23 CHAPTER 23: PREPARE FOR WAR 2

***After spending some hours at hunter's shop, Aisha decided to check her apartment. It must have been an off limit place since there was a crime scene before.however, to her surprise the apartment is clean. No off limit notice from the police. Since it was daytime, she sat on the benches where elderly people are playing chess against each other. She look at the window of her apartment. It's already close, but she can see 3 holes on it.

She decided to enter the apartment complex. She open the door to her room then went inside. She cannot see any trace of blood. Did someone come to clean her apartment? But there are no yellow tag around so she's very sure that no one reported the incident to the authorities. What happened?

It seems like the underworld cleaners came to clean the mess. That's the most closest explanation she can think of for now. Of course she knew those kind of transaction. Her father Demetrius educated her about it since she was young though she didn't see and experience it for real. She knew the facts but not the world itself. But she knew that it is very dangerous. Bounty hunters are rumored to have classess. The higher your class is, the higher you are paid. The classess depends on someone's ability on the field. So these bounty hunters are said to be wicked, heartless and equipped. Most of the powerful people in the country relies on them for classified projects.

Aisha released a heavy sigh as she roam around her apartment. They are not easy to deal with for sure.

Aisha went near the window where she jumped.She examined it. She saw a hole on the window. She's sure that a bullet came through--- from the outside! She recalled that someone shot one of the bounty hunters when he's about to kill her. Then she remembered that she heard few gunshots while she fled for her life.

"Who could that person be? And why did he help me?" She was in deep thought when she heard someone stirring the doorknob. She run behind the door as she hide herself.

The person outside kept on stirring the doorknob. Suddenly the door opened. She held her breath. She saw someone entered. It's a man! He's wearing black leather shoe. The man is about to close the door when aisha quickly kick the man's side. He growled in pain. Before the man regain his stand, Aisha pointed her pistol behind his head.

"Who are you?" She asked. The man was quick to snap her hand so she accidently drop her gun. She quickly kneeled to pick it up but the man kick her arms. She was swift to hold the man's foot then she pulled him down. The man is now lying on his back on the floor. Aisha hastily held his throat as hard as she can, the man is having a hard time to breath. She's about to hit him but she haulted. She was surprised.

"Caleb?" she was puzzled to see his friend.she released his throat,then Caleb cough a few times.Caleb sat on the ground.

"Caleb? What are you doing here?!" Aisha yelled. She stood up.

"Coming to see you," he playfully smirk.

" damn you caleb. What if I accidentally killed you?!" She was angry.

"Haha, don't worry. I did that on purpose. I saw you entered the apartment earlier. I'm about to surprise you but you suddenly attacked me without giving me time to speak ". He joked.

Aisha pulled him up the floor. She glared at him.

"Since when were you here?" She ask.

"I've been here for a week now. I am staying on that apartment building." He pointed out the apartment opposite her building. It's one block away.

"I've been watching your apartment for a week now but I haven't seen any suspicious person who entered since the last incident." He explained.

"You knew?" She was stunned. Caleb laugh.

"Of course. I have my eyes and ears in this city."

"Hunter.. !" She was mad.

"Don't blame him. He only confirmed my suspicions. I knew something was not right even at your father's organization. There were secret groups who opposed the decision of uncle Demetrius when he appointed you as the next heir for our Mafia organization. I still dont have their names, but I know they are targetting you." He became serious all of a sudden. Aisha sighed.

"I know..that's why I am trying to get them myself. " She sat on the couch. "Does my father knew about it?" Of course she knew that if Caleb knows what happened to her, it will never be hidden to his father, she just want to be sure.

"Yes. And he is looking into it in the underworld."

Caleb saw Aisha's frustrated eyes.

"Aisha, don't take the blame alone coz you are not alone in this fight. This is OUR fight also. As well as your Father."

Aisha sob. The truth is, she doesnt know what to do. She doesnt know how to protect Ethan and Eli against her foes. Caleb understood her worries so he embraced her.

"Aisha, don't worry.I'm here. We are all here, ready to back you up." He caressed her hair.

"Thank you.." she whispered. Unknown to them,someone was looking at them through a telescope from afar, reporting everything to someone over the phone.