Entwined With The Devil

ia's

eless now," the man whispered, and I felt the

ld already feel my body trembling. "Keeping her alive would be one

Kai might find you and use you against us." He pulled out a knife,

kill me yet, you haven't paid me for my service!

my spine. "You're about to get killed, and all you care

her... she's about to have surgery. Could you at least send the money t

efore her," he replied, li

vitable, but then, a

tension like a knife, and the man froze. She was s

, trying to sound authoritative. One of the men raise

oing to surrender to

s waiting outside. You'd be doing your-self a fav

him calculating his odds. Slowly, he l

es you escaped. I'll let you go." She waved her gun toward the table. "Ea

But when Tasha's eyes narrowed, they reluctantly fumbled into their pockets a

was still in shock as we got into her car, my mind racing. She didn't speak until she parked

do back there?" I asked in d

x of exhaustion and relief. "Isn't

weren't a real cop? That your gun wasn't ev

went quiet on the phone? Call an actual cop so they could save you and arres

e had a point, even i

ver do that next time," I said, my voice softening as i r

d never do that again be-cause you'll be quitting that dirty job t

I woul

me off, her tone sharp as she walked toward her

e as she made it sound. Still, I couldn't ignore the fact that tonight could have ende

*********

, his hoarse voice echoing around the room. Three

ere able to bribe our way out," one of

the cops?" the man aske

a gun, and there were cop

If she calls them, she'll be screwed too!" the man shouted. The men went q

ght of that,"

u're all fools!" the man scolded,

wouldn't have screwed up. These knives were usel

ut we would've done better wit

, storming toward the first speaker and grabbin

ce, laced with a thick Italian acce

failed to kill the hacker," Rocco responded, his h

and you sent trainees to handle it. Once again, you took

inees could handle it so I could focus on bigger tasks," Rocco explained, b

If Kai finds her before you do, you're scr

cco gasped, str

ey'll never be part of us if they can't

*****

ia's

m. Besides being a stripper, hacker, and private investigator, I was also a fifth-grade math teacher. I took this job not for the money but because it felt like a step in the right direction. I didn't want

" Clara answered, pointing

as I pushed a loose strand of my hair behind my ear. Just then, my phone began ringing loudly

e you?" Tasha's voice b

onday morning? I'm in school,

own education is literal-ly falling apart? Girl, what the fuck! Yo

t a break from everyone, including you,"

psychology class? You'll be failing this course if you miss more tha

my attendance if I don't show up before the end of class,"

ause there's no way I'm covering for your ab-

back inside, I noticed a group of men in black clothing and sunglasses walking into the school. They looked just like the men who had a

us," I asked one of the homeroom teachers,

speak to them," he said, standing up w

curity to talk to them inst

le it," he replied with

see what was happening. My heart stopped for a moment when I saw my own face on that picture. They were holdi

mind. Why did they have a picture of me? What did they want? Was I risking my l

eroom teacher. I stared in shock at his lifeless body crumpling to the floor, my eyes dar

ne right thing