Chapter 6

Trying to remember, she realized who he was.

"Nate?" she said lowering her gun as he did the same

"Yeah, its me" he said "Since we're taking off our masks , would you mind telling me who you work for?"

"I'm a CIA operative, your turn" she said.

Before he could answer, some guards tried to break in.

"Now is not the time" he said pushing Jamarh's chair to the door knob to prevent them from entering. "We've got to get out of here"

"Not until I get what I want"

"What?"

"Evidence"she said.

Nate reached into his pocket and revealed the war head device showing it to her.

"So far this is all I have" he said "Its not much but it's a start" he said hearing the guards barging at the door.

"It won't be long before they get in we've got to leave now!"

"Through where?" she asked as Nate gave her an obvious look.

"You've got to be kidding, through the window?"

"Got a better idea?" he asked as he moved closer to the window.

"Not at this moment" she said moving backwards. Finger on the trigger.

"Lock and load" she said to Nate gripping the gun ready to release bullets. The minute the door opened, bullets flew out of their guns as they got most of the guards but more were still there.

"HEAD FOR THE WINDOW!" he shouted. She did so. She saw she was on the ledge of the building trying not to look down the building.

"Oh my God!" she panicked nervously gripping the side of the building. "I can't believe this" she said her heart was beating faster and faster she had to be really careful because if she slipped it would be her last.

She checked if Nate was behind her . Nate was close she felt a little relieved.

"You okay?"

"I'm on the fourth floor of a building looking down does that sound okay?" she said sarcastically

"I've got your back" he said comforting her

"What's next?" she said

"Too far down" he observed, until he spotted an open window at the corner of the building. "This way" he said directing her to the corner window. They moved slowly not to slip, until one of the guards saw them and fired a shot from the office the bullet missed, but caused Jess to slip. Nate grabbed her by the wrist using his strength to pull her up while shooting at the guard, until he shot the guard on the shoulder causing him to fall out of the window and land on the streets.

"Guadalupe won't like this" he said staring at the corpse as people gathered around looking at what was going on. They saw the two agents on a cliff hangar some people stared in astonishment at the two American agents as they held on to the slope Nightingale clung onto Nate hoping to find an solution.

"Easy Jess" he said as he held on to her tightly.

"I can't Nate" she said frightened "This wasn't my plan"

"Plans change" he said "The guards will be coming to that room in no time"

"So we're trapped?" she asked frightened at the inevitability of the situation the streets was crowded cars moving regularly, police coming to the scene trying to get clearance to enter the Alliance.

Nate had to figure a way to escape the curious people wandering what's going on up there. They couldn't go back in the building or they'll be killed, if they jump they'll be dead.

Suddenly he saw an electric pole leading to another building, he had a plan but he needed something to pull it off.

As Jess looked at Nate curiously she wandered what he was thinking. Nate was formatting his strategy his advantage was a truck full of sacks heading towards their exact location everything was perfect.

"Nate?" she asked looking at him worried

"Give me your jacket"

"Huh?"

"Just trust me" he said as she did so still clinging to his right arm. The jacket was leather making it perfect to complete his plan.

"Jess"

"Yes?" she asked feeling nervous

"Hold on" he said as he used the jacket as a grappler to glide to the middle of the road while a frightened Jess closed her eyes not to look down. As he saw the truck loaded with sacks of cement head their way, he released themselves from the jacket and landed on the back of the truck. The guards and police looked down and saw they had disappeared.

"Mr Jamarh is not going to like this."

Inside the back of the truck, the two agents regained consciousness .

"Uh. . . .Jess are you alright?" he asked as she opened her eyes and looked at Nate.

"It worked" she said regaining her voice as Nate pulled her up, they were both bruised around their arms. There was a traffic light in their front that turned red, the truck halted taking the opportunity to get off.

"Here's our stop" he said assisting her down as they moved to the side walk. They sat down the street exhausted and weak. Nate removed his mask revealing his boyish image.

"I almost forgot how you look" she said.

"Me too" he said

"You still haven't told me who you work for" she reminded him, feeling a little uneasy.

"Special Network of Intelligence, apparently we're looking for the same thing" he said.

"You said you took something from the Alliance, what was it?" she asked. Nate revealed the war head from one of the missile and gave it to her.

"Where did you find it?" she asked holding the warhead still intact.

"In one of the manufactured missiles" he said "I used it to shut down the process"

"This can be used to disarm his manufactured missiles" she said excitedly.

"That's good news right?" he asked

"Not really Jamarh had back-up copies so he could access missiles from any location"

"Shit" he stressed out "Let's see what this war head can do"

She agreed with him, as they were about to leave the block, a police car got in their way. She tried to reach for her gun but Nate gestured her not to.

"Wait Jess!" he said as an officer stepped out of the car.

