Chapter 7: The Charity Ball

Liam Hunt's POV

It was morning as the sunlight came into the room. I had been reading about John Pravin and had been mind blown what he had done to those poor countries. That's why he was on the hot list of Interpol most wanted people. I have to bring justice to those kids and refugees. I will do what I must do.

"hey, sleep tight last night?" Eduardo asked as he walked into the room and went to open the curtains. I groaned as the sunlight was now penetrating my eyes. I just wanted to be alone and in my own peace.

"can't you just leave me alone, Eduardo? I still haven't finished yet," I said as I was rolling on the bed to get off. I stretched out as I exhaled. I took a deep breath as I walked toward the window and looked into the green forest. It was a nice day for a run. I smiled as that's what I planned to do.

"come on, mama already made the breakfast," Eduardo said as he walked to the door.

"You go ahead, I might want to go for a run," I said as I looked at him happily. He scoffed at me.

"in this weather. Oh no, it's not good for you. Also, mama did not want to starve you," he smiled. "get ready, you need it," he said before getting out of the room. I grunted before landing back on my bed as I can't even go for a run to clear my mind.

"come on, you need to eat Liam. You look so thin," Eduardo's mama said as she put some bacon and a lot of scrambled eggs on my plate. I was trying to refuse it but that woman was a persistent one.

"told you can't resist her," Eduardo whispered to me as his mama was taking something from the kitchen.

"I have to get ready. We need to move now," I whispered. He looked at me before looking toward the kitchen.

"here's the plan," he whispered the plan into my ears as I shook my head.

"Okay, boys, here we are," Eduardo's mama said as she put the beef stew on the table. What in the world do you eat the beef stew for breakfast? Must be a Croatian thing, which reminds me of a certain someone.

"My father's Croatian, hence my uncle," her sweet voice was ringing in my head as I shook my head to forget her.

She's a killer, a murderer, Hunt. Don't get involved with emotion while working, I thought to myself as I chanted it in my head a couple of times.

"come on Liam, eat. You need it for all the chasing and capturing bad guys. I wish Eduardo would do the same as you did but with the history of his father was being killed in action after capturing the mafia, I prayed that he would stay away. but, no, he had to get himself a job that related to police. A renowned one too," Mama said in Spanish as we have established that we will be speaking to each other in Spanish. It also helped to brush up on one of the languages that I can speak.

"no, mama, it's okay. I have work to do now. Eduardo also needs to help me. I can't keep you busy in the kitchen too. You need rest, mama," I said as I looked at her while holding her hand. She looked at me with her motherly eyes.

"Ay yi yi, fine. But only because you have something big that you need to save up your energy for tonight. Eduardo, be a good man and help Liam," she said as she departed from the kitchen.

"People like me?" I asked, feeling a little offended.

"you know, tall, lean, muscular, handsome," he said as we walked out of the kitchen and went to put the package that was being given to me into the van.

"Oh no, we're not using that," Eduardo said at the van that he used to take me from the airport.

"This," he said as he opened up the sheet of a hidden car, a Ferrari, "is what we'll be using tonight. The agency has delivered it a week ago," he said as I looked around the car. I whistled at their generosity.

"now this, I can work with," I said as I clapped hands with Eduardo and get to work. I opened up the trunk and put the package in there. I then went to the driver seat before Eduardo stopped.

"Yeah, I don't so," he said as he pointed at the passenger seat. I sighed before went there. We got in before Eduardo started the ignition and drove out of the garage and went to the Mestrovic Gallery.

Mia Duncan's POV

"Now, I want you to be prepared about the target. His name is John Pravin. He will be escorted by his bodyguards during the event. Marco will put something in his drink to get him distracted while you get to the appointed spot. It will be on the west side. Don't let him escape this time," my boss said as she spoke into the phone.

"roger that," I said before hanging up the phone. I was just got off from the shower. I went into the closet to get the dress that has been assigned for my mission.

It was a lace red short dress that made it easy for me to run, skip and jump and eventually just do everything that I needed to get out of the place. There was a long blonde wig that would help me with the disguise as well as a green contact lens to help me blend in. I would not expose normal self as well as Liam Hunt will not discover me. I wore the dress and put on the contact lens. I also put the wig on the spot and put on some makeup.

My makeup was simple enough as I don't want to ruin it with the masquerade party. I styled my hair into a French braid and put some accessories on my hair. I put my phone, cards, and invitation into my clutch before putting on my mask. One final look before getting out of the room and hit the elevator. The elevator ding and there was a man inside it. I got in and pushed the basement button. We rode in silence. I felt the strange feeling that I was being stared at. Before I could see the man, he attacked me as he pushed me on the elevator wall.

"Going somewhere?" The man said hoarsely. I sighed inwardly. "let's have some fun, shall we?" He said before trying to make me blackout. I blocked his attack before I kicked him in the nuts as he staggered back. He grunted before I somersaulted onto his neck and broke it. It breaks with a pang before his lifeless body fell to the ground. I smoothed my dress as I exhaled loudly.

"not how I envision my night go," I said as I looked at the CCTV before it's turned off. I went outside the elevator and went to the designated car. It was a Volkswagen Eos. I unlocked it before getting onto the driver seat and started the ignition. I put the stick on D and drove off out of the garage and to the Mestrovic Gallery.

As I pulled up at the valet, he opened up my door as he bowed at me.

"Welcome, ma'am," he said in Spanish. I nodded before giving him my keys as he gave me the ticket for my car.

"thank you," I said as I went into the gallery. I walked to the front door before giving my invitation. The bouncer nodded at me as I went inside the gallery. The place was crowded as I looked around. The wealthy and the elite class of all over the world were laughing and drinking around the champagne that was being passed around. I spotted my acquaintance, Marco Conti. We made eye contact before I nodded as he was nodding as well.

"Presenting, Mr. John Pravin," the announcer said as John Pravin went out of the door at the center of the room.

Let the game begins.

I went to get close to the target before I saw someone that I thought I would never saw again. Liam Hunt was walking inside the ball in the black suit that made him looked more handsome than he already was. He was talking with someone, maybe his friend. I was in a trance for a moment before Marco come to get John Pravin distracted.

"Okay, I have the drug ready. Mia? Mia!" He said as he was hissing at me. I blinked a few times before looked at him.

"huh? Yeah. Get into position, I'll be right back," I said as I walked to get closer to Liam Hunt. I was looking at him before he took the champagne that has a drug for John Pravin, Marco tried to stop it before he consumed it. I smirked at them before a plan was coming inside my mind.