Chapter One

I live in a small town of Asheville, North Carolina. No one knows but my parents are retired assassins of the FBI. We moved to a place that is barely on a map. My parents were the top of their class but when I came they the business behind for me. We had money. Mom worked as a lawyer and dad was a cop. I go to a private school which means uniforms. I usually be home by myself with my dog Hunter. He is a German Shepard. He is trained very well. He listens to commands but we made our own signals. I snap my fingers once and he sits. Twice means danger and three means attack. Four means stop and run to me. He knows how many times I snap. But since my parents are ex-assassins they taught me well in combat. I use to spend my summers training until I can beat my parents together. I can beat them both now.

I still train on my spare time. I open my popcorn and sit on the couch. My name is Aliah Hutton I am seventeen years old. I have light brown skin, shoulder length black hair with red highlights, brown eyes, and 5'4. I wear a cut silk black shirt with shorts and no shoes. I open my drink. I click into Netflix. I press play on a show called The K2. Hunter lays on the floor. I check the time eight o' two. My parents should be home. I get up and go in the kitchen to check their calendars. Both should be home at eight. I hear the door open.

"Mom? Dad?" I turn to see a person with a gun. Hunter growls. "Sorry princess but a hit been put on your parents." He wears all black with a mask. He cocks his gun and start shooting. I duck behind the counter. Bullets fly everywhere. I run to the safe room. "Hunter!!" He doesn't come. I start to worry. I open the door. I go find Hunter. He was tied up and whining. "Stupid dog! Now let's go find your owner." He starts to struggle. I jump on the assassin's back. He goes to slam into a wall. I let go and he slams into a wall. I slide to Hunter. "Oh my baby." I untie him. He licks me and sniffs me. "I'm fine." A dagger flies pass us. "You're parents should have just left you." That made me mad. I grab the dagger he threw at us. "Come see what they taught me." He charges at me and I run and slide under his legs.

I slice clean through his ankle. He falls screaming in pain. I smirk and sit in a chair. "Let's wait for my parents." The door swings open. "Aliah!!" My parents run in covered in blood. They see the man on the floor. My mom Hannah Hutton she is forty years old. She has light brown skin, long shoulder length black hair, brown eyes, and 5'1. My dad Diesel Hutton he is forty-one years old. He has brown skin, black hair, brown eyes, and 5'10. "Well done princess." They both hug me. Yes I am both mommy's girl and daddy's girl. "Who sent you?" The guy withers in pain. "Just kill me." Dad laughs. "We just let you bleed out." Mom kneels beside him. "That's a painful death." Hunters sits at my feet. "Mom. Dad. I'm hungry." They look at the guy. "Oh well. Let's go eat." The guy cries. "Okay! Doctor Key ordered the hit!"

My parents both freeze. Dad shoots him in the head. "They have a snitch." My parents go change and go get Chinese take-out. We eat in the dining room. "We have to go to H.Q." I drop my fork. "Are you serious? Youns promised that stuff is in the past." They give me a sad look. "The hit is on us. We have to stop it." I cross my arms. "I'm done." I storm to my room. "Aliah!" I cry into my pillow. Before they retired I was six when it happened, they was never home. I stayed with my body guards and maids.

They only came home once in a while. Hunter cries at the door. I let him and he cuddles me. I pass out and my alarm wakes me. I see a note on my night stand. I roll my eyes. 'I'M SORRY BABY WE BE HOME SOON. REMEMBER TO KILL ANYONE THAT IS A THREAT TO YOU OR US. WE LOVE YOU SO MUCH'. I go hop in the shower. I play The Weeknd playlist I have. Often plays and I jam out to it. I dry off. I have some tattoos. On my thumb is a rose. On my collar bone is Cupid's bow and arrow. I have a belly ring. I brush my hair and teeth. I pull oh my uniform. A long sleeve button-down blouse with a skirt and shoes. I grab my stuff. I walk down-stairs. My body guards salute me. Hunter right behind me. The maids were cooking. The lead guard is Santiago Smacks he is thirty-two years old.

