The Assassin

Chapter 13

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Alora

A small gasp came from me as I woke up from a weird dream, sitting up only to see Tristian sitting next to my bed.

"What the- hey! You can't just keep barging in here like this. What the hell is your problem?" I asked him, watching as he smiled at me.

"I thought that you'd be in pain once the anesthesia wore off. I'm your bodyguard, after all. It's my job to protect you" He replied before his hand brushed over the covers, finding its way to my leg.

"Is this where you got hurt?" He asked me, a look of worry on his face.

I couldn't help but groan out, "Ugh. Don't worry about it. It's already been taken care of" I stated, him humming in response before removing his hand.

"By who? Diamanté?" He replied.

I looked at Tristian for a while before answering, "Yes, him"

"He's pretty good, he even patched up my cuts as well" I added.

I don't know why, but I would always feel uneasy when Tristian would bring up Diamanté. He's never openly said it, but I get the feeling that he doesn't like him.

Or at least isn't his biggest fan...

"Is that so?" He said before looking out the window, seeming to be lost in thought.

I then rubbed my throat, "I'm thirsty" I muttered out to myself before I noticed the water bottle on the stand next to the bed, not wasting anytime to gulp it down.

"...Does he actually like you?" I heard him mutter out.

"What was that?" I asked him, confused.

"Oh, nothing. That reminds me... Logan called while you were asleep. He decided to head back but he said Black Rose will be providing Antonio Ricci with a bodyguard for the party" He said.

"Really?" I asked, watching as he nodded his head.

"Yeah, apparently that's why Logan came back here in the first place"

My mind then went back to the first time Logan and I talked about Antonio.

"What about Antonio Ricci?" I asked him

"He's a client of mine. He's the reason I was already in the area when I heard about you" He replied.

"So all you have to do is just look for your pal Oliver at the party" Tristian explained.

"The guy you see next to him, will be Antonio Ricci" He added as I finished the water bottle, him taking it from me.

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I was sitting on a stool as I looked at myself in the mirror in front of me.

We were currently in New Jersey, getting ready to depart for the party. I haven't received a new message from Arik, so all I can go by is that he's still onboard the ship.

I had on a black off the shoulder dress that hugged my body, showing off my curves. A pair of silver earrings and expensive looking black heels.

All of this was picked out by Diamanté.

I was in the process of curling my hair when there was a sudden knock on the door, "Come in" I spoke out.

I then noticed that it was Diamanté as he walked inside. I watched through the mirror as he walked towards me, his hand caressing my back before he leaned so that his face was next to my shoulder.