In the shadows :the path of lucas

Blow back

He finally released his breath after what seemed an eternity, he had been practicing the breathing exercise, he had to slow down his heart beat to align with the monstrous machine laying by his side, he had crawled into the air vent nearly twelve hours ago after disguising himself as a cleaner staff, he had entered Alexandria through Marsha matruh after departing the siwa oasis, a full twenty hours before the convoy arrived.

He had dozed off for nearly four hours until the sound of boots over head made him snap, he quickly reached for his gun, then his brain clicked , those we're security, clearing the front porch and overhead view, nothing sophisticated, no one ever expected an assassin to hide in an air ventilation system, crazy as that might sound, the air was terrible, amd lucas had been dragging in a whole lot of stale air for nearly twenty four hours, waiting for some dude in a suit to show up and take his prize.

The smell of parfe from the night before still flooded his system every time he closed his eyes, she had laughed so heartily that night, and for a brief second he had immersed himself into the fun,deriving pleasure from it, how he had woken up the next morning feeling more agile than ever, quite surprised he wasn't pinned to the bed by an eight inch blade in the middle of the night, the night had gone perfectly as planned, after dinner, she had a shower while he preoccupied his mind with nothing in particular, then she had walked out after what seemed an eternity, draped in a white towel and her hair hanging loosely behind her, the water dripping from here skin in silver lines, her hips showing in the towel so well he could draw her sides from his mind, he looked away but couldn't help as his gaze wandered astray every now and then seeming to devour her with his eyes, she stepped closer and ran a finger down his muscular chest, down his abdomen well packed and finally her hand vanished into the confines of his trousers, she slowly unzipped the trouser with the free hand and pulled it down as she went on her knees, taking his load into her mouth, jolts of energy gauged through his veins, he hadn't felt that way for ages.

He immediately pulled her into bed,the towel dropped instantly, staring at her nude frame ignited a fire that came convulsing to the surface , his hands pulled her legs apart as his head dived down in between, she let out soft moans as he greedily explored her with his tongue,his right middle finger took over the job, first slowly as it made its constant journey to and fro, she shook violently as she had her first orgasms the moans grew louder as more efforts we're put in, the finger went away and was replaced by the tongue as she had a second orgasms, he opened her c******s apart as he dived in, she screamed in pleasure as he pushed in half of his lenght into her,he looked at her and smiled,

Almost there babe, he said, as he pushed in all of his lenght, a wave of sentimental passion exploded in her , she curled her legs around his back as he entered her, slowly at first, then he started getting fast and intense, she screamed out of excitement as he morphed into a human jackhammer and began pummelling her, he carved out every edge as she groaned and moaned, begging him to keep going, she had her third orgasm, he pulled out, then reinserted the payload into the point once more , she could barely hold her breath as passion surged through her , he kept on riding, like a pro , he finally pulled out about two hours later, thick whitish fluid flowed out unto the silk beddings, he lay on his back trying to catch his breath,

Damn, I need a massage he said, half smiling

She smiled back, I wasn't expecting you to be that good though, she said walking away, the fragrance from here hair still trailing behind her, he was about joining her in the bathtub when torrents of gunshot streamed the air, signaling the arrival of the executive convoy, he plugged in the silencer to the barrell top, no bipods, the space was too small, he took a sip of brandy from the tiny bottle he had brought along, he screwed in the scope and positioned the gun, bringing in the crosshairs to settle on the lead car as it made the turn into the premises, he had chosen the Remington 700 because of its strength and accuracy, especially at close range, within 500 meters, and it fires a fraction to the left, a flaw he intended to use to his benefit, he took a deep breath and cleared his thoughts as he clicked off safeties, the cross hairs came into place, his finger flinched, the trigger clicked and the bullet charged fort, splitting the sound barrier in a flash, Yusuf slumped to the ground, his brain in pieces , he had just executed the last man who stood by him when no one else did.

NIA secret headquarters abuja

All NIA was in a frenzy, telephones ringing, the entire hive was more tumultous than usual, the director used the private elevator to access his office, he finally shut out the frenzy outside, savouring the minute of solitude it always offered before bello burst in holding a ton load of case files, he had just sat down when someone inserted an automatic key and the secret doorway opened into his office, there was bello, just as he had thought, with a category x, grade A, top secret confidential file in his hand ,

Bello allowed the silence for a few seconds before he finally spoke up

Good morning director, I trust you encountered no difficulties on your way here,

I think I like what's happening as much as a heart attack

Bello offered himself a chair near the director after making sure the door was manually locked and the private mode had been engaged,

A tier one operator, special assault commander controlling all of Egypt and central africa was shot dead,

Damn it bello, she said in annoyance, don't tease me, what's going on, you know what I mean??

