Labyrinth

Chapter 13: ...on my vigilante shit again

I take the stage for the second time tonight. I mentally fade into that place in my mind where I tell myself this isn't real. No I'm not taking my clothes off for strangers. No I'm not out here shaking my ass for tips. No that guy didn't just palm my half naked ass. I tell myself; the ends will justify the means.

I do my little tricks on the pole and the men hoot and holler. I slowly remove clothing to the beat of some song and the men cant tear their eyes off me. I touch myself in a suggestive way and I see a few have to fight the urge to jump on stage to touch me too.

I quickly glance over at kai who is talking to Dreykov and some woman. they look to be having a heated argument. But I can't focus on that. I continue to dance and when the song finally ends, I grab my clothes and stomp off stage. I head to the back to freshen up and put back on the playboy bunny costume every girl working the floor must wear.

As I walk through the club, ignoring the men trying to get my attention, I occasionally glance over at kai, Dreykov and the only woman in here wearing a suit. I need to get to the back office to extract important information. I'm just waiting on Kai to give me the signal.

I head over to the bar and have a seat on one of the stools. I glance back over at them and frown. Things between them haven't calmed down. they look to still be arguing. I purse my lips and turn towards the bartender. I'm taken aback, by the pretty blond woman with the deep eyes and full lips.

"that was quite a show up there... can I get you a drink?" she hands a guy a drink but doesn't take her eyes off of me.

I'm a little turned on by her accent. I smile at her and say, "Bourbon, please."

She smiles back, "Tough night?"

I shrug and I say, "I've never seen you here before. what's your name?" I've been working here the last 3 weeks, laying low after pissing off the Avengers. In the end, we weren't able to get anything good from Tonys lab, but we did do a magnificent job pissing him off. from what I can see, we did a great job pissing his people off too.

The woman hands me my drink and says, "Bella."

I take a sip and glance over at the shouting trio across the club, who is starting to draw attention to themselves, then back at the pretty blond girl. "pretty. I like it. what make you want to work at a strip club Bella?"

She pours another guy a drink and says, "I could ask you the same... but you know, gotta pay my way through school somehow."

I nod and finish my drink. I look back over at Kai, and he now looks frightened. Dreykov is standing over him threateningly. And I can't help but roll my eyes. this is bad. Just as I stand up, there is an explosion and there's smoke everywhere. I look around confused. this was not part of the plan.

As the other women and men in the club scream, run and take cover, I run to the back office, praying that Dreykov doesn't burst in. this isn't the signal I was waiting for, but it's a good enough distraction, so I can get this information to fury. It's not something he necessarily need, but hopefully he would be happy with it and possibly help me earn some cool points with him.

I pull the small usb from between my bosom and plug it into the computer. I work my magic and with a few clicks I am able to disable the password and begin downloading any and all incrementing evidence off this computer.

I tear off the stupid bunny ears and place them on the desk as I wait impatiently as the information uploads. I hear another explosion. More people screaming and I can feel my body growing hot. I fight the urge to go out there and find out what's going on. to check if anyone is hurt.