Jax and Pup started laughing.

"What is so funny?" cleo asked confused,

"Jax thought you had been sneaking out to meet another man, hahahaha" Pup could barely get the words out he was laughing so hard.

"We knew about your secret life all along, I mean the elder had to get my permission after all, and well I just think it is marvellous how you managed to manipulate Lord Wilson so perfectly"

cleos father and Jax were now laughing just as much as Pup; it was so contagious that eventually everyone ended up laughing like lunatics.

It was decided that cleo would be covertly accompanied on her final assassination, so as evening drew near she prepared herself and left the base followed secretly by Pup and Jax.

cleo flitted across the rooftops one last time knowing that Jax and Pup were nearby just in case something went wrong.

she finally came to the roof of the Silver Swan Brothel and silently dropped to the balcony of the room her target was known to frequent.