Holy crap! Where have I been? It's been way too long since I updated this story. I'm not gonna lie but recently one of my favorite shows came back a few weeks ago and I've been EXTREMELY distracted by that. Not only that, but school has been painstaking busy and it's been hard to find free time. But here's the next chapter.

Piper and Eric drove down the street, dodging each car, and weaving through traffic. They were on their way to Delgado's construction site, after they had made a quick pit stop. They had taken a detour back to the headquarters, allowing Eric to grab his sniping gear. Zipping through a yellow light before it turned red, the two assassins slowed their speed, pulling up at their checkpoint.

"I'll go up to the rooftop and I contact you when I get into position," Eric said. Piper nodded her head in response. She tossed him an earpiece and a communicator, before taking one out for herself. The two of them got off their bikes, with Eric climbing up the fire escape with ease, Piper walked towards the construction site, blending in with a crowd.

"Keep your eyes open, Pipes. You need to keep an eye in my blind spots."

"I got it. I'm only scouting for guards and for Delgado," Piper whispered into the speaker, trying not to attract attention. Eric hummed into his communicator, keeping his focus on Piper. The blonde entered the construction area, crouching behind a stack of plywood.

"Okay, I see a portable building, my guess, it's Valentino's office. Stay to the right though, I see a guard walking in that direction." Piper pulled out her silenced pistol and stayed in what shadows were out of view of the guards. The clank of steel-toed boots against concrete fading away, was Piper's cue to stealthily sprint towards the office.

Vaulting over the rusted railing, the blonde opened the door and entered the room. It wasn't extravagant. The office consisted of a mahogany desk, a few filing cabinets, and a small water cooler. Piper walked over to the desk and examined the papers on the desk and rummaged through the drawers. Nothing seemed to be of interest until Piper's eyes found a green folder filled with photos. She glanced at each photo, her eyes widening as she flipped through each picture.

The first few pictures included Valentino and a few men she did not recognize. Most likely, they were current or potential bodyguards of his. Not too important. The next ones were of Kubra. Still not a surprise. Piper knew Delgado and Kubra had some connection, otherwise she wouldn't be here. It was the last few pictures that really caught her attention. Multiple profiles of the assassins that worked for Kubra. The last three being Fahri, Eric, and herself. Each one of their pictures having a large red circle around them. Piper's train of thought was interrupted by a voice in her ear.

"Piper, you gotta get out of there. A guard is coming your way."

"Yeah, got it." Piper snapped quick pictures of each piece of intel before put everything back into the folder. She pried open the window of the portable and climbed out, closing the window behind her. Piper sprinted across the construction site, gravel crunching beneath her feet.

"Eric, I got what we need. We need to get out of here, before someone knows we were here." Eric hummed his conformation into the speaker. Both assassins met at their motorcycles before taking off down the street.

"That was a close one. What exactly did you end up finding anyways?"

"I'm not quite sure yet. I need to go over the files with Kubra." Piper exhaled heavily. The two of them slowed down at a red light, both of them in the same lane. An uneasy silence crept over both as a black SUV with tinted windows drove up next to them. Eric look to his left at Piper. Locking eyes, they both nodded. Waiting for traffic to clear, they took off, not bothering to wait for the light to turn green.

Car horns blared in Piper's ears as she and Eric dodged oncoming traffic. She should have seen this coming. She had been so caught up in whatever was in those files that she wasn't being careful enough. She could have easily been spotted while leaving the construction site. In her mirrors, Piper could see the same vehicle creeping up on her and her partner.

"Eric! Go left here!" the blonde shouted over her communicator. Making a sharp turn would throw most people off, but the mysterious driver was one step ahead of her, and had expected her move. As Piper and Eric weaves through cars, the SUV rammed every car in its path, all while keeping up the assassins.

"Piper, I got an idea!"

"It better be a good one."

"It is. Follow me," Eric replied before turning right, with Piper on his tail.

They turned into alley after alley, each one slightly narrower than the last. However, that didn't stop the other driver. He didn't care that his mirror had been torn off by constantly being hit against the brick walls.

"There's some blockers right here!" Eric shouted over the sound of his engine.

Piper and Eric zipped past the small space of the blockers at tremendous speed. The ear-splitting sound of metal smashing against metal shattered the silence around them. They skidded to a stop, their heads spun to the noise, everything else forgotten. There was such little space between the blockers, for it took Piper and Eric both by surprise of how precise they had to be. And at the speed the car was going, the blonde was even more surprised the driver didn't fly out of his seat and through the window. There close to zero chance of the driver surviving. Eric got off of his bike and walked to the other vehicle and opened the driver side door. He put his two fore fingers on the other man's neck. No pulse.

Eric dragged his feet back to his motorcycle and exhaled heavily. Piper stared at Eric as he pulled his helmet back over his head. "You good?" Eric asked before flipped down his face guard.

"I am. Are you?"

"Yeah. It's just… that was intense."

Piper nodded in response, biting back her tongue. She blamed herself for what had happened and talking about it would only make it worse. They drove back into the street and continued down the road.

"Piper, I'm sorry for what happened. I just-"

"Please. Don't apologize. Let's just not talk about it." Eric hummed his confirmation and a minute of silence followed. The brunette looked over his shoulder at the woman driving next to him. Past her shoulder, Eric saw a large black van speeding in their direction. His eyes widened in fear, "Piper watch out!"

Piper spun her head to her left, but it was too late. The vehicle was too close. In an attempt to dodge the van, Piper revved the throttle. The van slammed into the rear tire of Piper's motorcycle, launching the blonde into the air. As Piper collided with the ground, her vision went black.