[COMPLETED - book 1]
Bourne shook his head. "No, you see, you're getting it wrong. I don't want you to go as boyfriend and girlfriend, I want you two to go as husband and wife."
"Married?" They said in unison. Vanessa stopped in her tracks and put h...
"Hey Bourne," Matthew called out as Bourne was about to leave the room.
"Hmm?" He turned to face him.
"Remember, Joshua 1:9," Matthew's face didn't change. He didn't show sympathy or even try to smile. It was just a quick reminder.
Bourne looked at Matthew. What he really wanted to do was sit back down and tell him everything. Instead, he smiled his thanks and hesitantly walked out.
Joshua 1:9... of course.
No going back now.
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Vanessa Vaughen
"You ready for this?" Vanessa looked over at her boss.
Bourne didn't look at her. Not once did he look at anybody today. Vanessa had her guesses as to why, but she kept quiet. All she had to focus on was her mission.
But it wasn't the same without Matthew, she had to admit.
In short, anxiety-driven hours, they flew from New York to South Carolina. Vanessa didn't the fact that it all went wrong the minute she had to be brought back to New York.
Some sort of guilt was easy to feel when she found out Giselle and Charlie went missing almost right after Bourne had ordered her to abort the mission. If only she had stayed, things could have gone differently.
But of course, she couldn't dwell on what could have happened. The most important thing for her to focus on was to undo what actually happened. And then some.
A sudden change of plans from her boss meant he and Vanessa had to split up, taking two different vehicles with the same destination printed on their GPS. Vanessa didn't know why, but she went with it. She had no other choice anyway.
When the GPS blinked new directions on the screen and told her to head down a particular road, the same guilt and anxiety started to creep up on her. Suddenly the GPS stopped giving directions and told her that she had arrived at her destination. Vanessa sat still for a second, her breathing heavy.
She sent a message on her special device notifying Bourne she was here. She awaited out front a few blocks from the building for the signal to continue.
Minutes went by. Bourne didn't send anything.
Vanessa sent one out again, looking around the sketchy part of town, hoping nobody saw her. The task was to seem invisible.
She awaited a response. Finally, a notification buzzed, but it wasn't from Bourne.
M.P.B: tech team that's tracking Bourne said his service was interrupted. he with you?
Vanessa tried to not start panicking.
Vans: no, he said to split up. I have no idea where he is.
She waited for what Matthew was going to say.
M.P.B: don't worry. stay focused. the team will keep you updated through your in-ears so have them in.
Vanessa desperately wished Bourne had let someone go with her. She rarely did these things alone. Her number one teammate was all the way in New York, she wondered what he was doing right now. Panicking? No. Praying? Most likely.
Vans: I was supposed to wait for him, he didn't give me the signal.
She tried buying some time. Maybe Bourne could contact Matthew or the tech team if something was really wrong.
She got no response back from Matthew but knew he saw it.
Her anxiety only seemed to rise as she sat waiting for someone to do something. That's when she remembered she couldn't wait on somebody else to do her own work.
Jesus is with me, that's gotta count for something.
She grabbed her gear and made sure her weapons were with her. She headed out with the most confidence she could, her gun trembling in her hands.
It was time to face the sharks once again.
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