Alina Sokolov- a walking seduction and a temptress, one of the top assassins who can kill with mere words.
Though her past isn't as pretty, she's willing to do everything to leave it behind and has vowed to become a weapon none can stop, not even hi...
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Leo's POV:
I don't know what's wrong. I mean, I know what's wrong but I just don't get it. Firstly, I ended up hurting Alina within a week and that's just some great signs, note the sarcasm. Secondly, I didn't know my coming home late was bugging her. After the first night, I thought she might be uncomfortable having to lay awake next to me considering how she flinched when I just wanted to console her. I know about her past but I didn't know it still affected her that much.
This morning, she was sharpening her blades before we had to leave and I genuinely don't like this avoidance thing. So, I did the honourable thing and bought her coffee, which she very politely declined. By politely, I mean she said, "Fuck off, It's too early for you to be nice."
Atleast she didn't kill me and in her books, thats definately polite. Nonetheless, I drank the coffee because no way in hell was I letting it go to waste. Does anyone have any idea how hard it is to find an open starbucks at 4:30 in the fucking morning?
Currently, it's 6 A.M and we're at the Sokolov mansion going over some more details.
"Since the base could very well be trapped, all of you will not be going in together. Team A, Lorenzo and Dante, you guys go from the main gate and make the greeting, Team B, Atlas and the twins go from any of the sides and Team C Leo and Al' will go last sneaking in. No one should know of Team C's presence, you will stay in the shadows and only come out if a fight breaks lose." Everyone nods at that when I hear someone scream. Everybody turned to face Nico, screaming, looking at Atlas's car's trunk.
"YOU FORGOT THE PEANUT BUTTER? ATLAS!? WHY HAVEN'T YOU KEPT THE PEANUT BUTTER?!"
"Dude, we're going on a life or death mission and you want me to keep peanut butter?"
"I KNOW YOU'RE GOING ON A LIFE THREATENING MISSION THATS WHY I TOLD YOU TO KEEP PEANUT BUTTER!"
They keep bickering back and forth for a good minute until Atlas finally succumbs with a groan and keeps a jar of peanut butter in the trunk. All the 'teams' get into their respective cars and when I open the drivers seat, Alina's already there preparing to start the car.
"What are you doing?" I ask.
"What do you think I'm doing?"
"You're not driving."
"I am."
"No, you're not. I don't plan to die in a car crash." I say and she puts an exaggerated hand on her chest and gasps.
"You know you're a bitch?" She says as Dad walks over to us.
"Al' let him drive. The last time you drove, seven mailman died." He says and she scoffs while getting out of the seat and going to the passanger side.
We start driving and there's a tense silence in the car. I'm really itching to say something.
"One of us should say something" I say trying to break the silence. I look at her from my peripheral to see she has a frown etched on her face. She scoots foward on her seats turning to fully face me.
"We should go back to how things were." She blurts out and even though I'm driving my full attention is on her. I remain silent meeting her gaze once, urging her to continue.
"This whole thing, it's just some stupid mafia business it doesn't mean we have to change. This awkwarness in the air, I don't like it so please, let's just go back to being whatever we were before the whole marriage thing?" She says.
"Can we make a pact? Let's just keep things normal between us. Not the usual enemies but friends?" I offer.
"Friends." God this really feels like we're kindergardeners. The rest of the drive goes with her asking me stupid questions, Blasting chase atlantic that not gonna lie, I think kinda rubbed off on me.
A few hours in, she tried to murder me because I wouldn't let her drive. She almost got our car crashed by jumping on me and then tugging at my hair but I somehow got the car under control.
"We're here." I say parking the car a bit further from the base but enough to see what's going on. I see Alina strap daggers on her thigh and we both load out guns, hide weapons and wear the earpiece which is connected back to the Sokolov mansion and Nico's tech team. I spot Enzo and Dante entering, and Atlas and twins a second later. I look to her and nod and we both silently get out of the car. Guards seem to be patrolling the grounds as we slip past them. We circle the huge compund to the back where a ladder seems to going up to the roof. I look back to Al' and we have a mutual understanding of what to do next. Climbing up, we take in the metallic roof and through a gate, make our way downstairs. We creep around, looking around and taking in the base that seems to be underway of renovation.
I'm about to turn another corner when a cloth is pressed onto my face. Immediately springing into action, I swing back my head and with a lot of force hit infront. That releases me from the cloth but I realise I've definately inhaled poison that I recognise as Strychnine which means I have aout 120 seconds before I pass out.
I could already feel the dizziness and sudden exhaustion take over me. My vision swims frantically as I try to find Alina. She's also been drugged and tries to fight back the person wearing a black mask.
I'm about to go help her out when my mind goes blank and seering pain courses through me. The back of my head has been hit by a metal pipe. Everything around me blurs as I try to speak into the earpiece.
"Team C, down." I manage to make out before throwing the earpiece and crushing it. All my senses are taken over by agony as I give in and freefall infront. Panicking and trying to look over at Alina being the last thing I remember.
