"This is a bad idea," Sadie said for the hundredth time that night, I was tempted to remove my earphones and continue my mission without her but I couldn't, I needed her to navigate me through Alessio's massive mansion. 

It had been three whole days since I met up with Christopher and agreed to investigate Alessio D'Amelio,  "Remind me why I agreed to help you?" Her voice boomed from the earpods.

"Because you're my only friend who is crazy enough to do this and you're a professional hacker" I whispered back, I had to make sure to be extra quiet as I crawled through the vent.

Alessio D'Amelio's house was heavily guarded so I had to move around through the vent, which was very small and uncomfortable. 

"I wished I had just said no, I can't believe you agreed to this job. It's risky and you know it, it's not too late to turn around and come back" she said but I ignored her, I had gone too far to stop now.

I was just a few meters away from Alessio's office where according to Christopher, I would find a map showing where his drug cartels were. As I crawled above what I guessed was the study by the smell of new books, I heard the sound of a guitar and wondered if it was Alessio playing or one of his guards. I settled on his guards as Alessio didn't seem like someone who played any kind of instruments, The only instrument I imagined him ever playing was a gun and if all went well that night, I would prove it right.

I carefully crawled across the study trying not to attract the attention of whoever was playing the guitar and I succeeded.

Sadie informed me that I was now above Alessio's office, she was tracking me through a chip that she planted on me and was monitoring everything from a van that was parked two streets away from the mansion. The plan was simple, sneak into Alessio's office, get the map, call Sadie to meet me outside the gate, sneak out, get in the van, and get some tequila to celebrate. The tequila was Sadie's idea, I felt bad dragging her into such a dangerous mission but I needed her as she was the only hacker I knew, plus I could use a bit of her moral support while I embarked on such a dangerous mission.

I opened the vent ceiling, let down the rope, and slid down into Alessio's office. Alessio was supposedly home so I had to be quick before I would get caught by him or his guards,  I was afraid of what would become of me if I was found. I moved swiftly around the room, searching for a black envelope as Christopher had said but it was nowhere to be found. I retrieved my phone from my back pocket and texted Christopher to tell him that I couldn't find the black envelope anywhere.

As I awaited Christopher's reply,  the doorknob clicked and I quickly ducked under the table. The door burst open and I caught a glimpse of a pair of beautiful black shoes which I guessed belonged to Alessio.

"What the f…. Marcus! Darren! Get in here!" He yelled and it was only then that I found out that the shoes didn't belong to Alessio. From what I gathered, Alessio had a deep and manly voice that was capable of turning girls on while sending shivers down their spine at the same time but the voice I heard sounded like that of a teenager.

"Fuck! You've been caught? Should I get the cops?" Sadie asked from over the earpods but I knew that either way I would be at the receiving end as I would be jailed for trespassing private property and intruding on Alessio's privacy.

"Not yet" I whispered from under the table.

I heard approaching footsteps and soon two new pairs of shoes came into sight.

"Someone tried to break in," the first guy said, "How can you be so sure Quinn?" One of the men asked I recognized the name as Alessio's personal assistant's name.

"Are you blind? Can't you see the rope dangling from the vent!" Quinn snapped and it was only then that it hit me that I left the rope dangling from the vent. I couldn't be blamed though, after all, Christopher was the one who gave me the wrong location on the map.

"They couldn't have gone far, I'll search the office.  You guys inform Alessio of the intruder!" Quinn ordered and soon the other two pair of shoes disappeared.

Quinn began searching every book and cranny of the office while I was shivering in fear under the table. I saw his shoes stop by a drawer and heard him open it, "They didn't get to the map" I heard him mutter, so that was where the map was hidden. I knew that I should have searched some more.

I heard the drawer close and made a mental note to get the map from it and escape if Quinn left the room without checking under the table.

I heard some footsteps and then saw someone walk in, "Alessio said to eliminate the threat once found" the person said making me gulp hard in fear, what did they mean by eliminate?" 

"She's not here, let's go check somewhere else," Quinn said and to my relief, they began to leave. Well, that was until my phone began to ring. I had a call? At this dire minutes!

"Bingo!" I heard Quinn yell and it was only a matter of seconds before I was bounded out of the table and taken to the study where Alessio was waiting. 

I spotted a guitar by his side which confirmed my suspicions that he was the one playing the guitar earlier.

"She crawled into through the vent and hid under the table" Quinn reported to a smoking Alessio.

Alessio dropped his stick of cigarettes on the table and moved closer to me, he scanned me from head to toe before saying. "Take care of her."