He has tannish skin, fluffy brown hair, brown eyes, and 5'10. "Miss Aliah." He bows to me. "You remember Hunter's schedule?" He looks up at me. "Yes ma'am I do." My favorite maid Leah smiles at me. "Good." I run and hug Leah. Leah Millies she is fifty-two years old. She has white skin, shoulder length salt and pepper hair, brown eyes, and 5'6. "You grew so well and so beautiful." She mad me French toast with eggs and bacon. Also a side dish of gravy and biscuits. "You still eat so well." I smile and she pours me some apple juice. Orange juice never settles with my stomach. Hunter eats his breakfast beside me. I finish all my food. I stand. "See you after school." Santiago follows me out. He opens the door for me. My house is crawling with guards now. Hunter sees me off. My school is Elk Woods High School. "I'll pick you up after school."

I nod and get out. I walk inside. "Wow Aliah you in trouble again?" I roll my eyes. "No my parents left town so I'm stuck with body guards. My best friend Claudia Acker she is seventeen years old. She has olive skin, shoulder length red-brown hair, brown eyes, and 5'4. "Oh damn." We meet up with my other best friend. Mateo Perez he is seventeen years old. He has brown skin, black hair, brown eyes, and 5'7. We do our hand-shake. "Hey babe." Arms pull me into a hug. Kage Alvin he is eighteen years old.

He has tannish skin, brown-black hair, brown eyes, and 5'7. "Hey." We been dating for five weeks now. "Did you see the new kid? He is very hot and dangerous." Claudia fans herself. "Yeah no." Kage laughs and puts his arm around me. We start walking to class. First block is History 101 by Mr. Cauley he is thirty-three years old. He has tannish skin, no hair, brown eyes, and 5'10. We see Ronni Villins at her desk. She is seventeen years old. She has white skin, shoulder length blonde hair, blue eyes, and 5'4. She's been trying to steal Kage from me. "Hi Kage." We stop and Kage looks up and down at her. "Ronni." He sits and pulls me into his lap. She turns mad. "I don't see why her? I can give you more than she could." I lean into him. "Oh Ronni he is mine now. Get lost." Kage waves bye to her.

"Mr. Alvin. Ms. Hutton. Please sit in desks not on laps." Mr. Cauley wears a sweater with pants and shoes. I kiss Kage's cheek. I go to my desk. Jinx Clegg she is seventeen years old. She has brown skin, long shoulder length black hair with hot pink highlights, brown eyes, and 5'4. She walks in and Ronni trips her. "Oops sorry nerd girl." Some people laugh. It stops when the new kid walks in. "He's so hot." All the girls gush. Jinx still lays on the floor. He has dark brown skin, jet black hair, dark green eyes, and 5'7. "Class please meet Ares Agnello our new student." He walks pass Jinx like she was nothing. I offer her my hand. "Aliah?" I help her up. I sit her beside me. I glare at Ronni. "Let's start today's lesson on the Magna Carta." We get our notebooks out to take notes. I look at Jinx. "She has my notebook."

She sniffles. "Aliah don't." Today is not my day. I storm up to Ronni. "Give me." She scoffs. "I don't have anything you have." She looks at Kage. "At least not yet." I smirk and pull her up by her collar shirt. "Five seconds to give Jinx her notebook or you'll have a black eye." Her nose twitches. "Ms. Hutton please you been sent to the office all week." She looks down. I grab Jinx's notebook. I push her and go to my desk. "Thanks." I get my pens out. Cauley turns on the overhead. "Let's begin. Oh yes Mr. Agnello?" Everyone looks at Ares.

"I need an notebook." Cauley looks at me. "We have to go see Renae we are out in here." Cauley waves for us to go. Ares gets up and stops at my desk. "Do I ask you?" I don't look up. I stand up. "Follow me." We go to the main office. "You seem like a teacher's pet." I spin around and he slams into me. He steadies me. "I'm not. I visit the office daily so my last class is the office runs. I restock classrooms with supplies." I step back from him. Ms. Renae is the office lady. She is twenty-nine years old. She has tannish skin, short shoulder length brown hair, brown eyes, and 5'6. "Aliah please don't tell me you been sent here." She pauses when she sees Ares. "We came to get some notebooks Renae." I go behind the desk and grab the keys. Ares follows me. I unlock the door. "Take your pick."

He picks a black one. "Nice place." I walk out and wait for him and lock it back. "Only Renae can come here but I got approved." I return the keys and sit in my chair. "Aren't you coming back?" Renae laughs. "She can stay it helps her stay out of trouble." Ares looks at me. "You not worried about your grades." I smile. "I pass all tests so it doesn't matter." Ares sits beside me. "Then I'll stay." I look at him. "You can't." He smiles. We lock eyes. "I'll walk you back." He stands up. We start walking. "So you have a boyfriend?" He has his hands in his pockets. I smile. "Yeah his name is Kage." Ares kept walking. "Do you have a girlfriend?" Ares chuckles. "Never have time. Can't risk it anyways." I study him and I see it. A tattoo assassins gets. I stop and run. "Aliah?!" I hit my charm bracelet. I run into an empty classroom.

