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CHRISTINE's POV

While reading what was written on the papers, I kept on shaking my head. It says that a family of seven was living in that big house. A set of parents and their five children. The father of the family is a doctor while the mother is a full-time housewife.

I took out the pictures which were left inside the envelope and scrutinized each of it. The first one was their family picture. My eyebrows creased as I stared at it properly.

The children on the picture were wearing descent clothes. They were smiling but I could tell that they weren't truly happy. Their eyes were kinda sad as if they're screaming for help. I didn't know why but I had this gut feeling that the picture was staged.

Then, I noticed something.

"Did your friend find out if the children were adopted?" I asked my husband who was standing in front of me. Jace's forehead crinkled as he sat beside me and looked at the picture full of curiosity.

"No, he didn't. He said that he didn't manage to dig deeper because the investigation was a rush. Why?"

"Look. These two older boys look like they're the same age. Even these two girls look like they're the same age as well. No one of the children inherited their parents' looks. All of them have different physical features. Look at the youngest one too." I pointed the young boy with my fore finger.

I gasped when I suddenly felt my heart pound upon staring at him. I placed my palm on the part of my chest where my heart was located, and I could feel the strange beating of it while staring at the youngest boy intently.

I looked at Jace and he was staring at what I was pointing as if the little boy was familiar to him but couldn't recall where he met him. I have the same feeling too.

The young boy has a dark brown wavy hair. He was on the skinny side. Actually, all of them were skinny as if they weren't being well fed.

"Good observation, mi amor. You're right. These kids aren't related by blood for sure. They all look totally different. I don't know why but this picture freaks me out. It's as if these kids were forced to have a picture with some strangers or something."

"You can tell too? I have the same feeling as well. While looking at it, I could feel that something's really off." I said and then switched to the next pictures.

Each one of the pictures were close-up pictures of the kids. When the youngest child's picture came into view, the beating of my heart became faster than a while ago. Those eyes and even his face...I felt like I've really seen him before. He really looked familiar, but I couldn't remember where I've met him before...

"I really want to get to know these family, Jace. I don't know why but it really is bothering me. Now that I saw these pictures, this feeling inside of me that these kids are being mistreated became stronger. I can't just keep quiet and do nothing about this. Please, help me." I pleaded him and held his hands.

He stared at me intently before he nodded his head. "I'll see what I can do, mi amor. I'll send one of my best men to dig about them deeper. I know it's bad to judge people by looking at their photos, but I feel like I've already encountered their parents somewhere and I have this strange feeling that they're not nice people."

My mood lifted up. "Thank you, mi amor! You're the best!" I hugged him full of joy. He enveloped me into his arms and then kissed my forehead.

"Really? I'm the best?"

"Of course, you are." I answered while beaming and then kissed him on the lips. Thankfully, he believes in me. He trusts my instincts and chose to do something about it.

Then, another three days have passed. Jace has been very busy that he kept on going somewhere where he needed to go for the sake of the organization. During those times, Viper was the one guarding me but I noticed some of his men lurking around me whenever I go as well.

I thought, everything that happens during these past few days were the same but that one particular morning, something unexpected happened...

JACE's POV

I looked at the burning house in front of me. It was on top of the mountains and it was the only house on that place. Just by looking at it, one would surely think that it's a normal family house, but it was far from being normal. It was one of the hideouts of Alta Hama Group.

When my men and I destroyed the Hama Group three years ago, I thought, my fight was finally over. I was sure that I already gave justice to what happened to my family, especially to my son. But now, I discovered from the ET VINDEX that the Hama Group was just a mere front of the Alta Hama Group which was the real enemy.

Hama Group was nothing but a bait for me to believe that my fight was over. Maybe, it was their ploy to deviate the investigation. I couldn't believe that I fell into their trap for three years because that time, when I thought that I already took my revenge, all I wanted was to take my wife back.

I was so determined to forget he organization that my wife loathed the most because I chose her. Even if I was just watching her from afar that time, I already made up my mind to concentrate on her and our marriage.

Now, we managed to kill some of the Alta Hama Group's men, but the leader wasn't one of them. I clenched my fist tightly. I felt like flying into a fit of rage. My hands were itching to get a hold of those people but they're as slimy as fùck.

"Calm down, 6. It's just a matter of time before we finally trap those b*stards and when that time comes, you will surely have a blast." I threw a glance at the one who spoke. It was 3, one of the bosses of the organization.

"When I came back to ET VINDEX, all I wanted to do was to find those fùckers, but now that I'm here, I still can't find them. I'm getting impatient. I hate this feeling that I want to burst in so much rage but the people whom I want to take my revenge on aren't here in front of me. It's really frustrating." I admitted and the corner of 3's lips twitched.

"Relax, bud. You're being too impatient. Look at the bright side. It hasn't been even a week yet since you returned to the organization but look at this. We managed to destroy one of their hideouts not to mention that we got some of their men too. I guess, that's a big step."

I released a harsh breath and was about to answer when I saw Jinn coming closer to us.

