Summary: Sydney is faced with a shocker...

Shattered Snowglobe, chapter 3

"What are you doing here?" Sydney growled.

"Oh, the usual," she replied lightly. Anna swirled her gun around and put it back into her holster. "Running silly errands for my father. I believe you know him," she quipped.

Sydney got up and dusted herself off. "Why don't you quit with the small talk and tell me just what you know," she snapped. Sydney took a step forward.

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Back in the gated square of the warehouse, Vaughn crawled over to Will. "Don't say anything," he harshly whispered. "Just try to make your way to the corner and stay there until I give you the ok."

"Hey," he whispered back, "I don't know who you think you are, but Sydney is my best friend and I plan on protecting her!"

"Trust me, she can handle herself," Vaughn snapped. "If you do anything to endanger any one of us, including yourself, I will shoot you in the leg." Vaughn saw the startled but slightly skeptical look on Will's face, but ignored it and nudged him over towards the wall.

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"What makes you think I know anything?" Anna asked.

"Why else would you be in an abandoned warehouse in L.A. where I happen to be at the same time?" Sydney sarcastically shot back. "Tell me," she ordered.

"Well I already said I was running errands for my father. But you should know that K-Directorate doesn't send people on normal errands," she said with a smirk.

"Your father works for K-Directorate?"

"Oh yes. You're not the only one with a father in the spy trade." Anna came closer. "And you're not the only one whose father is a double agent," she whispered fiercely.

Sydney stared back at her in shock. Did Anna know about her too? Shit.

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Anna could read the disgruntled look on Sydney's face - and she didn't care.

Anna smiled. She was going to have some fun with her pawn before she disposed of it.

"Hey dad," she called behind her, "can you come here for a second? There's someone I want you to talk to..."

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Sydney could make out a man's figure emerge from the shadows behind Anna. Her eyes followed his face as he was illuminated.

He walked over to Anna and planted a light kiss on her forehead before turning to face Sydney.

"Hey Syd!" Marcus Dixon said cheerfully.

TO BE CONTINUED...