“Well, it’s the only truth you’re going to get Vivienne. So let it go. Besides, today’s not about me. It’s about the Italian”

“Yeah you’re right” she rolled her eyes

“uh-uh. I know I’m right”

They kept on making small talks till they got to the boardroom, where she was supposed to address Ethan and the other guys, before the rest employees joined them in an hour’s time.

Their next mission since the order of Machiavelli was up. The Italian.

As soon as they got there, they exchanged greetings with the rest of the crew and comfortably sat down. Including her. She wasn’t the one speaking first. Ethan was. And once everyone was comfortably seated, he stood up to give his speech

“The Italian. Our next mission. The mission we’ve been preparing for, for the last three weeks now. And because of the gravity of this mission, all hands are going to be on deck. It would no longer be just the seven of us. Other field employees in Vivman are going to be joining us too, making us around thirty. This guy is a very dangerous and very popular drug lord. He’s one of the major suppliers on the streets and abroad. Now, some very powerful officials in the CIA are paying us a lot of money to bring this son of a bitch down. Off books. Off records. With every means at our disposal”

“So please remind me again why they aren’t going on this mission themselves. I mean, they are CIA right?” Ryan asked sarcastically coming close to rolling his eyes.

“Because Ryan, the Italian is one of the biggest financial philanthropist and investor. He donates money basically…everywhere. Charities, government projects and fundings, government securities, and most especially, he donates money to the CIA. Infact I dare say a lot of persons are grateful to him for their lives. In other words, publicly, he’s already been welcomed with open arms as one of them. They’ve actively been in league with him up till recently, when they learnt of the new drug he released on the streets. The Grey death. And this, this is different from any other street drugs we’ve ever seen before. It is so much more lethal than the good ol' regular opium and cocaine. The addiction’s more, and it could cause death in the space of two or three years active usage. What’s worse, he’s going to make so much money from this drug than from any other drug he’s ever sold before; because of the stronger addiction the drug provides. Fact is, danger always sells”

“I guess this is where we come in then” Cole said, standing up and going over to the board, taking over from Ethan, as Ethan resumed his seat

“Yes Cole. This is where we come in. we take him out in three days time” Flick said

“We’ve been planning this for weeks now. So we’re prepared” Nath said.

“And… I think you should sit this one out Amaya” Aaron said, whimsically

“My name’s Vivienne, Aaron” she said eyeing him

“Your middle name is Amaya and the last time I checked, your middle name is also your name, as long as it's on your birth certificate”

“Don't you know? I don't have a birth certificate. I come from hell. It burnt, on my way, passing through the hell carnal” she said, cocking her head to the side, trying not to be pissed. Knowing what he meant.

“Yeah I think he’s kinda right Viv” Cole said tapping the board

“Oh my gosh! Are you fucking serious?. You guys planned this? Well your thoughts are sincerely appreciated, Aaron and Cole, but with due respect, I’m going on this mission” Viv said looking at all of them, her face deadly serious

“There is a reason why they probably don’t want you to attempt this mission. One last little detail that on a normal day should not matter to us…up until now” Ethan offered

“Which is?” she raised a brow

“The Italian isn’t just a worldwide financial philanthropist”

“O..kay?” she urged him on, anxious to hear whatever it was

“He’s also one of the seven high council members of the Order of Machiavelli. He isn’t just a member Viv. He’s one of the high councils, who have a say in what goes on in the Order”

“That’s impossible. They’d never grant someone this reckless, a seat on the council” Vivienne replied disbelievingly

“I recently just learned of this myself. Yesterday. And you’re right. They shouldn’t normally give him a spot on council, but the Italian comes from the popular Monteiro family. Which means old money and a crazy amount of old fucking prestige and family traditions, very deep roots too”. Ethan replied thoughtfully

“In other words, he brings too much to the table, for the Order of Machiavelli to turn him away” Cole replied smirking.

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Author's Note

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