Psychotic lover

Chapter 8

"Who are they, let's start there" Alice suggested sarcastically, straightening herself as she wiggled around to find a comfortable sitting position.

The three females sat idly in Veronica's spacious apartment, on her bed in a circle. Currently summarising and wrapping their head around the dire situation they were tangled in.

"Agents, coded by Norse gods I believe" Veronica commented.

"They were professionals, that much was obvious. They aren't any new organisation that just recruit random people. They trained their agents to withhold information despite the consequences" Gracie added.

"That's what scares me though. Their motive isn't to kill us, but rather to take us alive" she continued.

"Let's sift through the possible reasons behind their agenda" Veronica hummed.

"Take Gracie in for stealing the crown" Alice immediately suggested.

"Doesn't explain taking us with them. Plus I don't think their working with the police, considering they use tranquillisers instead of the traditional tazers."

"Hacking the government files?"

"Plausible, but we used the library's computer for that, remember? Gracie disabled the camera while we were at it as well and I cleared the database once we were done" Veronica reminded.

Sighing, the three wrecked their brains for any possibilities, but all effort proved to be in vain.

"It just doesn't make sense" Gracie cried out, her hand messing up her brown locks in distraction.

"They don't seem to know Veronica's address. Didn't you guys say they would be at Gracie's hotel? How'd you know?" Alice inquired.

"We- that's a good question. It was a-"

"The laptop" Gracie paled upon realisation.

"They hacked my IP" she dreaded.

"Well we didn't get hacked, only you did Gracie" the two turned to their companion in worry.

"Well if it's me they're after then I'm leaving" Gracie announced curtly as she got off the bed.

"What! You can't! They're after you!" Alice protested, getting off the bed as well.

"Exactly, it's me they're after. The more time I stay with you guys the more danger I'm putting you in" Gracie argued.

"We all agreed that we'd stick through whatever bull one of us gets into, no matter how dire" Veronica retorted, her hand gripping onto Gracie's.

"This isn't some cliche romance film we're in V. You gripping me isn't going to stop me, and if you pin me to a wall, I'm going to be very cross, I warn you" the brunette gave a pointed look to her friend.

"Yes well I'll let go if you agree not to leave"

"Well what if I just want to go out for a walk?" Gracie challenged.

"You take a nice stroll in here"

"Your house is smaller than my closet"

"We know that's a lie. And even so you have relatively short legs, I'm sure you'll manage."

"How dare you. I'll have you know these stubs can easily outrun your twigs for legs"

"Yes, but it doesn't quite help you reach the top cabinet now, does it?"

"You assface twaddlefuck, I will hack off your legs and sew them on as my own"

"Alright you two, cut it out. I'm practically suffocating in this sexual tension" Alice interrupted, tearing the two apart.