Zach POV
We got back to the hotel room and briefed the others. I decided to phone Joe
*Ring ring*
Soloman
Joe. Hasker's in on the operation. There was a sharp intake of breath
We were worried about that. Cammie made contact.
And?
We lost her comms signal. She's with ex-CIA agent Eric Keatley.
Is she hurt?
She didn't say. But it seems that she might be helping him.
Why would she do that?
Your guess is as good as mine. Fly back to Gallagher ASAP.
Our flight leaves within the hour. Bye Joe. I put the phone down and told the others. Jonas started combing through the CIA database to build a profile on Eric. While Liz tried to hack the Limoncello file.
'Zach, can I talk to you?' Bex asked, I nodded and followed her into one of the bedrooms. She shut the door behind us. 'Are we making a mistake?' She asked
'What do you mean?'
'Listening to Catherine. Do you trust her?'
'No.'
'Do you trust Cammie?'
'Yes'
'I trust her, but I have a strange feeling she's going to do something...stupid' Bex dropped her gaze to her feet. I closed my eyes. I took a deep breath and told Bex my biggest fear.
'I feel that I've already lost Cammie' I say, not opening my eyes. 'She doesn't trust us...doesn't trust me or herself. The situations she's put herself into have nearly killed her, and part of me is wondering if…'
'She has a deathwish?' Bex finished for me. I simply nodded, keeping my eyes shut. 'We need to think logically' She said, I opened my eyes and saw her smirking
'We need to think like a Gallagher girl'
'But not just any Gallagher girl. We need to think like Cammie'
'Which is why we need to know about Eric' She opened the door and walked out 'Anything?' She asked the others. They were all crowded around Jonas' laptop, their expressions blank.
'Guys?' I asked, They all looked up at us. The colour drained from their faces. 'What is it?' I rush over to the computer and stare at the screen.
NAME: Eric Keatley
DOB: 23/06/73
CODE NAME: CLASSIFIED. BLACK LEVEL CLEARANCE REQUIRED.
PTCID (Person To Contact In Death): Abigail Cameron
RELATION: Spouse
STATUS: MIA
'Abby's married' Bex muttered
'And to the guy who has Cammie' I say
'Our flight leaves in 10 minutes, we need to go' Grant said closing the laptop. 3 hours later we arrived back at Gallagher. All the students were asleep. We gathered in Rachel's office and was greeted by Abby, Joe, Townsend and Rachel.
'When were you going to tell us?' Bex said to Abby. Abby looked at Rachel. Rachel looked at Joe. Joe looked at me, then back to Abby.
'We were partners undercover in Vegas, the cover ran too deep and we had to get married. Turns out Matthew wrote our real names down as a joke. We went on separate missions and didn't think about it. Then when I got round to divorce or whatever it was, he vanished. So it's been left as it is' She shrugged her shoulders and looked at my father. Townsend's mouth was set in a thin line, he was expressionless.
'What does he want with Cammie? Is it revenge for something?' I ask. Abby smiled
'He's bark and no bite'
'But he's one of the greatest assassins in the world' Joe added. Abby snapped her head to him and glared.
'He. Won't. Hurt. Her' She said through gritted teeth
'That's enough' Rachel said standing up. 'Now would you-' She was interrupted by my phone ringing. I answered it immediately, without looking at the caller ID. Big mistake.
Cammie?
Incorrect Mr Goode. I froze.
What do you want Hasker? I put the phone on loudspeaker and gesture for everyone to be quiet.
Have you seen the news?
Why?
There was an unexplained warehouse fire in Vegas this afternoon. 3 dead, 4 injured. I looked at the others. Bex was already sending a text. I hope it was to Tina.
Why does that concern me? I ask
Your mother's body was recovered from the rubble. I'm sorry for your loss.
Is that all?
Not Quite. I need the alumni disk.
Why?
Evidence. Miss Morgan appears interested in it, so we need to analyse it.
'So you can find out about the Limoncello mission?' Cammie's voice came through
'CAMMIE!' I shouted
So you've resolved to hack my phone Miss Morgan? How petty of you!
All your secrets are on that disk. Including the Limoncello mission and Eric's daughter
'CAMMIE!' Bex screamed
'HE HAS A DAUGHTER?' Abby shouted.
'They can't hear us. Cammie cut us out' Jonas informed us.
That girl will die
Not before you do
Challenge Accepted Cameron. Let the games begin! The phone went dead. We all stared at it.
'We need to evacuate the school' Joe said
'I know where we can hold all of them for now. Sound the alarm'
Rachel fixed her suit and turned on the speaker
'Girls this is not a drill, make your way to the helicopter pad immediately, in an orderly fashion. I repeat this is not a drill, make your way to the helicopter pad immediately' She spoke so calm, so collected, it was as if nothing was wrong. She then looked at us.
'Townsend, take the girls to a safe location. You lead the teachers' He nodded and left.
'Liz and Jonas, Set up in the sublevels will anything you need, have cameras everywhere and Comms functioning' They nodded and disappeared
'Macey, Nick and Grant, sort out weaponry for all of us. As much as you can' They nodded and disappeared.
'Joe and Abby take the upper floors, Rebecca take the east side, Zach take the south, I'll take the West.'
'So what about me?' A voice from behind said.
Author's Note: WHO IS THAT VOICE?! 6,000 Views! Thank you so much (again)!
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