6_JADA

The nice lady gave me a tight smile. I could feel her frustration by the minute, I was hiding mine very well because I was already used to it. I checked the time again on my phone, 4:58 pm glared at me in white font. I let out a groan and smiled at the lady who had given up and was sitting beside me on the long bench as we waited for her highness to emerge from the dressing room for the thirtieth time.

Agreeing to come on this shopping spree with Ash was a big mistake. After the long day I had, all I wanted to do was eat, have a long shower and fall into bed. The senator wasn't thrilled about the news as expected, his daughter was also brought in for questioning, she wasted no time in exposing Dante McBride for the scam that he is. On the senator's request, his daughter was put under witness protection and we upped her security until we are sure that McBride was working alone.

Ash stepped out of the white door fully clad in a red sequin gown. The gown was sleeveless and it barely came down to her knee, the smile of satisfaction on her face a sign that she had found the one, finally.

I heard the lady beside me let out a sigh of relief as she began to gather used clothes to return them to their hanger.

"What do you think?" she asked giving me a little twirl

Like the other twenty-nine dresses she had tried on, I muttered an "It's beautiful" with a big smile on my face.

She nodded her agreement and went back in to take it off, while I went ahead to pay for it.

"By what time is this date?" I asked as soon as we stepped out into the parking lot.

"Luke is coming to pick me up by seven" her eyes were glued to her phone.

"considering the fact that you literally asked him out, who is meant to pick who?"

She looked up from her phone and rolled her eyes at me

"why do I have the feeling that you don't want me to go out with Luke?" she asked getting into the car as soon as I unlocked it.

"I was never hiding it. If your reason is genuine maybe I wouldn't be against it"

There was silence after that. I knew she would have nothing to say.

She went back to her phone while I focused on the road.

Luke and I became friends on my first day at SPS. He was literally the only person that bothered to talk to me. He was too sensitive. I knew that if Ash messes with him badly, I would also get the brunt of it.

"Do you like Luke?" Ash asked out of the blue breaking the silence.

I gave her a quick glance as I made the turn leading to our apartment. My mind immediately drifted to a certain blue eyed someone as the incident of that night came flooding back. I hadn't told Ash about it yet; all she knew was that bad guys tried to rob the neighborhood and they were apprehended by the police.

A sharp poke on my rib brought me back to the present. I turned angry eyes at Ash, again wondering why I didn't have laser eyes.

"I asked a question" she sounded unapologetic.

I parked the car in front of the house and got down with Ash following closely.

"I know you can hear me. You know silence is a form of answer in the affirmative"

I rolled my eyes and walked into the apartment shutting the door in her face.

She immediately opened the door and shut it with a loud bang then turned to face me with both hands on her hips. She looked like a barbie doll with her blond hair in a high pony tail and her pink jumpsuit with sparkles. I almost laughed at her stance, but I just looked away and went ahead to put my dinner of spaghetti mixed with tomato sauce and beef in the microwave.

"I'm sorry. That was a mistake" I said walking towards her. "But that's what you get when you ask absurd questions"

She huffed picked up the shopping bag that was at her feet and stormed into her room like a five-year-old pulling a tantrum. I sighed and walked back into the kitchen to eat my dinner and hopefully crash after that. My bed was literally screaming my name.

An insistent buzzing on my bedside table woke me up to darkness. As soon as Ash left, I came up and fell asleep as soon as my head met the comfort of my pillow. I had no idea when she came back or if she even came back to the house at all.

The buzzing started again lightly illuminating the room as my phone screen came on. I stretched my hand lazily to retrieve the offending device. A quick glance at the time showed it was 11pm. The senator's name flashed on my phone screen making my heart to race. I made sure I closed the case, I made sure his daughter was safe, what could possibly be the problem? Because the senator is not known to call someone just to have a friendly chat.

Rolling my eyes and letting out a deep sigh, I slid my finger over the screen connecting the call.

"Good Evening..."

"They have taken my daughter. They've taken her" he sounded agitated.

If my eyes could pop out of their sockets, they would at that point because of how wide they were.

"Sir when did this happen?" I asked in the calmest voice I could muster already getting out of bed.

"About and hour ago. They were really sleek. They took her right under my nose"

"I'll find her"

I disconnected the call, tossed the phone on the bed and went to get dressed.

I had a tracker installed in the expensive tennis bracelet she wore. I asked her never to take it off. For the love of God, I hope she kept her promise.

I was done getting dressed in five minutes, I had on black jeans with a black hoodie, the perfect outfit for the occasion. I needed to get to SPS as soon as possible, I needed to get laptop which I had forgotten there earlier and begin the tracking process. An hour is a lot of time for a lot of things to go wrong.

I was almost out the door when Ash came out of her room in her pajamas, her hair a wild mess.

"Where are you off to?"

"I have an emergency at work. I'll talk to you when I get back"

And with that I was gone.

As I was driving to the Agency, I decided to give Ross a call, he was the head of IT. He answered on the first ring.

"We have started tracking her. I'm sending the location to you right now. We already have police on their way"

I disconnected the call and one second later my phone pinged with a new notification.

