Chapter 14: Sydney

The next morning I had to leave Anubis to meet up with an informant, they had left each other at the entrance to head quarters with a passionate kiss that had curled her toes and left them both breathless. Driving towards the rougher part of the city I thought back to the night before and the way Anubis had claimed her body in the most intimate of ways, the sex had been completely amazing and better than she had ever imagined but part of her worried that this was as good as it would get for them.

Driving towards the rougher part of the city I thought back to the night before and the way Anubis had claimed her body in the most intimate of ways, the sex had been completely amazing and better than she had ever imagined but part of her worried that this was as good as it would get for them.

She worried that they would only have these few stolen moments together, constantly having to hide their 'relationship' from everyone. As a spy, I was well used to having to conduct business from the shadows and on more than one occasion had lied to the people who were closest to me not only their safety but the safety of others but in this, she didn't want to have to hide the fact that she was in a relationship with the man who made her feel so many wonderful things.

Shaking her head to clear her thoughts as she pulled up to abandoned building that housed her people, parking the car behind a dumpster she got out and clicked the little blue button on her key chain and as she watched a damn good holo image of a busted up old rust bucked appeared where her car once been, walking away from my now safely hidden car I quickly pushed through a large hole in the old wire fence and jogged across the trashed covered walkway and stopped in front of a huge banged up metal door and waited for the camera above the door that was hidden from sight zoomed in on me then the door opened silently.

Entering I made my way down the long dusty hallway that was something out of horror flick with flickering lights that made you feel that a jump scare was going to happen any moment now when nothing jumped out at me or the sound of a chainsaw revving up came I stopped at the elevator and pressed the down button, the doors opened soundlessly to reveal a high tech interior that looked like something out of an old James Bond movie, stepping inside I moved to the control panel that had only an eye scanner in place of the normal floor button. lowering myself down enough so my eye was a line with the scanner I opened my eye wide enough so the scanner could scan my retina, once that was done the elevator began to lower and she waited for the doors to open to reveal a huge room that was five stories underground and that held some of the best spies on this planet. I looked around at the attractive but easily forgotten mix of people that were under my authority and once again wondered at the lives they lived out side this room, I didn't know any of the names of the people in this room.

Lowering myself down enough so my eye was a line with the scanner I opened my eye wide enough so the scanner could scan my retina, once that was done the elevator began to lower and she waited for the doors to open to reveal a huge room that was five stories underground and that held some of the best spies on this planet. I looked around at the attractive but easily forgotten mix of people that were under my authority and once again wondered at the lives they lived out side this room, I didn't know any of the names of the people in this room.

I had learned long ago that names meant you had power over someone, so as was tradition we called each other spy master or mistress

"Report spy master," I said my voice ringing with authority as a handsome man with dark hair and brown eyes stood to greet me.

"Grand Huntress we have located the enemy base somewhere between sector's region K14 and J73, also we have managed to install to two spy masters in Z'ral court, they are currently working to get higher positions." he said and at my nodded they began to work.

As the next few hours passed she couldn't help but think that if her friends back at central ever saw her truly working they would never look at her the same again. It was that dark thought that saw her through the rest of the day and well into the night.

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ANUBIS

By the time I called it a day, I was snarling low under my breath in frustration as they found nothing... no leads...no clues... no suspects... not a damn fucking thing. Cursing low and hard as I entered my rooms I paused when I saw Sydney standing in my kitchen preparing some type of meal dressed in a gray SPD t-shirt and gray yoga pants, the scene before me seemed so normal and yet out of place I couldn't help but stand there and stare at the woman who I had claimed as mine the night before.

"I can feel you watching me," She said and opening a cabinet door and took out two blue plates and placing them next to her on the counter opened the oven to pull out a medium sized roasted chicken. I watched as she prepared both plates and when she was done glanced back at me with one perfect eyebrow raised in question.

"You wanna eat at the island or the table?" She asked and blinking I taking a plate from her hand I gently placed it down on the island and walking past her opened up the small wine fridge that was almost hidden from sight and pulled out a bottle of red wine.

"Oh wow, I didn't even see that was there," Sydney said and grabbed two wine glasses from a hanging rack, pouring them both a glass I sat down on one of the islands stools and lightly clicked my glass to Sydney's.

"Here's to a wasted day finding nothing," I said and Sydney snorted and took a sip and let out a low moan of pleasure.

"Damn this is good," She said and we ate in companionable silents, as he ate he couldn't help but think how different Sydney was in comparison to how Isinia had been, his wife had always been a happy home maker but Sydney was much different. Sydney would never be happy to stay home and cook and clean like Isina had been. She was like him, she needed to help stop the monster who lurked in this world and help those in need, She needed to protect and serve her plant just like I did while in contrast, Isina had been sweet and gentle in nature with a healers heart who was content to let the world do as it would, for it was the wheel of fate she had lived by until the very end he was more

Sydney would never be happy to stay home and cook and clean like Isina had been. She was like him, she needed to help stop the monster who lurked in this world and help those in need, She needed to protect and serve her plant just like I had while in contrast, Isina had been sweet and gentle in nature with a healers heart who was content to let the world do as it would, for it was the wheel of fate she had lived by until the very end he was more than sure of that.

When the meal was over they both cleaned up and once in bed I spooned up against her, sliding my hand down to splayed my fingers on her stomach.

"Anubis," Sydney said as they cuddled together. "Promise me that this is how it will always be between us."

He stilled at her words and knew why she was asking this, why she wanted this promise from him.

"I promise."