Chapter 7

Izzy's POV

"Who is this Ali Bell character?" Dex asked me for the hundredth time. I rolled my eyes and kept a straight face the entire time. "I don't know. Our job is research and inform."

"And no contact I got it. But what is so important that we need to follow her to her house and spy on her going to school?" We were sitting in a tree branch across the court yard staring into a class room window watching Bell. I reported back to mother ad she nodded, no words, no anything. We continued our stake out and although I was getting stomach cramps and we almost fell out once because of klutz here this unconventional spot was the closest we were getting to the target.

"Is she some sort of witch? A demon? Don't tell me she's a ghost. No more of that please."

"Shhh. We need to focus. You especially. This is your first job and if you crack up mother will bury you in brutal training for the rest of your youth." He laughed a little but when he saw how serious I was he shut up quick. Days worth of watching and shadowing the girl and with nothing to report besides that she hangs with a certain group almost every minute of break she got and they all looked like they threw themselves off a cliff with the amount of scars and hardcore glares they gave everyone, all I had to say was she hung out with the wrong crowd.

Mother didn't really comment on this, simply gave us a bowl of mixed veggies and cocked her head sideways the whole time staring into space. She was thinking of something. She finally up and immediately glanced at me til I sat my bowl down. Shit.

"You have a new angle I want you to work from."

"Alright!" Dex shouted across the table. He covered his mouth and sheepishly looked down. "I'm sorry. I'm working on the whole 'out burst' thing." Mother looked back at me and sighed. "Here is what you're going to do. Stay to yourselves. No unnecessary socializing. Tag Ali Bell everywhere she goes, every person, every bathroom, every strand of hair I want to know."

"In order to do that I will have to get close and physical next to the target." I reasoned.

"I know." Mother said.

I widened my eyes. "Oh no. Please don't tell me-"

Dex interrupted me. "We're going back to school!?"

"Yes, and your going as her body guard Dex," she reached under the table and produced a thin multi button skiff. "Use this only with a dangerous situation."

"What happened to no contact?" I asked warily.

"This job still requires no killing. Though the dirtier part may require some physical restraints."

"We need to bring her in?"

"Alone. No one else."

"Her friends all look like they seriously train."

"Not what I've been informed." Mother crossed her eyes, she pinched her nose then quickly looked back up. "I know I haven't given all the details."

"Like always." I crossed my arms.

"We need Ali Bell to come quietly and we need to move quickly."

"Should we caution her with why we're practically kidnapping her?" I had no problems kidnapping, emotions were trained out of me, I was curious all the same.

"She doesn't know about us. However, some people in our small group know of her."

"Don't say what I think your saying."

Mother kept a tight lip. "Get the girl and I'll explain in due time."