"I almost had trouble tracking you two" said Guadalupe

"Sorry for the attention" he said

"You know him?" she asked feeling suspicious

"It's okay, he's with us" Nate said relieving her "He's been helping me in this case"

"Let's go, you know I can't bring any suspicion to my department" he said as they got into the police car.

"So this is our mystery lady here?" he asked

"Jess meet Guadalupe" Nate said as Jess offered a handshake.

"Pleasure to meet you" she said sincerely.

"Same here" he said as he continued driving helping them avoid trouble.

Jamarh had returned to his mansion, furious at the events that took place that afternoon, there was an agent in Cuba, how could that be? Juarez was in charge of entrance to Cuba by federal agents. He decided to call him and sort this out.

Juarez was in his office looking over some documents, his secretary informed him about his incoming call.

"Mr Juarez, you have an urgent call" she said

"Thank you Brianna" he said "Juarez here"

"What the HELL, Juarez?!" shouted a furious Jamarh.

"Jamarh ?!" he shouted, then lowered his voice "You were Never to call here"

"Well we have a big problem"

"What?!" he said trying to reduce his voice.

"Apparently you didn't do your job!"

"What are you talking about?"

"A CIA agent infiltrated my industry"

"That's impossible" he said "No one has access here"

"Well someone did" He said with fire in his eyes "I was held at gunpoint in my own office"

"All precincts were ordered not to grant access to government agents" He said massaging his forehead to relieve himself from stress.

"Hold on I have another call" Jamarh said swapping calls.

"Jamarh here"

"Sir its me" said a very nervous person.

"Diego, what is it?"

"The Alliance was under attack sir" he said his voice got thinner "Some of our men are dead!"

"Was it the girl?"

"Yes sir" he said "But she wasn't alone"

"What do you mean she wasn't alone ?" he said gripping on

to his phone ready to crush it.

"There was a man who caused the alarm, police are investigating the Alliance"

"And the two agents?" he said.

"They escaped sir" When Jamarh heard it he almost blew the wall grinding his teeth, stressed out he didn't know what to do and he feared the worst.

"D-did they take anything ?!" He said his hands shaking the

phone.

"They took a warhead" Diego said scared he knew he wouldn't like the news.

Jamarh calmed down easily and released his tight grip from his cell phone.

"Never mind, that just means we further our plans". He said

"That's all distract the police from the warheads"

"Already done sir"

"Good, till then" he said switching back to Juarez "Juarez, we

have to eliminate these agents soon try and put a warrant on

their arrests to keep the police busy"

"You think they'll be able to handle it?"

"They better our plans have to be changed meet me at our

location tonight"

"Understood" he said as he hung up.

Jamarh called his company to order more security for the party knowing Nightingale she would make an attempt on him

if his guards couldn't take on her, then its time he get's his rogue assailants. He made three calls to three different places: Philadelphia, New Mexico, and Arizona.

The man in Philadelphia, was a notorious hit man wanted in Canada and part of America he was born in Canada but is based in Philadelphia where Jamarh can contact him he was a murderer in Canada his first kill was a business man involved

in foreign exchanges for the government. Jean Lucard was a

silent and trace less killer who went under the name "Silent Knight". He never spoke much but he answered only to Jamarh.

Lucard was in his room when his cell phone rang, only Jamarh calls him anytime he needs an assailant. He picked up the phone with no response he only listens and does what needs to be done.

"I need you to meet in Cuba all reservations and tickets have been made your target we'll be revealed" said Jamarh. He hung up and loaded his duffel bag with hidden weapons inside normal everyday appliances a sniper riffle inside a telescope, disassembled and his guns inside hollow books

and stashed his knife inside a suit case. Once he was at the airport he had took a charted seaplane to Cuba.

The next hit man was from Australia, he was more of a hunter than a killer but he was hired by Jamarh and killing people isn't a problem for him. He went by the nickname Gator because he killed alligators for a living taking with him a part of an alligators tooth. He was in a bar having a drink, he had no cellphone basically he lived in the bar.

Gator was having a drink when Jamarh called him.

"Gator here?" he said in a friendly tone "G'day boss"

"You know why I called don't you"

"Got a job for me?"

"Get what you need you're going to Cuba to eliminate a hindrance in my plans"

"Don't worry mate, he's as good as dead" he said as he hung up and finished his drink to get ready for his trip.

The final one was in New Mexico, he had a stature of a chain biker gang, he even dressed that way, he carried chains

with him. His chains were deadly weapons in his hand, giving him the nickname, "Chains". He wore dark overalls and dark shades, he was a shadowy person he didn't talk during his mission. He was 7ft tall, if his chains didn't work he had a Harley Davidson bike with a shotgun strapped to it. He was playing a game of pool when Jamarh called him.

He checked his pager and saw a message: meet in Cuba.

That's all was sent but "Chains" had connections so he played his last shot and left the bar.

