An unusual job offer

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Tom Keen. "So Alex, what can I do for you?"

I smiled at Tom and said. "No need to play innocent for me, how long has it been since we met?"

Tom looked at me coldly and said. "It was a few years ago, more precisely the first time I saw Lizz."

I smirked. "No. It was a few weeks ago, more precisely the day you met your girlfriend Gina.

I have to say, I've seen cases where the man hides some things from the woman before marriage, but you!

You hid everything from your wife, from her real name to her family and most of all, her profession!

I've heard a phrase that says.

A marriage built on lies will end in tragedy.

Tell me, how's your marriage going now?"

Tom was surprised for a while, but he still answered me. "She was never my girlfriend, it was just a physical relationship, I don't know anything about her and she doesn't know anything about me.

I know what I did, and I don't regret it.

I know Lizz better than anyone and I know she might not forgive me, but I know she will understand.

At first, I didn't want to fall in love, but as I got to know her, I identified with her.

I don't know when our friendship turned into a relationship, and when I did, I was already getting married.

I was living a perfect life, until I realized that this was a job, after thinking about it for a while, I decided to quit my job and live like Tom Keen and be Lizz's husband forever."

I looked at him strangely and said. "Okay, but it didn't cross your mind that... I don't know... Raymond Reddington put you as her security for some reason and that Reddington wanted her safe was because her record doesn't represent who she really is and that would it go wrong from the start?"

Tom smiled sadly. "I decided to take a risk.

If you're here, it means you've studied my life and you know pretty much everything there is to know about me, so you know what my life was like before her.

Tell me, if you were me, would you not do the same?"

"I don't want to be you even as a joke, I may not know how this story ends.

But one thing is for sure, in none of these endings will you be alive."

Tom turned a little pale, but not too surprised. "It could be, but that's the path I chose."

For the first time today, I was surprised. "This is interesting, but not to discuss the past or its mistakes.

We both know, you've pretty much already guessed who Raymond Reddington is for Elisabeth, right?"

Tom keen. "Practically yes."

"In this part, we are understood.

What you don't know is that Lizzy's past is much more complicated and complex than you might think.

Raymond Reddington is just the tip of the iceberg, and she's going to need a lot of help.

That's where you come in, how about you help Lizzy get rid of these dangers, and by the way, I found out more about her and her mysterious past?"

Tom keen. "What's mysterious about my past, I know everything about him and there's nothing mysterious or abnormal.

Who are you to Elisabeth and why do you want to help her?"

"It matters, who am I?

You shouldn't underestimate yourself so much, your past isn't as interesting as Elisabeth's, but it's still more mysterious than you think.

If you agree to work with me, maybe you can make it out of this story alive."

Tom was visibly tempted. "What do you want me to do and how will it help Lizz?"

"Well, it's very simple.

You're going to do what you do best, which is infiltrate and get information, manipulate and maybe even kill.

How it's going to help her is simple, the person I want you to keep an eye on and let me know is an enemy of Elisabeth's family, and if he finds out she's alive, he'll kill her."

Tom didn't show much emotion. "Alright, who is this man?"

"Alexander Kirk, a Russian tycoon, I think you know him, right?"

Tom Keen. "Yes, I know him.

But what do I have to do and why is he a threat to Lizz?"

"That's not important now, you take this phone and when your cover is blown and you can't keep her anymore, you hit speed dial number one.

After that, you'll know everything you need for this quest, and you'll be able to help her and maybe make up for the pain you're going to cause her.

Until next time, Professor Keen!"

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(A/N: Pass your POWER STONES or Tom keen will eat your cookies!)