ESCAPING the BRØKEN

Chapter 11: The Penthouse

When we entered the penthouse we were in awe. Well, all of us except Jayden that is. He looked uninterested and unimpressed.

Jayden tipped the concierge and waited for him to leave before retrieving four cellphones from the folder.

"Now that I remember, where did you get that folder with our new identities?" I asked curiously.

"From the agent that was by the entrance of the lobby." He surprisingly answered.

"What agent?" I probed.

"The guy he bumped into" Javier answered.

"Wait the guy that you bumped into downstairs was an agent?" Jas asked Jayden in disbelief.

I mean, can you blame her? these are the sorta things you only see in movies.

"Are you feeling okay?" Javier asked Jas placing the back of his hand on her forehead.

"Yes, the guy I bumped into was an agent and he intentionally ran into me so he could discreetly slip me the folder." Jayden explained sounding irritated.

He then handed each of us a cellphone and explained to Jas and I that they were only for emergency purposes and shouldn't be used to access any social media platforms.

"But we have to call the office and explain why we're not at work" Jas explained.

"Don't worry about that sweetheart, Patterson has that covered." Javier reassured her.

"Now, it's important that we limit public appearances, but in the event that we have to be seen in public it's imperative that we maintain our new identities." Jayden explained. "Jasmine you're now Marigold, Paris you're London, Javier is Jorge and I'm Jace."

"Question" I raised my hand awkwardly as this feels like an official debriefing session.

"You don't have to put your hand up to ask a question Paris" Jayden chuckled.

My cheeks instantly flushed and I quickly retracted my arm. "Um, I feel like our assigned names, especially Mine and Jas' are dead give aways. I mean you guys used another flower for Jas' name and another city for mine." I pointed out.

"Yes, I know. The reason for that is, we can't have you mixing up your assigned names or forgetting them in public. Trust me it's very easy to blow your cover if you're not used to this sorta thing so we assigned a name that has some sort of connection with your real one."

"Got it" I nodded.

"Now grab a seat because we have a long file to go through to make sure we are familiar with our new identities." Javier motioned to the lounge area.
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Jayden wasn't kidding. We sat for over two hours going over our new identities and the rules that we have to abide by for the foreseeable future. It took longer than we thought because Jas & I struggled to remember some of the details of our new identity.

When we were finally through, I was exhausted.

"Okay girls, you can go tour the suite and pick a room. Jayden and I are going to arrange a meeting with some C.I.A operatives. You should know that the C.I.A prefers to conduct meetings in person to prevent breaches. Since we're under the radar, if they refuse to have the meeting virtually, we'll have to do it here." Javier explained.

"Sure" Jasmine shrugged. "We'll just stay in our rooms if they come over."

"Thanks baby" Javier turned to Jasmine as he kissed her on the forehead.

My eyes wandered over to Jayden who gave me a quick wink making me smile.

After what seems like forever, Javier and Jasmine finally pulled away from each other.