Daughter of S.H.I.E.L.D. Trigger Book 1

On the Hunt

And so it began. The hunt for Jarad Cooper has begun and the entire time Jack has been talking to me non stop through the com in my ear telling me to be careful. 

'Jack. Just Shush.' I flutter. Everyone else can hear what he is saying. They are all laughing. It's embarasing.and I can feel myself blushing heavily. I punch Skye friendily on her arm. She quietens down but keeps on laughing to herself. 

When the car stops, we are outside an old two story cottage. Its rundown and swaying from side to side.

'Makes sence. Take them to a really old building that could colapse at any minute. Kill everyone inside. Smart.' Skye says poking her head out of the window. 'I think I might stay here and play with my laptop.'

'Only one person is going to die today. And the hell, its not going to be any of us.' I pull my icer out of the case by my leg. 'I'm going in there and I'm going to kill Jarad. He's kidnapped my friends, and I am going to get my revenge. Anyone tries to stop me, and I Ice them. Got it?' Everyone stares at me intimidated. 'Good.'

With two pistols by my side and two Icers, one in either hand. I kick down the door and walk in. May Ward and Dad close behind me. We each take a different path to look for the Starks. I make my way up a set of stairs. The hallways slung with painting. Portraits, mostly. 

I hear a scream. Kayt. I run down the hallway. Searching in every room, empty. One room left. I charge in Icers raised high. A man, raggered and defiled, shouts at me crazily. I fire an icer at him twice. He's on the floor, his eyes open. He's still breathing.

I pull out my pistol, look him in the eye, and say 'Sayonara. Biatch.' I pull the trigger. Everything seems to go in slow motion. I can see the bullet firing down the barrel and through my victim's scull. An image of Jack flashes in my mind. He looks proud. But at the same time shocked. Its like he could see me and what 

Kayt is tied to the wall along with Reuben and Dahlia who are both unconscious. I put the pistol by my leg and race over to them. Kayt looks as though she had been raped. Her clothes are ripped and her neck is bruised.

The other three are in the door way in moments. Ward races to my side and helps untie the others. He looks at me cautiously. I know what he's thinking. "You killed him didn't you?" I don't answer him. But he knows I did. Reuben falls onto me unconscious. I stand up and May and Dad take him down to the car. Ward finishes untieing the knots holding up Dahlia. A bruise is marked across her cheek. Her face is sad and lonely. He lifts her lifeless form off the ground and heads out the door. 

'How did you find us?' Kayt asks as I wrap a bed sheet around her, to cover where her torn clothes don't. 

I wrap my arm around her and lead her back down the creepy eery hall, 'Your necklace. It has a tracker in it. The one I gave you.' 

'Thank you.' she stutters 

A SHIELD car has pulled up out the front of the house. They will take them back to the Triskellion for examination. I hug Kayt before an agent comes and takes her to the car. 

Dad comes up behind me. I stand frozen, and watch Kayt's face as she is driven off. Dad's arm wraps around my back and he pulls me gently over to our car. I jump into the passanger's seat. I don't even bother with my seat belt, and the car begins to move.