Bella dug a small hole on the ceiling where she can take a peek below. She was already on the area where she wanted to be. Below her was the den, where her target was lying.

Her pupils dilated as her eyes caught the bulky frame that was slumped so comfortably on the sofa. He wasn't moving, his breathing calm and eyes closed.

Talk about being lucky but Kareem was actually… sleeping?

Oh well, the odds were going to her favor, huh. But who was she to complain anyways? All she had to do was to bring the action. And she was more than ready and pleased to rain havoc and take her target's precious life. Her white, pearly teeth flashed in the darkness as she grinned evilly.

Ahhhhhh… she had never been so excited like this ever, she can literally feel the rushing of her blood to her every nerve fiber.

She momentarily left skimming Kareem's sleeping figure and scanned the surroundings. A few meters away from him were his security forces, all wide awake and heavily armed. The den was just adjacent to the open hall where his men were religiously taking their posts, guarding their boss from possible attack.

They were actually divided into three groups, strategically scattered around Kareem but one direction was left unguarded. She knew why. Everyone thought that the thick, solid, concrete wall will protect Kareem.

She laughed noiselessly.

She will come like a thief in the night, coming from the least expected direction, killing her target, surprising everyone, and accomplishing her mission – in that order.

She moved towards the end of the ceiling where it was the wall below, used her ever useful laser gun and made a hole in the ceiling where she can jump below. Her movements were all poised, careful and calculated and most of all, soundless. She took a last peek at Kareem's security forces who were currently occupied with what they're doing on their designated posts. Her eyes went back to Kareem and he was still sleeping in tranquility.

Good! She inhaled sharply and jumped from the ceiling to the carpeted floor like a kitten, with legs and hands cushioning her fall, preventing any noise from cracking up and breaking the silence of the night. She was just so thankful that the television was open and the volume, though not really loud, can cover up any tiny noise that her movements may create.

She crawled on the carpet, camouflaging herself on the darkness. It was perfect that the lights were turned off in the den and that the lights coming from the television can barely illuminate the place.

Kareem was just a few meters away from her now, just within reach, and she can almost hear his breathing. She was already so excited to get her hands around his neck but she controlled the urge. She had to create her escape plan first.

She crawled towards the hard, concrete wall and ran the laser light onto it on a circular motion. She knew the laser beam had sliced the wall and she only had to kick it and it will give away.

Then she tilted her head and focused her eyes to the huge, reclining figure on the sofa. Her eyes dilated as blood exhilaratingly circulated all over her body. And with determined and smooth movements, she crawled towards her target.

Bella held her breath as she reached the foot of the luxurious sofa. She gathered all her strength and cunning skills to catch her prey. In one swift movement, she reached for Kareem and he rolled down the soft carpet, with her on top of him, pinning his body down, holding his mouth.

His eyes widened, his body flexed, as he was awakened. But she was ready for his every move. He struggled to break free but she had overpowered him, her body pinning him hard against the carpeted floor, her hand on his mouth, shuffling him from screaming, and her other hand around his neck, choking him callously.

Their eyes clashed. She can see her own evil reflection on his meek face. Kareem, despite of bushy facial hair, had kind facial features but who the hell cares. He was really surprised and that mirrored in his now wide-opened, round, black eyes, and she was really pleased.

She ducked her face and whispered softly on his ear. "Hello, babe..." The corner of her mouth twisted ruefully as she hissed.

He tried to move again but she only added pressure to his now tight hand around his neck. His eyes started to bulge as he struggled to breathe.

"Like it, honey pie?" She was enjoying the look of terror on his face as inch by inch her hand squeezed tightly around his neck, sucking the life from him, preventing him from breathing.

But Kareem tried to hold on to his dear life, trying his best to break free from her ruthless grip, even if his system was slowly running out of oxygen. His leg twisted, but she was more than ready to retaliate and before he can kick her, her creamy legs wrapped around his and twisted his ankle.

