Prolog- Getting Back Into Treasure Hunting

Kaylnda Derek slowly opened the door to her house and walked in, slowly turning on the lights. A sigh escaped her lips as her light blue eyes scanned the room. A pair of rectangular black framed glasses rested on her small delicate nose. She then ran her fingers through her shoulder length dirty blond hair and made her way towards the kitchen. Kaylnda did not look like her age and stood five foot one with a body that had curves, along with being a little chubby. Now, she was really having a bad day and she really wish that she was still a treasure hunter. To top it off, she had let to hear anything from her adopted father, Victor Sullivan. She had met Sullivan when she was thirteen years old and living off the streets. Kaylnda was ordinally born Kaylnda Trevor and was raised by her grandmother until she was about seven years old. From there, she spent most of her time running away from orphanages until she ran into Victor Sullivan, who took her under his wing and adopts her as a daughter.

Kaylnda stopped in her living room and looked at the pictures on her wall. A small smile appeared on her face as she looked at them. Her eye landed on the picture of Nathan and Elena's wedding. She was glad that Nathan was happy and found the right woman for him. They were in their late teens when they started to date and broke up when they were 20 years old. Nathan was her first crush and always hold a special place in her heart, but it was his older brother that would always have her heart. The one and only Sam Drake had her heart, but she never told him how she felt about him as she looked at a picture of them both. It was a couple of months before Nathan and he were going to Panama with a business partner. Sam had one arm wrapped around her waist and they were on the beach. Sam was leaning down to give her a kiss on the cheek when Nathan snapped the picture. She then looked over to a picture of a treasure hunt that Nate and she had with Chole Frazer. The smile on her face got bigger.

Chole and her were the best of friends and got along very well. Nathan had met and dated Chole after He had broken up with Kaylnda. She last saw Chole at Nathan's wedding as well and knew that she should call her. The only one that she had talked to lately was Charlie Cutter that was a friend. Charlie would call and check on her to make sure she was doing ok. The last time she had seen Cutter was when she had to save him and help him home along with Chole from Talbot and Marlowe. Her light blue eyes slowly drifted over to a picture of Harry Flynn. The man who she learned to love and had to call her own for a little while. Even though in the end she found out he was a traitor and killed himself, she still loved him. She had met Flynn before when he had helped Nathan on some odd jobs. He would always flirt with her. The picture she had of Flynn was the only one that she had of him and she took it during the three months that she was forced to help Zoran. Flynn never let anyone touch or hurt her and was so charming. She would get lost in his green eyes whenever she looked into them. Kaylnda could remember running her finger through his short brown hair when they had a little alone time. Those moments she cherished the most. Especially after they made love and he had his head on her chest. She never thought that she could love someone again after Sam, but she did. Flynn's words still rang in her head as she pleaded with him not to kill himself. He had told her that she had taught him that he could love and care for something else more than money and treasure. That he loved her with all his heart, but it was not like a movie and she could not reform a bad guy.

A tear rolled down her right cheek as she wiped it away. Kaylnda had quiet treasure hunting after the Talbot and Marlowe incident. Just like Nathan did and started to live a normal life and Sullivan wanted her to be safe and not have her life in danger anymore. She agreed to start her life over. Now, she was a voice actor and a model when her friend that was a photographer needed help. Kaylnda was lonely and wanted a partner to spend the rest of her life with, but who knows if that was ever going to happen. She remember Flynn whispering in her ear as he held her that they were going to see this through and then start a life together, just the two of them. That is not how it turned out at all. Then, she made her way to the bathroom to take a shower and get ready for her time off.

Kaylnda had just got her pajamas on when her cell phone was going off. She quickly ran into her bedroom and grabbed her phone. On the caller ID it was Nathan and She answered the phone and brought it up to her ear.

"Hello, Nathan and what do I own the pleasure of this call?"

"I was wondering if you can help me with one last treasure hunt, Kaylnda?"

"I thought you were done with that life, Nate."

"Well, I need to help a friend. So are you in or are you not?"

"Who is the friend, is it someone that I know?"

"No, it is not someone you will now. I need your help. It will be like old times again."

"I am in, Nate. Where am I meeting you and does Dad know?"

"You are meeting me at the Rossi Estate in Italy for an auction and Sullivan knows. Also Kaylnda, wear something fancy. I will see you then."

" I will see you then. Take care Nathan."

Kaylnda hung up her phone and changed into clothes before packing her bags and texting her father that she need a ride. She was sure that Sullivan was going to be thrilled to see her and that she would help Nathan no matter what, but she had a feeling that they were going after Avery's treasure again, but who was the friend that Nathan was trying to help and they must be in some big trouble if they need help from Nathan. Kaylnda locked her front door behind her and grabbed her bag before going to meet her father to fly off to Italy.