"Aliah please you're parents said they help me. I can't reach them." I know my parents help others that need it. I see my body guards pull up. "Stop until I walk out." They stop in their place. I open the door. Ares looks at me but sweaty. I see blood. "I need your help." He fall on me. "I." I hush him. "A hit been put on my parents so the went to H.Q." He sighs. "Santiago come help me and get the medics." Ares passes out. I try to call my parents but no luck. I go to our spy room. I log in and search. H.Q is located in Brazil.

"Miss he is awake." I see a car stalking my parents. "See if my parents made it to H.Q." He nods and I go see Ares. He was handcuffed. "I told you I needed help." I sit next to him. "Tell me how you got here." He looks at me. "I work for Brazil FBI Assassin Program." He sits up better. "I was on a mission close by and due to another attack happen and I was stabbed. I know your home was close by. But they was gone when I got here, so I went to your school to find you." Hunter comes in. He was just at the vet. He growls at Ares but stops. He tilts his head and licks his hand. That was weird. "How do you know my dog?" Ares smiles. "I was thirteen when I came her for my first mission. I been with the FBI since ten. He came to be when I was losing. I taught them puppies to sit with a finger snap." I hit my button.

"Yes Miss Aliah." Hunter sits at my side. "Make Ares a body guard. He will be my in-school body guard until my parents come back and give him a guest room." I get up. "Yes ma'am." Ares looked shocked. I go to the living room. Hunter paces bad and forth. "You like him that much?" He kisses me. "I feel like you love him more." He puts his paw on my cheek. He barks and it sounds like no. He snuggled close to me. "Fine go." He runs off. I found the perfect idea. Let's test him. I prick my finger and mess things up. I slam the door. "Miss Aliah." I go to hide but pause. Hunter can track. I climb out the window and the roof. I slide into our spy room. I watch the show. I see Ares. Santiago tells him something. He gets up. Hunter takes off and he gets to the window. Everyone panics. Ares climbs the roof.

He still has stitches. He looks around. "Santiago relax I was just testing Hunter. I'm in the spy room." I see Santiago relax. Ares slips. "Damn." I climb back on the roof. I catch him. "Aliah! Are you okay?" I smile and pull him up. He lands on top of me. We lock eyes. "I'm fine just testing Hunter." He gets up and helps me up. He goes back to the infirmary. I check my phone. Kage. 'IMY BABE.' I roll my eyes. I text my mom. 'I MISS YOU.' I go see what Leah is cooking. Leah was babying Ares. "Oh Miss Aliah." I smile. Hunter runs to me and licks my hand.

Leah was cooking a steak. "I got you a burger and fries from cook out." She knows I hate steak. "Oh I'm not hungry." Her eyes turn to concern. Ares glances at me. "You should eat." I look at the bag. "I don't eat their fries." Leah drops the bag. "I forgot you onion rings." I half smile. I check my phone. Eleven a.m. "I have to get back to school. Thanks though." Ares stands up. "I'll go with you." I run my tongue over my teeth. "You need to heal first." He blocks my path. "You made me your body guard until your parents return." We lock eyes. I glare. "Yeah tomorrow you start. You have orders to heal today. See you when I get home." He still blocks my path. I cross my arms. "I'm healed. Shall we?" I don't move. He laughs but I just stand there. "Aliah." Hunter sits and puts his head down. Leah stays back. He steps forward but stops.

"Miss Aliah please don't give him a hard time." Ares looks confused. I kick him from underneath. "Keep him here then Leah." I step over him but he grabs my foot. He pins hands above my head. "I'll go with you." His scent fills my nose. I smirk. "I think you are going to stay here." He studies me. "That kick." I wink at him. "Only my finger print can remove the device. It'll go on lock down if you get to leave. Today you'll rest and tomorrow I'll need you're services." He hops up and helps me up. His jaw twitches. "Fine." I smile and turn to leave. Santiago takes me back to school. I stay in the office till lunch. I meet up with my friends. "What happen?" I had a salad and water. "Just a family thing." Kage comes with his boys. He has a lunch tray. "You're back." He sits beside me. "Yeah." I see Ronni staring at Kage.