"3, can you leave us alone for a moment? I want to talk to 6." He said and 3 nodded his head before walking away. Thankfully, 3 came even though I knew that he's busy with his family. He's really a big help.

"Congratulations on your achievement, 6. I've always known that you're this bada*s when it comes to missions." I gritted my teeth upon hearing what he said.

"Stop with the jokes, Jinn. You know that this is not enough. I want to catch those people as soon as possible. I really can't wait to find where they're hiding."

He chuckled. "This is why I wanted you to come back to the organization. You're not just one of the bosses: you're also one of the best agents ET VINDEX has ever seen so far. When you quit the organization three years ago, the organization felt your absence. It's as if the ET VINDEX lost one of its legs."

I looked at him. He seemed calm and the dark aura around him seemed to be have decreased for some reason. Normally, he's the kind of guy who doesn't hide whatever he feels. Whenever he's angry, he doesn't hesitate to show it. But if you witness his anger, you'll be dead.

"What's the real reason why you asked me to come back?" I asked out of the blue and he smirked.

"You're really sharp."

I scoffed. "Of course, I am. Who do you think you're talking to? I know you, Jinn. You will never ask me to come back without a reason. I know my worth as one of the bosses and agents of the organization but that's not enough for you to come to me personally and ask me to come back. That's not you at all." My tone was certain.

"You got me, bud. I'll be honest with you then. I asked you to come back because I needed you to destroy the Alta Hama Group for me." My eyebrows knitted together.

"What? You can do that without me, right?"

"No. You're the only one who could lead this mission. I already told this to the other bosses, and they agreed. This is also an opportunity for you to take your revenge on those people." I furrowed at him, unconvinced at all.

"And why's that? Why it has to be me? I don't understand." Jinn didn't answer right away but I could tell that he was hiding something from me.

"This is not the right time for me to tell you about this." That didn't sit well with me.

"I don't like your answer, Jinn. You know the rules. No secrets in the organization." I answered sternly.

"Don't worry, Montejo. I will eventually tell you about this, but not now." He turned his back on me and was about to walk away but I spoke again.

"What about the other one that you mentioned before? You said that you had something that I would surely cost my life just to get it back." I questioned and his steps came to a halt.

"Come to my place later so that we could talk about that." He answered before he walked away. I was kinda surprised. Jinn never invites us to his home, especially when it comes to our work.

When our mission was finally finished, I went straight to Jinn's place which was on the outskirts of New York. I wanted to go back to Houston right away after our mission, but I had to talk to Jinn first.

When I arrived there, I got off my car and was about to ring the doorbell when someone arrived. My forehead creased when I saw a beautiful woman wearing sexy clothes getting off her red sports car. She looked pissed off.

She stopped on her tracks when she noticed me.

I couldn't help but to look at her dark green eyes. It was the most prominent feature on her face.

"Who are you?" She asked as she raised an eyebrow at me. I laughed because she looked like a feisty and sassy woman, not to mention that she seems like a spoiled brat too. The kind that Jinn dislikes the most.

"I'm—" I was about to answer when the gate opened and Jinn came out. His lips parted, indicating that he was about to say something to me when the woman suddenly blocked me and faced Jinn with her hands on her waist.

"Give it back!" She hissed at him. My lips parted in surprise when I saw how Jinn's face suddenly filled with amusement upon seeing her.

"Nope. That's mine now. It will serve as a remembrance of what transpired between us." He answered.

"I said, give it back to me now! How could you take someone else's underwear like that?!" I couldn't hold back my laugh when I heard what she said. The woman faced me when she heard my laugh and she looked embarrassed. Looked like she just realized now that I was still actually there behind her.

"I didn't take it. You forgot it. I just took the liberty to keep it for myself, especially that your smell still lingers in it."

"Pervert!" The woman yelled before she slapped Jinn on the cheek. I suddenly got scared for the woman. Knowing Jinn, he would never let that pass. He suddenly pulled the woman by her waist. I was about to butt in because I thought, Jinn would restrain her or something but I was wrong because he kissed the woman.

I scratched the back of my head. What the heck. I turned around to give them space. Watching people making out is the last thing that I want. I would rather make out with my wife. I smiled to myself of the thought.

After about a minute, I turned around just to see Jinn and that woman were already gone. I let out a curse. I wasted my time coming over to his place.

I shook my head and decided to just leave. I'll just talk to him some other time. I went straight to the airport and flew to Houston. One of my trusted men picked me up at the airport. While I was on my home, I suddenly remembered something.

"Nick, go inside that parking lot and park there."

"Yes, boss". He answered and did as I was told. I opened the car door and then walked toward that particular house which was around 50 meters from the parking lot.

I already told my men to investigate about it deeper but I wanted to see it myself. I furtively looked at house and its surroundings. It was quit, too quiet for a house with five children living in it.

Then, I noticed the two men near the gate. I pretended that I was just a passer by and walked by the gate. I gritted my teeth when I noticed the guns that were hanging on their waists, but when they noticed me, they quickly hid the guns from my eyes.

What the hell is this house? I should do something about this.

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