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chapter 1

Clicking her latest client's number she waited as it rang. When they answered she turned on a setting that changed how her voice sounded. "Done," She said before hanging up.

Going through her contracts she pressed her cleaner's contact sending a quick text with the address and room number of the victim.

Quickly after that, a notification came to her real phone, and 3 million dollars were deposited into one of her overseas accounts.

She grabbed her laptop out of the briefcase and sat it on the table near her. She sat down comfortably waiting for it to load.

Typing quickly she illegally hacked into the hotel security footage looking for the cameras from today with her visibly in it.

Of all the skills Ari had picked up over the years, hacking was by far the hardest to learn and the most helpful.

It helped her gain access to her targets' personal affairs so that she could find their routines.

However, it also helped her in times like this, and most importantly allowed her to keep her identity as an assassin hidden.

Most didn't seem to know that the reaper was a woman. Not even her top clients.

She never trusted them enough to even meet them in person which is why most of their dealings were on untraceable phones.

It's how she managed to stay in the shadows for so long, always evading the police and being one step ahead of all of her enemies.

With her profession, she had a long list of people who wanted her dead. Therefore, she couldn't be too careful.

This was one of the main lessons she was taught as a child by her dad. She couldn't afford to let her guard down or it would cost her her life.

After she was finished photoshopping herself out of all the camera footage she packed up her gun and started to put the glass back on the window.

Being careful not to leave any evidence, she wiped everything she came into contact with.

Finally walking out of the room, she walked through the hotel hallway avoiding all of the cameras.

Smoothly ascending the staircase she proceeded to the parking garage to retrieve her all-black Lamborghini truck.

It was a gift from her brother for her 20th birthday and is one of her favorite cars to drive. It had tinted windows and stars on the interior.

She always loved stars' interior designs and it made her feel special when her brother remembered.

As she drove off her phone rang showing her brother's contact information. She clicked the answer button in her car causing it to connect to Bluetooth.

"Hey, are you going to make it today?" Armani, Ari's brother asked as the phone was answered.

While driving through city traffic, Ari asked, "Yea, who's going to be there?". It was around 6 o'clock so she had just run into Chicago's rush hour.

"Just me and you, I know your ass hates it when the gang comes," He said chuckling thinking about the last time all of them were there.

Every Tuesday Ariana and Armani always make time to go to the gym together.

Mainly to stay in shape and stay sharp on their skills but it was also just to spend quality time together though neither of them would admit it.

Ari rolled her eyes thinking about the time Armani had brought his friends to the gym.

She had to cuss their asses out because they wouldn't stop hitting on her and they were all trying desperately to impress her.