AN: Okay, this is my last chapter until probably Jan. 6th, so very sorry!! Enjoy and as always review!!

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Chapter 16

Alice parked the car and shut off the engine. Getting out of the car with Sark, they walked slowly to the door. Alice had a nervous feeling about this, but quickly shook it off.

Sark tried the knob and was surprised to find it open. He looked at Alice and shrugged. They slowly entered the house. It was dark and lonely.

"I guess Irina's not here yet," Sark whispered.

"Why are you whispering?" Alice whispered back.

"Why are you whispering?" Alice sighed and shook her head. Sometimes Sark could be so weird.

Suddenly they saw a person emerge from the shadows and laugh.

"Are you two done arguing?" They looked at Irina in shock.

"You're here already?" Irina rolled her eyes. These two could be so dense at times.

"Why would I be standing here if I wasn't? Anyways, thank you for coming. Unfortunately, Sydney and Vaughn have escaped. They are no longer here."

"So where are they?" Alice asked with a raised eyebrow.

"That's none of your business."

"What? What do you mean by that?"

"I mean that where you two are going, the last thing you need to know is where they are." Both Alice and Sark looked at her puzzled now. They soon figured out what was going on though as a dozen men started surrounding them.

"You traitor!" Alice cried. Irina just stood there and laughed.

Alice and Sark started backing up towards the door, only to find it locked. One of the men lunged for Alice and she kicked him in the gut. Soon all hell broke out and Sark and Alice were doing whatever they could to escape the CIA men. Chairs and furniture were being thrown around. Kicks and punches started flying around as well. It wasn't enough though and soon Alice and Sark were captured.

"You'll pay for this, Irina," Alice said bitterly as the men lead her and Sark away.

"I can't believe you would do this." Sark said in disbelief as a pair of handcuffs were placed on him.

"Believe it." Irina said with an smile. Sydney may not believe it, but Irina meant it when she said she wanted to make amends. She wanted to be normal again and she wanted her daughter to have the same.

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Sloane sat in his home office as he tried to think about a plan to kill Sydney. Lambert was now out of the question and he didn't have many more agents that would be willing to do this sort of thing. He didn't even know where Sydney and her little girl were.

Sloane sighed. There was time when Sydney was like a daughter to him, but like Emily, Sydney had disappointed him. Emily was disposed of and Sydney will be too. There was no way she could or would jeopardize his new organization. The Alliance was gone, but Arvin Sloane was not. One day, he will have his dream come true.

An evil smile appeared on his face. He then heard the doorbell ring. Who could that be? Sloane didn't remember having an appointment to meet someone at his home today. He shrugged it off and went to answer the door.

When he opened the door, no one was out there. There was only a book on the ground. He wondered who had put it there. The book was titled The Mole. What could this mean? Sloane picked it up thinking that a book could do him no harm. Opening the book, he found a little handwriting note in cursive. It read:

A gift from a former friend. Enjoy life in hell.

Irina

Sloane scrunched his eyebrows together, confused. Then he saw what she meant. On the opposite page, was a small bomb that read: 00:00:02. This was it. All his hard work was going to be destroyed. This was not how he wanted to die. It starting ticking off and soon there was a huge blast.

The house was completely destroyed and when the police arrived at the scene, Arvin Sloane could only be identified by his dental records.

*Hehehe(my evil laugh..lol.) Anyways, there's probably only going to be two or three more chapters after this which will probably be up on Monday and Tuesday unless there are delays due to homework. In that case, go talk to my teachers. :D