Dangerous Deception

Ch. 8: A Part Of Drugs

           I kept thinking about what Cole said as Ava and I, along with Scar, walked towards what I assumed to be Scorpion's suite. After the phone call with Cole, Ava came in looking tensed as ever and then shortly after, Scar came and told us that Scorpion sent for us. If Cassie predicted that she was gonna get killed sooner than later, that'll explain why she gathered all her investigations, locked them up in a safe that apparently only I know the code of and then entrust it to a private investigator to give her brother. It all makes sense now.

           We entered inside the room-which should be called an office. "Ah, my saviours. Have a sit," Scorpion said from the sofa he sat at.

           Ava and I glanced at each other, before sitting on the sofa opposite his. He opened a bottle of whiskey and poured some in a glass.

           "You know, I just realised that I don't even know your names," he said sipping the drink and looking keenly at us. I opened my mouth to speak, he chuckled, "Nevermind, so which one is Kira and, Haven," he asked. Of course, he ran background checks. Love you Amanda.

           "I'm Kira, she's Haven," Ava said.

           "Great. Oh, and by the way I just want to let you know that you guys were awesome last night," he cheered, "which is why, I'm gonna employ you both to work for me,"

           "Okay?" Ava said. He cleared his throat and motioned Scar who was standing beside him. Scar dropped two envelops on the table in our midst. Ava and I picked the envelops and opened it.

           "That, is $20,000 each, for both of you. You'll get another one if you finish a job for me," he said. Ava and I looked at each other.

           "What job?" I asked, as I broke the eye contact with Ava. He leaned forward.

           "Kill Don," he said. We turned our heads to him immediately. He laughed at the look on our faces and took another sip. "You see, Don was a very good client of mine. And last night he tried to kill me, though the deal went south but that was just another excuse he had to do it. Now I know for a certain that he's gonna try again, and I won't let that happen,"

           "So you're going to attack first before he has the chance to do so," I said.

           "Exactly! And that's your first job. Scar will give you information on where to find him," he said finishing the drink and pouring another one. Almost immediately, Scar handed us a bigger envelope. "I'll be waiting for the news tonight," Scorpion said.

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           "So let me get this straight," James said as we facetimed, "he wants you both to kill a drug lord, that also tried to kill him,"

           "Yeah," I said.

           "I think it's a test though, to see if we can be trusted," Ava said. I nodded

           "Mmm, and for that he'll have to send someone to keep an eye on us," I said.

           "I don't know about this guys, you're about to kill someone-"

           "...No one said anything about killing him," I interrupted James, "Killing him won't be an option. Though I don't even know how he manages to get pass the law, these reports shows he's pretty lousy for a drug lord," I said, scanning through the files that Amanda sent.

           His full name is Donald Mikhailov. He's Russian, came to Chicago five years ago. He's parents were mafias but died in a massacre back in Russia, leaving him their fortune. He spent most of it in clubs and expensive assets. He was last seen two weeks ago at a pub, here in New York.