Behind The Cold Silence

I walked down the road wearing a black suit, dresspants and hat. I hid my long hair in the hat and bandaged my chest to make my slightly smaller than average breast smaller.

I walked up to the unpainted house.

Why am I here?

I'm here to join a gang. And not just any gang. It's my real gang's enemy gang. My gang leader told me I should and its my mission. I didn't question why, because I owe him lots.

Here in London, I try my best to speak their accent. I lived in Australia before, so it isn't that hard.

I ring the bell and heard a hiss.

I immediately jump out of the way as a hidden tazer on the wall shocked anything it hit.

I sighed, I knew they would have put some defences.

I heard a cock of a gun and knew one of the gang members is behind me.

My eye twitched at the urge to pull out my gun and shoot him at the head.

"State your name."

"Victor Linton."

That's not my real name. It's Lillian Linton. That's the name of my dead twin brother. Got killed on a gang mission. I've been using his identity for gang missions that require secrecy of my gender. Gangs here in London are full of chauvinists and sexists. They won't let a girl in, just because she's a GIRL. So I have to take the identity of my twin to get in.

"We've been expecting you Mr Linton." he said and the gate opened.

I stepped inside. I already know the layout of this place. I've been researching it so I didn't bother looking around.

I immediately went to the gang leader's office ignoring the gazes and stares of the other gang members around.

I gave a knock.

"Come in." A cold low voice said.

I opened the door and revealed...

Mr Rikkard Ambrose, in all his glory.

Let me tell you something... I may be impersonating a guy, but I am still a girl.

And bloody hell does he look majestic.

Chiselled face. Dark sea-coloured eyes. Plump pink lips. Hair that's brown so dark it seemed like black. Broad shoulders. His body is muscled, not bulging but just right that it made him look strong.

His charisma was powerful and intimidating.

"Sit down."

Not to mention his voice, commanding and ice cold.

I stayed there for a moment before making my way in front of his desk and taking a seat.

"So you want to join our gang?" he said.

"Yes."

"You shall adress me as Mr Ambrose or Sir, if you will."

"Yes Mr Ambrose, sir." I replied.

"Do tell, why you want to join."

"I have my reasons."

"I am ordering you to tell me the reasons."

I raised an eyebrow, "Now why should I do that?"

"If you don't I might kill you, or I won't let you join."

"I'm not afraid of dying. I wouldn't join the most dangerous gang if I was."

"Indeed?"

"Of course, sir."

Silence.

Right... I forgot his reputation about being silent other than being commanding, cold, mean and expressionless.

"The enemy gang... The one of Lord Daniel Eugene Dalgliesh..." aka our gang.

His left little finger twitched at Lord's name.

"He killed my mother... And since your gang is fighting them I want to avenge her."

Truth is, my mother was murdered. But nobody knew who did. My father left after a month leaving me and my siblings to my Aunt and Uncle. Me and Victor left when we reached eighteen when all they did was try to marry me off to rich men and tried to force Victor to marry a lady he just met at a ball. We stumbled across Captain Carter, captain of the military. He happened to be an aquaintance of Lord at that time. And when Lord had come to visit him and found us there, he offered to let us join his gang.

His face was stony and unmoving. I drowned in his sea-coloured eyes as he seemed to search inside my soul for something.

"Very well." he said. "Karim will show you your room in the hide out."

A bearded man that had to much muscles for my liking appeared behind him.

"Karim." Mr Ambrose said.

"Sahib." Karim said with a bow and walked off.

I quickly followed him.

He opened a room that looked completely blunt and average.

Cream coloured walls, white bed sheets and pillows, white floor tiles... More likely everything seemed cream and white coloured.

The door closed behind me and I knew Karim left.

I looked around and found a bathroom connected to the room.

Wonderful really. It had a shower, a toilet, a sink, a mirror, some toiletries, and even a bath tub!

I went back to my room and spotted a camera at the top corner.

I walked around then sat on the bed and took a book. I then close the book and lied down facing away.

I took out a gadget from my pocket to hack the camera to repeat what it saw starting when I walked around to reading a book then going to sleep.

After that, I sat up and took of my hat. I untied my hair from it's top bun as it fell on my shoulders.

I took off my tail coat, and loosened the bandages from under my dress shirt.

I breathed a sigh of relief.

The door swung open and my eyes went wide.

Blast it! I forgot to lock the bloody door!