Cassandra moaned already hating the telltale signs of the impending headache that she wouldn't be able to avoid. She hated headaches and stomachaches. Damn, whatever they gave her had to be new in the market because she'd never felt the way she did. Daniella had made a bad first impression on her and for that reason alone the woman was going to wish she never touched her.

After she'd stuck Jennifer in the closet and allowed herself to be taken instead, they'd stuck her in the trunk. She had pretended to wake up but some idiot had stuck a needle in her neck, knocking her out for God knew how long. She would have kicked their asses if she hadn't passed out. But this was better because they wouldn't know what hit them. Cracking her eyelids open, she studied her surroundings. Her hazy sight revealed she was in a room that had to be a pantry judging from the shelves leaden with foods. She scoffed. Who was stupid enough to stick her in a place with food? What kind of kidnappers were they? Shaking her head she tried to sit upright. The floor was cold and her hands and feet hurt from staying in one position for so long.

It took her a few tries to get herself seated then a laugh bubbled out of her mouth when she saw what they'd tied her up with. Ropes? Seriously? She knew how to get out of every knot thanks to the summer camps she went to when she was in highschool. They had been her escape when she didn't want to go home. Maybe if she'd..... Don't think about it. Not now Cass. She admonished herself. Thinking about the past wouldn't change anything. It will only serve to make her feel more guilty and she didn't need her emotions distracting her. She was on a mission that had taken her years and years of planning. She could feel it. Her victory. Stupid emotions weren't going to get in her way.

Quickly untying her hands she bent down to untie her legs but the sound of footsteps stopped her. Her captors were coming to check in on her and it would be better if they thought she was still tied. Straightening, she hid her hands behind her back thinking of how to best them with her legs tied. It might slow her down but it wouldn't stop her. She closed her eyes, calmed her breathing and pretended to still be unconscious. The footsteps grew closer until they stopped outside the door then she heard it creak and knew whoever was at the door was watching her. Wait for it. Wait for it..... Water splashed on her face. Cassandra jerked, then opened her eyes.

"You're awake. Good. We have a lot to discuss"

"Oh hi there. Buongiorno, sono affamato. Is there a place I can order breakfast around here? Or dinner? What time is it anyway?" she asked casually. (Good morning. I'm starved.)

"Who are you? And why did you take Jennifer's place?"

"Ah you're no fun Dani. Let's beat around the bush and pretend you're the good guy here, you know."

"How did you know I was going to take Jennifer?"

"Okay I've got a scenario. How about you tell me that the only reason you're doing this is for love. Come on be creative and surprise me"

"I'm not joking around. I'll put a bullet between your pretty eyes without batting an eyelash"

Cassandra sighed dramatically "I really thought you were fun and maybe at the end of this all we might end up as friends. But I guess someone who ties up a person and sticks them in the pantry isn't nice. I like my food Dani. What you're doing to me is just cruel girlfriend. Cruel"

Daniella backhanded her and for a second she saw stars. She grabbed her jaw in her hand to keep her eyes focused on her"Tell me who you are before I ran out of patience and kill you."

"Now you're just being a bully." Cassandra said then used her legs to trip her. Daniella fell on her ass with a shriek and Cassandra was on top of her in a flash, her hands on the woman's neck. "And I despise bullies." she ground out then cocked her head to the side watching as Daniella gasped for air "Am I squeezing too much? Pardon me" instead of loosening her hold, Cassandra tightened it. "Now let's talk"

"I..... I.... My.... men.... "

"Are idiots. I'm guessing you tried to find out who I was right?" Cassandra let up on her hold so Daniella could talk.

"Yes.... "

"Big mistake. Your men will be toast in about five or ten minutes. Which is the exact amount of time you've left on this earth if you don't tell me why you tried to take Jennifer"

"Jeremy...... "

"Bullshit" she cut her off. "The truth Dani. Oh wait I'll lead by example. Why did you try to kidnap Mrs Maxwell Gianna?" when her eyes rounded in shock Cassandra smiled in triumph. "Unlike you I'm not sloppy. Your name is Gianna right? Gianna Bianchi?"

"H..... how?"

"I'm good at this sweetheart. I also think it's unfair that you get to have such a beautiful name when you're so ugly. And I'm not talking about your physical appearance. I wish my parents named me Gianna. I could shorten it to Gia or Gina. See how nice it rolls off your tongue? Imagine your lover whispering it while in the throes of passion. Aah a girl can only dream" her eyes took on a dreamy expression but her hands were still squeezing Daniella's neck. "Hi Nate?" she said still daydreaming.

"Are you almost done? Because we need her alive and the way her eyes are rolling to the back of her head, I don't think she will be if you don't let go."

"Oh" she blinked and looked down at Daniella. "I forgot. Sorry" she let go, rolling off her. Daniella coughed, rubbing her neck as if the action would supply her more oxygen.

"Are you really?" Nathaniel asked approaching her.

"Nah. She tied me up in a room full of food. Who does that?"

"Her I guess. Are you okay?"

"Aww. Look at you all worried about me. How did you find me anyway?"

"They hacked the police database searching for you. Kyle traced their IP address from there"

"Sweet Kyle. How is he? I've missed his adorable little face" she untied her legs then jumped up. "Do I get to interrogate her?"

"No"

"She's mine. I found her"

"And almost killed her"

She advanced on him. "Nate...."

