Betrayal

Chapter 33

Stephs PoV

October 31, 2011 2115 hours

Bodie, WA

I closed my eyes and sighed heavily, but nodded.

"Come" I said holding out my hand. "Let´s take up our position." We left the cavern hand in hand and I started to talk.

"Leland and I met about six years ago in Quantico. I was there for my report and a week of training. When I sparred, I usually went up against the guys on the SWAT teams. Leland was new and didn´t know my status or reputation. You see, Black Unit Agents were the Unspeakables17 of the FBI.

No one knew about the B.U. because it did not "exist" but every once in a while we go to Quantico to train and spar. Officially, we were agents from provincial offices and in Quantico to brush up our skills. Of course, with our skill-sets it was obviously a lie and rumors about us flew wild. We were always treated with extraordinary respect and with caution. It was an unspoken law to never pester us with questions not even asking us our names; we were always addressed as Ma´am or Sir.

It was Leland´s first week and unfortunately, he had not yet been informed about these rules. So when we sparred he tried to go easy on me. I don´t have to tell you how that didn´t go over well with me?"

Ranger´s chest vibrated with silent laugher. While I told Ranger about Leland, we arrived at the mouth of the mine. Ranger stood behind me, circling my waist with his arms, and resting his chin on top of my head. We looked out into the night. A storm had come and gone while we were in the cavern; now it was raining lightly and the air smelled fresh and clean. It would have been romantic on any other night.

"No you don´t." he said, kissing my cheek. "Go on, Babe."

"Leland didn´t take me seriously, so I taunted him, provoking him into making mistakes and then I wiped the floor with him but without hurting him too much. I only wanted to teach him a lesson, to never underestimate your opponent. I even complimented him on his technique and gave him pointers on where he could improve.

Well that didn´t go over well with him. He thought I had humiliated him. So two days later, I was running on the treadmill in the gym, late in the evening, unwinding after a long day of conferences, when he strutted in.

I went immediately on high alert, I knew he wasn´t the kind of man who took been bested by a woman graciously, but he ignored me. I relaxed a bit and completed my run. I had just started doing some stretching when he pounced from behind.

With one hand he grabbed me around the throat, limiting my air supply, with the other hand he felt me up. Groping my tits and cunt; all the while slurring the typical insults of a man with inferiority complexes in my ear. This time I, didn´t play nice and I beat him to a bloody pulp. I had broken his nose, wrist, a couple of ribs and toes dislocated his right shoulder, and left kneecap and I shoved his balls up his throat."

This time Ranger laughed out loud. And yes I too smiled at the memory.

"You never disappoint, Babe. Proud of you."

"I called a doctor after I was finished with him. The next day, we were both called to the Directors office to report. Leland tried to blame be but he wasn´t aware that the gym was under video surveillance. I had planned to let him of the hook by encouraging him to take sensibility training; but his actions and lies ended his SWAT carrier and he was fired. After he recovered from his injuries he went to work at Black Water18. I kept an eye on him in the event that he ever tries to take revenge against me."

"You have an informant in Black Water?" Ranger sounded awed. Black Water is the biggest

competitor of RangeMan, but they aren´t nearly as honorable as RangeMan. Quite the contrary, there were several incidents which I find suspicious; one of them was the death of 17 Iraqi civilians.

"No, I haven´t." That's not even a lie.

"Babe" This time Babe meant `You might not lie but you aren´t telling the truth either. You know something.´ I can´t blame Ranger for being nosy, now that he is out of the Army he is able to expand RangeMan into the private military sector. Taking over some of Black Waters contracts would be great for him. Those contracts pay huge bucks.

"Ranger I got the info from Tell you will have to ask him. Even if I want to, I CAN`T tell you anything." I pleaded with my eyes to let this matter drop.

I know for a fact that there is a spy at Black Water. I might be out of business but I´m still on the same side and I would never risk compromising a fellow spy by running my mouth. Technically, I should have no knowledge about a spy at Black Water anyway.

Thankfully Ranger understood.

Before he could say anything else, Ram´s voice sounded in my ear.

"Tango-one has arrived"

Ranger let go of my waist and gathered my face in his hands.

"Don´t go crazy, Babe." He dropped a last kiss on my lips.

"Don´t get shot, Batman."

He is Ranger.

I am Nyx.

Now we are on the hunt.

17 Harry Potter strikes again. The Unspeakables are the employees of the Department of Mysteries of the Ministry of Magic and of course property of the great J..

18 Black Water is a private military company and is now called Academi. (for further information google it.) Everything besides the Iraq incident(which is investigated) is purely my imagination.