I must be lost then, said bello in his usual enthusiastic manner

Some one blew up that convoy enroute to Cairo, the kanuri and Isis couldn't have known about the routes and internal network except. . . . . She let the statement trail in suspense

You think we have a mole among us ma??

But that would be an outrageous claim, only a tier one operative has access to such data, director.

Any one can do anything for the money bello, including you,

K. A. Bello let out a hearty chuckle, sorry Mrs. Jennifer, but I think I must be missing the point here, what do you mean by “including me”

You authorized Lucas's little escapade in Egypt without prior notice of any security unit, you breached protocol and procedure, you put the life of an asset directly in harms way without proper protection and zero backup, that is against the special laws and ethics commission,

hold on a second miss Jennifer, what I did was for the better good, imagine what could possibly take place if half the agencies in africa knew the NIA record book would be in transit outside their jurisdiction with no control what soever for twelve freaking hours, he would have had more than an RPG cruise missile and a handful of dead kanuris to contend with

Firstly, am the director, if am not informed of any intended operations of such nature before action, from my agents, staff, and even deputies, dire consequences would be involved

Bello swallowed hard, I didn't mean it that way mam director, I apologize

your apologies aren't worth a dime to me bello, you screwed up, amd now he's out there trying to cut us down by the edges, we've lost one already, make sure he is next, by all means necessary

I would be needing the cleaner team for a much more effective result, bello said

she placed her palm on her desk and the glass glowed instantly, depicting series of lines of code, she opened her email drawer, looked for the right receipient and began typing,

Mission Authorisation

You have been authorised under the supervision of NIA deputy director K.A bello, to assemble the wolverine kill squad to hunt, and terminate on sight, the rogue operative whose file is attached here on,and his accompliance, by all means necessary,

She took out a silver light pen from here purse and signed the document, saved a copy and forward one to a destination somewhere in sambisa, Bello smiled mischievously and quickly hid it under a cold dark mask, they didn't know what was coming for them

He crept in that night like a snake gliding through the lush green in a garden, the lights flicked on as his foot touched the Persian silk rug on the floor, there was Mira, seated in a large armchair wearing a pair of grey outfits, holding a beretta pistol.

The job is done, now keep to your part of the bargain, where is the ledger?

I will tell you Lucas, she said, as soon as you remove that dagger from your back,there is a makarov in your belt, toss it away

You have nothing to fear from me Mira, Lucas said, why don't you put down the gun, am sure we can sort this out

Am not that stupid,

He pulled out the gun and dagger and threw them on the floor at her feet,

Happy now? he asked stepping closer, now the ledger

Mira raised the gun even higher, the blade on your sleeve, let it drop, nice and slow or I put this into you, you might not die but you surely won't escape

Come on Mira, we are way past that, trust me for once

She c****d the gun, Lucas wasn't ready to contend a duo with one of the most lethal child assassin turned computerist in all Egypt, not yet

I didn't have a choice, i owed them for harboring a fugitive of the organisation ,

I don't think so, Lucas said

Yusuf hanged himself when he helped you escape to the siwa back then, the prime minister had made it clear he wanted your head and was willing to obliterate anyone who stood in his way as a sign of his allegiance to bello, when he stuck his neck out for you like he did, then you came running to me, the only way to keep you safe was to make you look rebellious, biting the mouth that fed you, the price was good

So you let me do your dirty work? Then backstabbed the man who had been a leaning shoulder for the agency in all egypt??

With the money, you can get out of Egypt, I've got a life too, given that everyone is looking for you and they won't hesitate to kill you for a hundred million.

Give me the ledger Mira,

She tossed a drive towards him, a cloned ledger as you had requested, the main drive is still been decrypted, I shall be in possession of that for the time been, call it my sort of insurance policy.

He took the drive without saying a word, at the door

he turned around , you know its risky if we both stay in the same environment he said and walked out.

But first he needed to find someone, he pulled out his cellphone and made a call, if ghost owned offshore accounts through Egypt and the Mediterranean, he had a banker who helped move the cash around.