"The arena went quiet with anticipation, and I held my breath.
"Rose Chester!"
The arena erupted into cheers that overwhelmed even the man with the microphone. The man on the stage made direct eye contact with me, and offered a hand onto the stage. Two large men appeared from nowhere, and force my hand away from Marcus's and plopped me on the stage next to the man and the microphone. The man immediately takes my hand in his and holds it up. The arena continued their cheers for me, and a camera zoomed in on my face. I glanced at the large screens over the crowds, and saw only myself.
I was confused, and slightly frightened, and my hand felt immediately empty without Marcus'.
I moved my gaze from the giant screens to his eyes, and see him as he smiled and held his thumbs up. "I'll be there in a minute." He called to me, and I barely heard him as I was immediately ushered off the stage.
The security guards who had put me on the stage just as quickly remove me from the stage. Not a moment later I thankfully hear Marcus' name called, and I finally released the breath I was holding.
I had no idea what I was getting into, but at least I had him.
And I was going to do this right."
A million dollar bounty, underground assassins, torture-it's all in a days work for assassin Jessie Wright.
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Molded into an assassin by the one who killed her parents, Jessie defies orders and goes rogue. Now with a bounty on her head, her only chance of survival may be with a man who's reputation is worse than her own.
Violence, Assault, Swearing.