She pressed her hand hard against his mouth as he screamed in excruciating pain. They were dueling on the carpet, Kareem struggling to get free from her lethal ministrations. She knew that he was trying to get the attention of his men, to tell them that they were infiltrated and to ask help of course, but the luxurious sofa covered them from being noticed.

She flashed him an evil smile as red veins that looked like cob webs started to form in his eyes. He looked at her as if pleading but she only choked him even more.

She can easily take his life away, kill him in an instant, but she loved torturing him and watching him die haplessly in front of her eyes.

Kareem, with his six foot built, did not stand a chance against her. She was slender and petite but highly skilled to torture and kill her target. And Kareem will just be added to her long list of accomplices. Now was the time to totally silence the man.

"Good bye, noble man..." She whispered on his ear as she applied full pressure around his neck, choking him further, claiming his life, his eyes becoming a pool of hell.

But before she can totally send Kareem to his final, resting place, his finger twitched and before she knew it, he pressed something on the floor and suddenly she heard a deafening buzz, the lights were fully turned on, and Kareem's security forces were shouting on top of their voices, "Intruder! Intruder!"

"Shit!" She swore and twisted Kareem's neck. Then she pulled her gun that was securely strapped on her hip and shot the already unconscious man on the forehead.

"Boss!"

She ducked as bullets rained over her. With the lights open, she was now exposed to Kareem's fully-armed men and they found her.

She reached for a cover to avoid being shot. She had to move and to get close to the wall where she can escape or else she will be cornered anytime soon.

She reached for Kareem's dead body and used it as shield as she answered firing shots against his men while she ran towards the wall and kicked it hard, revealing a hole when a portion of the concrete gave away.

She did not waste any second as she slipped her body in the hole and jumped to the ground. Just as her feet touched the ground, people behind her gathered, firing their high caliber ammunitions towards her.

She ran as fast as she could, in a zigzag motion as to avoid the bullets. She was approaching the tall gate now and she needed to get out of the property.

She reached for two bombs in her pockets, threw one behind her and another one on the gate. The two bombs almost exploded instantaneously.

The heavy gun firing behind her stopped for a moment as she ran towards the now ruined gate.

But more men chased behind her, raining more bullets, as she ran outside of Kareem's fortress. And they were getting near her. They seemed like never running out of bullets.

Her black cat suit was bulletproof but she knew it may give up anytime sooner. From time to time, she can feel the pressure of some stray bullets against her back. And much more bullets were running after her.

She ran as fast as she could, so as to get away. She had to reach the cliff that was just a few meters now, and jump from there. That was her only chance to survive. Else she will be cornered and get caught. Though she had successfully delivered her mission, she had to get out alive too.

She ran faster as she gritted her teeth as more bullets hit her back. Her bulletproof cat suit was starting to be ripped by those stupid bullets.

Kareem's men had the best ammunitions and some of them even carry a lighter M16. And she had run out of bombs.

She checked on her earphones as she was approaching the cliff. She had to inform her commander of the status of her mission and to get help as well. A chopper was already waiting for her signal to pick her on the cliff once she had successfully killed her target. But they had to change the plan. She was on the run now.

She was planning to jump off the cliff and to the sea below and her colleagues had to pick her from there.

"Roger! Roger!" She shouted on top of her lungs. The firing behind her was so loud, she might not be heard.

"Roger that..." A voice on the other line promptly answered.

"Code White!" She blurted out as she told the person on the other line that the target was now dead. "But SOS. SOS. Code Red. Code Red. Get me on the sea after three minutes."

Her feet faltered as she felt bullets hit her back and managed to penetrate against her cat suit.

"Shit be damned!" She swore against her breath. She summoned all her strength to run as fast as she could. She was almost on the edge of the cliff and she can jump any second when her vision blurred. She felt bullet hit her on the head. Then she free-fall into darkness.