Deceptions

The orders always came to her in their usual way, “Here is the target, extinguish it, you have forty eight hours to reply”. Sounded like a cheap imitation of a cheesy spy movie to her, but then again why change things when they work so well. Xanie’s job, as it were, was to seek and destroy according to them. She had never met ‘them’, but as long as the money showed up when and where it was supposed to was fine by her. She didn’t need to meet them or to know them... Until now!! Xanie started all her missions in pretty much the same style; which was to get to know the target, find out how they thought, their routines, their loves, their interests, and most importantly to satisfy her insatiable curiosity was why they were marked for death. This new assignment, given to her almost before the other was completed, looked bad, smelled bad, and took Xanie for a journey she wouldn’t soon forget. But then again she had always enjoyed a challenge.