Mikaela snatches his arm and twists it around so hard Tyler screams.
"Okay, okay! Jesus!"
Mikaela releases him, and Tyler moves out of his way, tending to his sore arm, clearly irritated.
"Crazy Bastard." he mutters in a low voice, subconsciously trying to avoid provoking Mikaela again.
— • —
The air in the office is cold and dry since the air conditioners are on. The blinds are shut, and the only source of illumination in the room is a little lamp on the brown office desk. The light reflects the pale face of the Director-General, who is wearing a white shirt with the top buttons undone, her black hair blending in the darkness.
"Director Park Eun-bi." Mikaela bows his head down in respect.
Director Park smiles, "Reeves, Intelligence told me that you were able to accomplish the mission. Another flawless victory, especially since you rejected the offer to be paired up with another agent."
Mikaela's face remains emotionless. "I've already proven time and time again that I work better alone."
The director chuckles, shaking her head, "Yes. Yes, you have. But you can't take all the credit for the success of this mission, you know? What about intelligence?"
'Do you mean the buzz in my ear that you make me endure?'
The sudden sound of the door opening startled Mikaela, moving his gaze from the director to the entrance in an instant. A short chubby brunette girl wearing glasses in a grey hoodie and blue jeans barges in. Her id card around the neck has her name in bold letters; Darcy Wires.
"Miss Wires, how nice of you to finally join us. I was just congratulating both of you for a job well done."
Darcy giggles nervously, rubbing her sweating hands together, "As much I appreciate the recognition Director Park, Agent Mikaela is the one who deserves all the praise. He did the dirty work while I sat comfortably behind a computer."
'While yapping my ear off, but at least she knows who got the job done so I'll give her that.'
"Don't undermine your role, dear. Without your research, we wouldn't have known their location." Director Park corrects her before clearing her throat, "Speaking of the gang, I'm afraid we still have unfinished business with them. Miss Wires…" The director nods at her.
"Right…" She hurriedly sets up the projector. An illustrated logo of two letter Bs, side to side, one of the Bs inverted, adorned with red thorny vine-like snakes and a sword made out of a bone in the middle. "They call themselves the Guild Of Blood and Bones. A criminal organization consisting of mostly beta males that occupy the low ranking positions. This symbol is usually tattooed on their back, chest, or private areas. Their nefarious activities range from unlawful loans to illegal drug trade."
"And now…" Director Park chips in, "They have added human trafficking to the list."
"Human trafficking?!" Mikaela exclaims, "Hold on, You don't mean-"
"Yes," Darcy cuts him off, "Reports from our undercover agents confirm this. Now, all those FBI cold cases of missing young adults make sense now."
"Most of them are Omegas." The director holds eye contact with Mikaela after saying this.
Mikaela freezes, clenching both fists.
"We have reasons to believe that The Guild's benefactors and sponsors are among the most prominent figures in Society. I'm talking about heads of cooperations, business moguls, politicians, you name it. All sponsors or direct clients."
"Allegedly." Director states.
"Right, no solid evidence on anyone. But one interesting person; Ceo Jang Ji-hoon of Jang (Automotive) Industries and the current head of the Jang Dynasty. A lot of our strong leads led back to the Jangs, particularly him." Darcy moved to the next slide that showed a blurry photo of a side profile shot of Ji-hoon in a dark suit next to a muscular shirtless man whose chest had the Guild's symbol branded.
Mikaela takes a good look at the man. He was clearly an alpha, a dark skinned Korean male, had slicked back hair and as much as he hated to admit it— stupidly attractive.
"Okay clearly you both aren't just feeding me this information for the fun of it. What do you want me to do, Director?"
Director Park smiles, "I want you to go undercover. Currently he is looking for a new secretary. You'll be that secretary."
Mikaela's brows immediately shoot up. In all his six years of being an agent, he has never gone undercover for a mission before. It wasn't his field.
"Director-"
The director raises her right hand to halt him, "I know what you're about to say, and Yes, I am aware that you're more of an action agent than an undercover spy and while this situation isn't Ideal for a novice, I believe that you're best suited for the job."
He can't argue with Director Park when she says something like that, "Ok but why his secretary? Why not his bodyguard?"
Darcy adjusts her glasses, "Sources say his secretary has more access to him than anyone since he mostly spends his time in his office, and his secretary usually serves as his driver."
Director Park places her hands together, "So are you in?"
Mikaela hesitates but nods.
The director nods respectfully back at him, "Excellent." She turns her attention to Darcy, "Miss Wires, can you excuse us for one moment? I have something I'd like to say to Agent Mikaela alone."
Darcy bows her head down before stepping out.
— • —
After a few minutes, Mikaela exits the office, opening the door to find Darcy outside waiting.
He raises a brow at her, "Got something else to add?"
Darcy fidgets her fingers together as she visibly contemplates revealing this vital piece of information to him, avoiding eye contact.
"Um…you have to be careful, Mikaela. Don't know if the director has already told you this, but word from our sources report that Ji-hoon is a massive pervert.