I lay on the roof of the abandoned building with my best friend, gun in hand. Missoula was pitch black tonight and would easily cover us as we made our escape.

"Shame he's good looking." Lissa said as she stared at my next assignments picture and profile. I paid no attention to her as I continued to stare through the scope of my sniper into the window of his apartment.

"Why does it matter?" I asked moving up a little before looking back through the scope. The old building was abandoned and so broken that I'm surprised it didn't collapse as soon as we stepped foot on the roof. If it could hold until we were done here, we could make it out of here with ease.

She nudged my shoulder and put the profile down between the two of us. "Just look before you shoot. You know, before he's covered in blood and his brains are on the floor."

I gave in and took a glance. Yes, he was a pretty picture. I only spared it a glance before going to the information on him.

Name: Dimitri Nikhil Belikov
Eyes: Brown
Hair: Brown, shoulder length
Height: 6'7

It also mentioned something about a daughter and a dead wife. I looked back down into my scope and saw him. "Liss." I said and eyed him carefully. I felt her move closer and put my finger on the trigger.

He leaned down and grabbed a little girl who looked to be about five years old. He held her to him as if she was the only thing holding him here and she clung to him much the same. His brown eyes were mirrored in hers but strawberry blond hair ran down her back obviously from her mother.

He sat down in the recliner and pulled her to him pulling out a book, a western by the looks of it.

"Well?" Lissa asked and I could hear her approval. I looked back to her and saw her hand on my gun. I turned back to them and I wasn't here anymore.

"Daddy, what's going on?" I asked as my father pushed me under the bed. I heard glass shattering and heard a door fall, several voices shouting.

"Just stay quiet, baby. Whatever happens just stay quiet" he handed me his cell phone and hugged me tight. "You know what to do." I could feel the tears threatening to spill but refused to allow them.

My father stood strong and proud as three men walked in. Two body guards stood beside Victor, one gain aimed at my father's heart, the other at his head.

"Victor, to what do I owe this unpleasant arrival?" my father replied crossing his arms over his chest.

"You don't sound very surprised, Ibrahim." Victor laughed softly and pulled out a gun. "I just thought I'd come and kill you myself, is all. Old rivals shouldn't send others to kill them."

I closed my eyes and heard a loud shot and a body hit the floor. When I opened my eyes again, Victor was leaning over my father smiling.

"You'll have company soon enough." he replied and walked out of the room, his body guards in tow.

It wasn't long after that when I saw Robert poke his head under the bed. "You're strong. You'll be of great use to me." I crawled out from under the bed and stood beside him. I looked down at my father and kissed his cheek softly before walking out behind Robert, who hadn't so much as slowed his pace.

I made a promise that night that I would be the one to kill Victor and that I'd make him suffer for what he'd done to me and my family. Robert had made me a promise that he'd be my assignment when I was ready.

I looked to the child now and realized that I couldn't pull the trigger. There weren't many men who loved their children and I could see it as he held her that she was his everything. I couldn't take that away from her, not now.

"You know what the consequences are of this choice." Lissa said, pulling my attention to her.

I'd almost forgotten she was there but smiled regardless. I took a deep breath before standing up and pulling my gun with me. "He won't kill me. We both know that. Besides, broken bones are something we should be used to."

She nodded once before grabbing her gun as well and moving to stand beside me. She looked back to him, back to Dimitri and asked "What makes him different?"

I sighed and looked back to them again. She was almost asleep as he continued to read to her, unaware that she wasn't listening or maybe for his own enjoyment.

"Nothing." I said and started making my way down to the ground floor, Lissa in tow.

***Well that's the first chapter! I have wanted to write another story for a long time now but didn't know how to start it. So R&R and let me know what you all think. Thanks