Chapter 6: The Discussion

Mia Duncan's POV

I check myself in into the hotel that was located near to the Mestrovic Gallery for my mission tonight. After a rough flight for almost 3 hours, I need to get some shower and get off those stinky smell of the assault from that old man my attempt to get out of Hunt pursuit. The room was nice as it was clean and comfortable. It was not a 5-star hotel but it will do. I put my backpack onto the beg and took out the package that was delivered to me to get my job done tonight.

it was a package that has a Dragunov rifle in it, the stand for me to place it, 2 lucky shots, which I might add that I only need one to get the job done, and some gloves to get my fingerprints off the rifle. I closed it again before calling for an assistant at the Mestrovic Gallery that I needed in order to get it into the gallery. They said they will come in 20 minutes for the package as I went into the en-suite bathroom. It was so sparkling clean and I was in heaven.

I opened the faucet of the bathtub and let it fill with warm water as I put some essential aromatherapy oils in it. I let it sit for a while until the door to my hotel rang. I went to open it and to my surprise, he showed up at the door.

"Hello, gorgeous," Marco Conti said as he tried to kiss me on the lips. The nerve of the Italian, trying to kiss me out of the blue.

"Whoa, since when you get to do that?" I said as I pushed him away, rejecting him from his unwelcome kiss.

"What, you don't miss me?" He asked, hurt by my action. I rolled my eyes at him.

"No, you deserved it. Who told you to get involved with Lucia Ricci. That woman was a maniac," I said as I guided him into the hotel and told him which was the package that he needs to pick up.

"How can I stop? That woman was a paradise for me," he said, smirking at me. I rolled my eyes again.

"yeah, for someone that needed fucking like it was his only way to survive his life," I said as Marco was checking the asset. He nodded, before getting his back straight again. I was wondering if I should ask him on how to lose that certain detective.

"Okay, everything was in order. I will set it up on the gallery and when the appointed time you need to make the shot, I will switch off the lights and you can do you end of the bargain," he said as he carried the package easily and went toward the door. I followed him from behind before stopping at the entrance. I leaned on the door as I was about to ask him.

"Hey, Marco. I have a question," I said as he stopped to look at me confused.

"so, I got this one teeny-tiny problem. If you're someone that tried to track the bad guy down, what would you do?" I asked him sincerely. He raised his eyebrow at me.

"is this problem a breathing, walking, handsome man?" He asked. I tried to hide my blush as I can feel my face getting hotter.

"well, sort of but that was not the point. I want to know how to get rid of him. He makes my life and missions more…difficult," I said as I was playing with the door handle. He sighed as he put the package down.

"Well, first you need to get out lovey dove mode on him. I knew what you're thinking but she would not allow it. Let alone with a detective. What if he knows about our organization. He would never understand what we do," he said as he caressed my arm like a big brother. Then, he continued to speak to me.

"You need to make sure that he will never remember you, ever. Did you give him the serum?" He asked me as he looked at me intensely. I nodded before he continued.

"good. That would give him 24 hours to forget his encounter to you and I hope that he will forget or we have to take him out," after he said that last bit, my heartbeat was getting faster. I don't want him to be taken out, he was a nice guy, well if he did not interrupt me in my mission, I think we might have a good relationship with each other.

"Look, Mia, you're a smart woman. You will figure out," he said before he caressed my cheek. I smiled at him before he picked up the package and hit the elevator.

"Besides, if he DID remember you, why don't hit it off?" Marco said as he stepped into the elevator and winked at me before it closed. I sighed as I entered my hotel and closed the door and locked it. I went into the bathroom to turn off the faucet before shedding my clothes off and hit the tub to calm my mind for tomorrow's mission.

Liam Hunt's POV

The ride from the airport was not that awful, at least for me. Eduardo has been very eccentric as ever. He told about all the archeological sites in Croatia that I don't even know they existed. I was so much into the scenery that I don't even notice that we have arrived in front of Eduardo's house. It looked homey and cozy.

"We arrive. I hope you love this," Eduardo said as he got off from the van. I got off from the van too as I took my backpack and saw a figure coming out of the house.

"Mijo, you're back," the woman in the late 60s as she went to hug him.

"Mama, this is our guest," Eduardo said in Spanish. I nodded as she came to hug me. Like a mother. I was standing there awkwardly before she released me.

"Hello, my name is Liam. I hope it's okay for me to stay here for a few days," I said in perfect Spanish.

"Oh my, you speak Spanish," she said as she was surprised that I can speak their language. well, no secret as long as I can understand their conversation.

"come in, come in. It was so hot outside," she said as she was pulling me into the house. Eduardo went inside first before we come inside. Eduardo was showing me toward the room that I will be staying for 3 days. It was a good, cozy room with its own private bath.

"the agency has made sure that everything you need will be in there," Eduardo whispered to be out of his mother hearing range. I nodded at him as I put my backpack on the bed. I sat on the bed as I tried to take in the new surrounding into my hard drive.

"I'm sure you must be tired. We let you rest, for now, mijo. Don't forget, sleep tight don't let the bed bugs bite," Eduardo's mother said as she kissed me on the forehead. I was smiling at them before they closed the door. I laid on my bed as I was looking at the ceiling before rubbing my face. I needed to get to work. I have nothing else that was going on but to focus on my mission. I got up from the bed to go into the bathroom.

I was searching for my equipment under the sink and under the toilet's tank. There were a silencer and a .9 mm for me and some ammo. I have examined the equipment before went to my backpack and took out my laptop to look up for the information on John Pravin. He was an arms dealer that sells the weapon to the high-end client as he was also involved in the Syrian War, with the government.

"huh, build you a fortune on the poor, innocents," I said as I scrolled down toward the bottom of the pages to read more about him. But something in my head telling me that I need to lay down and took a nap. I obliged as my eyelids were so heavy. Mia Duncan was definitely on my list but as I drifted to sleep, her beautiful face vanished into the abyss.