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Bellisia Ada, a soman, unaware that the man she worked for was an infamous criminal or that the woman beside her was no more Chinese than the ht, a waterfall of silk reaching to her waist She was short, delicate-looking, with small feet and hands She spoke flawlessly in the dialect JinJing spoke, laughing and gossiping co their short break

She kept her heart rate absolutely steady, the beat never rising in spite of the fact that she knew just by the heightened security and the tenseness of the guards that what she'd been looking for this past as finally here It was a good thing too Ti out fast Like most of the technicians in the laboratory, she didn't wear a watch, but she was very aware of the days and hours ticking by

JinJing waved to her and hurried out as the chi the halls was instantly let go Or at least they disappeared Rumor had it that wherever they were taken was not pleasant The Cheng Co had ood nu boss

Bellisia couldn't wait any longer She couldn't be caught in the restroo and lifelike skin of her mask and rolled them into her white lab coat She slipped off the laboratory uniforht one-piece bodysuit she wore under it--one that reflected the background around her Her shoes were crepe-soled and easy to move fast in She removed them and shoved them in one of the pockets Her pale blond hair was braided in a tight weave She was as ready as she'd ever be She slipped out, back into the narrow hallway theensured she knew exactly where most of the technicians were on the floor She knew the precise location of every camera and just how to avoid them

Once in the hall, she cliy, off-white color that looked like it had seen better days As she moved from the hallway of the laboratory to the offices the wall color changed to a ed color until she was perfectly blending in and slowed her pace Movement drew the eye, and there were far more people in the offices Most of theh to the next large bank of offices, the walls changed to a e office that mattered to her

She could see the wo at theShe was very te so close and just get the job done It would rid the world of a very evil man, but it wasn't her mission, no matter how much she wished it were The woman, Senator Violet Smythe-Freeman--now just Smythe--was herout her country and fellow GhostWalkers, the teams of soldiers few even knew existed

There was no way into the office, but that didn'tin plain sight Even if one of the men or women on the floor happened to look up they would have a difficult ti as she was careful toher way to her destination She positioned herself outside the office over the door Muting the sounds around her, she concentrated on the voices co from inside the office

Cheng faced her Even if she couldn't hear his every word because he'd soundproofed his office, she could read lips He wanted the GhostWalker progra soldiers to take apart Her stomach clenched Violet's voice was pitched low She had the ability to persuade people to do what she wanted with her voice, but Cheng seemed immune

She wanted n Maurice Stuart had na mate for the presidential election If elected, she planned to have Stuart assassinated so that she would beco would have an ally in the White House It was a siins of dark money never had to be exposed No one would know

Violet was beautiful and intelligent She was poisonous A sociopath She was also enhanced, one of the original girls Dr Whitney had found in orphanages and experimented on so that he could enhance his soldiers without hars she wanted More than anything, she wanted power

Cheng nodded his head and leaned forward, his eyes sharp, his face a mask He repeated the price Files GhostWalkers

Bellisia remained still as Violet sold out her country and fellow soldiers She told hiet to them She also told him there were copies of the files he wanted in several places, but et to The one place he had the best chance was in Louisiana, at the Stennis Center

Cheng responded adaet the files for him She was just as adaainst the GhostWalker program