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Ares and I were situated outside of the abandoned building. We were currently waiting for backup, and both had ear pieces in so we could easily communicate with Braun and Kayden.

"I think we should move in," Ares said, trying to go forward. But I held my arm out, effectively stopping him from moving any further.

"You're too impulsive and it's going to get you killed. We can't move in. It's just the two of us. We're extremely outnumbered. Do you have a death wish?"

He glared at me, looking at my tattooed arm that was pressed firmly against his chest. "If we don't move in right now, they'll get away."

"You think I don't know that?" I spat. "For once in your life, Valiente, just try exercising some patience. Backup should be here in the next twenty minutes."

"We don't have twenty minutes." Hepushed my arm away. "If we don't stop this operation right now, they're going to complete their exchange. And by the time our backup arrives, this place will be empty."

I held my Glock 40 calibre semi-automatic pistol in my right hand, pointing it towards the concrete ground. "Then what are you going to do, Valiente?" I scoffed. "Are you going to walk in there without a plan?"

"I don't know," he said frustratedly. "I don't fucking know. How are you not demanding that backup try to get here faster? You're the one who's been wanting to arrest Antonio for the past three weeks."

"Yes, but I'm not running into the arms of death," I said sternly. "Your impulsivity will be your downfall one day, Ares. Remain fucking calm."

He shook his head, smiling, but I knew it was due to his growing frustration. "Kayden," he said aloud. "Kayden, do you copy?"

"Copy." We heard Kayden’s voice through our ear pieces. "You two still doing good there? The rest of the team are ten minutes out."

"Yeah we're good," I answered gruffly.

"Doesn't sound like it," Kayden said. "You sound pissed, Nicolas."

I only sighed as Ares and I glared at each other. "That's what happens when your partner wants to walk into a fucking drug deal, all guns blazing, without backup," I muttered. "Do we have any units in the surrounding area?"

"I'll check. Give me one minute." There was silence in our ear pieces as we waited for him to answer. Unfortunately, Ares completely disregarded our orders and disappeared from my line of vision, stealthily approaching the two guards that were stationed outside of the warehouse.

I couldn't call him to come back, because that would've gotten us spotted. "Fuck," I said to myself. "Braun, Kayden. Come in."

"Calisto," I heard Asher's voice. "Everything still going as planned?"

"No." I kept an eye on Ares, who luckily still hadn't been seen by the two men. "Ares just went fucking rogue. He's approaching the warehouse as we speak. Should I move in?"

"Shit," Asher mumbled. "Yes, cover him. The rest of the team will be there shortly."

"Yes, sir."

"One more thing," Asher said before I could take a step forward. "Please don't get yourself killed. I'll deal with Valiente later."

"Don't do anything demented. You might be on a sabbatical, but you're still an agent." I looked over at Ares, placing my hands behind my head and propped my feet up on the table.

"Something demented? Like what?" I asked, feigning innocence.

"Like kill someone." I eyed Ares as though he were psychotic, but in actuality, I was the real psycho here. "Don't give me that look, Nico. I know you better than you know yourself. I see that deranged look in your eye if another man so much as breathes in your girl’s direction."

"I have no idea what you're talking about, and I don't have a girl." I was still being in denial about my relationship. A relationship I was yet to make official. Gabriella was the kind of woman who wanted me to ask her to be mine.

Little did she know, she's been tied to me since the day we first met.

"Yeah?" He laughed. "So the guy you asked me to take care of the other night didn't have anything to do with Gabriella?" he asked in a mocking tone of voice.

I gave him a bored look, shrugging my shoulders. "No."

"Then you wouldn't mind if I set her up with my brother, would you?" I raised an eyebrow at that.

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