The clouds chose that exact moment to empty their content

The clouds chose that exact moment to empty their content. What started as a light drizzle became a heavy downpour. I parked my car by the corner of the road as I stared at the location. It would take about thirty minutes to get there. With the way the rain was pouring, reducing visibility, it would take longer. I was contemplating using my powers. After that night, I decided to be more careful about using them. You never know who was lurking in the shadows watching your every move. I was not trying to draw attention to myself knowing that the fiends that killed my parents are still out there.

She sat in her car, the engine humming softly as the rain pelted the windows in an unforgiving rhythm. The wipers swiped back and forth, but they couldn't clear away the thick curtain of water that obscured the world beyond. She wasn't focused on the storm. Her mind was fixed on the building thirty minutes from her—the one that had swallowed her client without a trace. She looked at her phone again as she stared at the location. She got down from her car feeling restless.

A heavy sigh escaped her lips as she ran a hand through her damp hair. She could feel the weight of the decision pressing down on her chest, like a storm cloud ready to burst. The senator's daughter had been taken. Kidnapped. And Jada, as her bodyguard, had failed to stop it.

The location was secure, or so she had believed. The agency had given her all the intel, and she'd been careful. No one could've predicted the betrayal, the underhanded deal that had led to this moment. Now, she was left to clean up the mess—and the clock was ticking.

Her mind raced through the options. She had superhuman abilities, the kind of power most people would kill for. Her strength could crush steel, her senses were sharper than any human's, and her speed... well, it was unmatched. But speed came with a price. She could move faster than a cheetah, but that also meant leaving a trail—a trail that could be tracked. A trail that would draw attention. The kind of attention that would have her caught, and once she was caught...

Jada clenched her fists. There was no time to waste on second-guessing herself. The girl's life was on the line, and she wasn't about to let a few risks stop her from doing what needed to be done.

She got back into her car, her mind still reeling.

She closed her eyes and took a deep breath.

"Do it now. No time to wait"

She let the surge of adrenaline fill her veins. Her muscles twitched, ready for the burst of speed, her senses sharpening as the seconds stretched before her. She could get to that building in seconds. She could overpower the kidnappers, save the senator's daughter, and be gone before anyone had the chance to react. But there was always a risk.

The rain pounded harder against the windshield as the decision loomed over her. She could stay hidden, keep the agency's protocol intact, wait for backup and let the professionals handle it. Or, she could take matters into her own hands, use her abilities to bring the girl to safety—and risk it all.

Her fingers tightened around the steering wheel, the tension in her body coiling like a spring ready to snap. Her gut told her she didn't have the luxury of waiting.

"Speed"

The word echoed in her mind.

In the blink of an eye, she was out of the car, rain soaking her clothes before her feet even hit the pavement. There was no hesitation now. Her body moved instinctively, every muscle working in unison as she ran faster than the human eye could follow, her form a blur against the stormy backdrop.

In seconds, she was on the rooftop of the building, crouching low and surveying the area.

Her eyes scanned the building, noting the guards patrolling the perimeter. She could hear their voices through the faint crackling of the rain, but the building itself was eerily quiet. The kidnappers thought they were in control. They thought they were safe, hidden in plain sight. But they had no idea who they were up against.

The guards hadn't even heard her approach. They were oblivious to the threat standing mere feet away. She could see their silhouettes through the rain-soaked windows. Three of them, positioned at strategic points inside. A fourth stood near a door, likely the entry point to the room where the senator's daughter was being held.

Her eyes narrowed. There was no time for stealth; she needed to act fast.

With a deep breath, she surged forward, a streak of lightning darting through the building's shadows. Her super speed had her inside in a heartbeat, her senses guiding her as she made her way through the corridors, weaving past the unaware guards. She reached the door where the girl was being held in less than a minute.

There, she found her—tied to a chair, a gag in her mouth, and terror in her eyes. But she was alive. That was all that mattered.

She didn't waste a second. She ripped the door off its hinges, her super strength effortlessly crushing the lock, and stormed into the room. The senator's daughter gasped, her eyes wide with confusion and fear. But she was already moving to untie her, her hands working quickly, her voice soft yet firm.

"You're safe now," she whispered. "I'm getting you out of here."

Before the girl could respond, Jada picked her up with ease, cradling her in one arm. She turned toward the exit, but the sound of footsteps echoed down the hall, growing louder by the second. The guards were closing in.

There wasn't time to think. Jada darted out of the room, her super speed carrying her through the corridors as if they weren't even there. The guards didn't have a chance to react before she reached the exit. As soon as she burst out of the building, she ran, faster than any human could comprehend, until she was a blur in the rain, miles away from the kidnappers' hideout in mere moments.

She didn't stop until she reached the safe house, a small, hidden facility that was waiting for her. She set the girl down gently, the door shutting behind them with a soft click.

The senator's daughter was safe.

But Jada knew this wasn't over. The storm was far from finished.

As the rain continued to pour, Jada stood at the door, her mind already planning her next move. She would find those responsible. She would make them pay.

And she would do it on her terms.

The storm was just beginning.