"Forget it. In fact as of this moment, you're not allowed anywhere near her" he motioned with his hands and two agents walked. The took Daniella and left as fast as they came in.

"Come on Nate" Cassandra changed tactics sliding up against him and winding her hands around his neck. "Please? I just need an hour with her then she's all yours"

He ran his hands over her hips and stopped at her waist. "I only want you Cassandra. And the answer is still no" he pushed her off him then left.

"Argh we're not done talking yet. Nathaniel!" she yelled after him but he didn't show any signs of hearing her tantrum. She kicked the door then clutched her foot, when the pain proved to be too much. "Damn him" she limped around looking for something to eat. She was in the middle of breakfast when Jonathan had called her that morning telling her he needed a favor. She'd stopped eating and gone straight to Jennifer's house.

She watched as her husband left the house then snuck in. She was in the kitchen when she'd seen Daniella and her men walking towards the front door like they owned it. Never mind how out of place they looked in that neighborhood. But then again, it was too early which meant the nosy neighbors that normally call the police were still asleep. She only had a second to come up with a plan. Running upstairs, she had practically shoved Jennifer off the bed and told her to sit in the closet quietly. If Daniella's men had been professionals they would have noticed that she still had her shoes on. And she was fully dressed. But like she'd told the woman her men really were idiots.

Taking three bags of chips, she left. The only good thing about getting herself kidnapped was that now Jon owed her another favor. She would cash it in when the time came. Exiting the pantry, she surveyed the house. It looked normal, nothing out of the ordinary, except it was the home of a criminal, daughter of the biggest crime lord in the world. Did she have tea parties here? A house that big was meant for entertaining friends. Wait, did she even have friends?

"Really?" Nathaniel raised a brow at the bags she carried.

"What? I was hungry." she shrugged then rounded the car to the passenger side. "Have you heard from Jon?" she asked looking around. Everyone had cleared out so fast that if she hadn't seen the agents who took Daniella she would have thought Nathaniel came for her alone.

"No. But I have a feeling he'll call soon"

"Okay. Take me home. I need a shower and eight hours of sleep before I interrogate our new prisoner"

"You're not interrogating anyone Cassandra. I'm serious"

"Be serious all you want but I'm want a piece of that meat. Try to stop me Nathaniel"

"Why do you always have to be so stubborn?"

"Because being compliant is boring. Do I look like a Fucking Hydra puppet?"

"Hydra?"

"Yeah. You know Hail Hydra." she gasped "Nathaniel Darhk! You promised to watch Agents of shield. All of it"

"Sorry. I forgot" he said sheepishly. Cassandra had given him a collection of dvds, Avengers and Agents of shield were among them and she'd made him promise to watch all of them.

"You forgot to watch shield? At least tell me you saw one of the avengers"

"Uh.... I..... "

She grabbed a handful of the chips she was eating and threw them at him. They landed on his face making her feel a little better "You're such an asshole."

"And you're so childish. I have a meeting in an hour so refrain from hitting me with food" she rolled her eyes but kept her food to herself. All too soon Nate pulled up outside her apartment - well it belonged to Jonathan but since he was in Italy she considered it hers - and turned to face her.

"Please don't start" she said knowing what he was going to say.

"I worry about you Cassandra. You're reckless and dive head first into dangerous situations with no regard for your life"

"In case you haven't noticed, it comes with the job"

"I can put you on desk duty"

"Wouldn't you like that?" Cassandra narrowed her eyes at him. "Do I look like a paper pusher?"

"No. You're very beautiful" he told her raising his hand to cup her cheek. She slapped it away.

"Cut the crap Nate. You know why I'm still in the field and even after I finish that bastard off, there's no guarantee I'll accept a desk job. I wasn't made for suits and three inch heels"

"You know I could always fire you. Right?"

"You don't have the balls to do that. And besides we both know MI6 will snatch me up before you finish signing my release papers."

"You think you're that good?"

"Think? Baby we both know how good I am." she placed her hand on his thigh to make sure he understood what she meant. His nostrils flared, while his eyes turned a shade darker, blazing with desire.

"Don't start something you can't finish Cassandra"

"Oh I can finish alright. The problem here is whether you yourself will finish in time for your meeting. Can you do it Nate?" she purred softly and when he made a move towards her, she darted out of the car laughing all the way up to the apartment. He was too easy. Later he'll be pissed after he found out she'd stolen his key card but then it would be too late. She had a few questions she wanted to ask Daniella.

Knowing who she was, chances were they'd lock her up in a fancy apartment and use her as leverage against her father. Getting into that safe house will be next to impossible. Which is why she needed to talk to her while she was still at the agency. Pressing the up button, she watched through the glass door as Nathaniel drove away then pivoted around and hailed a taxi. She wondered how long it would take for Nate to come after her.

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Five minutes. That's all it took for Nate to realize Cassandra had stolen his key card. He slapped his steering wheel in anger despising her ability to render him stupid. Only she could do that and she always took advantage of it. If he didn't love her so much, he'd stick her in one  of the black sites and forget she ever existed. Sighing he took his phone out and called security giving them instructions to lock down the building because he suspected Bianchi had plans of breaching it to get his daughter. Let's see how you'll go around that Cassandra.

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Love those two. They'll be the main focus on A Good Agent and I can't wait to start on it. Who's with me? 😉