Everything was set, Jamarh felt relaxed about this operation. These agents won't stand in his way of industrial terror just a sample of DEADLOCK would wipe out any military system leaving him unstoppable, but he was planning on selling the system to the highest bidder but there was more to that.

He felt someone was around he could feel it. Maria was listening in on his conversations she knew it would involve terror. She felt him coming her way and quickly pretended to be cleaning the cupboards desk as she looked up in the mirror she saw a frightening image of Jamarh behind her.

"Gasp Senor Jamarh" she said

"Sorry if I scared you" he said looking down at her body, she covered herself quickly not to give him any advantage.

"I was just dusting senor" she said, he didn't believe her she stood there paralyze at his stature, she wanted to escape.

"Is there something you need Senor?" she asked Jamarh

"Yes, help me take my jacket to my room" she didn't want to, knowing what happens when she enters his room.

"I have to finish cleaning sir"

"It'll still be here when you come back" he said

"Yes sir" she said as she took his jacket and went to his room

to keep it in his closet, just when she heard someone behind her Jamarh sealed the door with his hands, she felt terrified.

"Senor I have to finish cleaning" she said reaching for something to use.

"Looks clean to me" he said moving closer as she left her location trying to reach the door but Jamarh grabbed her left arm and twisted it to weaken her strength she tried to grab anything to stop him.

"Senor Jamarh please" she screamed trying to release herself

"You can't escape my dear" he said. She tried to grab the vase but instead she scratched the right side of his face leaving a mark.

"Bitch!!!" he roared as he slapped her to the ground "How dare you, I own you!!" Jamarh was aggravated as he attacked her tearing off her shirt. Just then, Hector rushed in the room.

"Sir, sir" he said releasing him from Maria

"What?" he shouted.

"Mr Juarez is here to see you" he said.

Jamarh got up from her calming down and straightened his shirt feeling uneasy about what just happened now.

"Excuse me, Hector" he said apologizing for his action.

"Are you alright Maria?" he asked calming her down she was traumatized.

"H-he wanted to. . .I-I wouldn't let him. . .he almost strangled me...oh God!" she said covering her face in terror, Hector embraced her to calm down.

"Its okay Maria" he said. Hector had no family, his wife was killed in an attack by mercenaries. He didn't know Maria's family but felt like family feeling they've both lost a loved one, which is one thing they have in common.

"Thank you Hector" she said holding onto him, he gave her his jacket after what happened to her shirt, Jamarh wasn't himself then he didn't mean it, but he didn't know what Jamarh was, Maria could not tell him or else knowing he'll try and confront him and...

She didn't want to think of it, Hector was more than a guidance to her, she considered him a father figure, Hector didn't know much about her father's death if he did he would have understood why she resented Jamarh.

It was eight in the evening, and due to Juarez new curfew she had to be at home before eight-thirty the other servants stayed in Jamarh's mansion, but knowing Jamarh, he would do anything he can to have his way, plus her family would be worried if something happened to her.

As Jamarh entered the living room, he saw Juarez sitting calmly waiting for him.

"What happened to you ?" Juarez asked

"House help problem" he said cleaning his scratch "Why are you here?"

"Because of these so called agents" he said "If they are working for the US govt, then it won't be long before their superiors flood us out"

"They won't find us"

"How are you sure, they know who you are and it won't be long to find out I'm involved"

"Then make sure they don't leave this country alive" he said "That's why you have officials" he said as he poured himself a glass of vodka "Someone in the government knows, must be one of your officers"

"That's impossible no one knows about this operation"

"Sigh, Juarez you're a fool do you think the death of U.S. marines

won't bring out suspicions in your role?"

"Then what should I do ?" he said uneasily drinking from his glass

"Create a diversion to focus on our uninvited friends from Washington" he said giving Juarez his jacket and signaling Juarez

to leave . "The party is the bait, if they want to know my next goal

they will be here" he said as Juarez took his jacket and left the

room. Jamarh sat down on his arm chair soothing himself down.

As Maria packed her valuables, Hector knocked on her door to give her a clearance card to pass security borders.

"Are you ready Maria?" he said

"Si Hector" she said as she went to meet Hector outside as he gave her a check from Jamarh.

"Take care Maria" he said. As she was about to leave, she turned to Hector and kissed him on the cheek.

"Goodnight" she said

"Take care child" he said as he embraced her, she went towards the gates to leave the mansion.

Unfortunately she had to return on Friday, because of the party to host Governor Juarez, he'll be focused with the guests not to harm her so that was some good news. She felt the mark on her face. This had to stop soon the pain

was too much to bare she could have killed Jamarh when she had the chance but Jamarh could have allies and his death could bring on an investigation what would her mother think she tried not let it bother her, as she saw her little brother running up to greet her she lifted him up and hugged him he was her only brother.