My Mysterious Lover

Angel's Cruise Line

The upper deck of Angel's Cruise Line usually is not well lit in ordinary times. But because there's a celebration tonight for business people and socialites, it is well decorated with different flowers. Some guests are busy in the two-story balcony surrounding the cruise ship's deck, and some guests are with their wines and women in a vast bean pool in the middle. Red carpet to welcome each guest with staff ushering them to their respective seats.

Athena Cruz, a.k.a Bea Cruz, is seated at the main entrance, vigilantly watching each guest coming in. This will be Athena's last mission before she retires. Yes, she planned on retiring to focus on herself. She's been wandering all over the place to complete each task assigned to her, and she's done with it unless they will give her something locally. But wait, locally? Where is it? As far as she remembers, she's not a local in any country. She doesn't even know where she came from, and with her line of work, she has a lot of fake nationalities.

Her childhood memory started when she was twelve years old. Beyond that, she doesn't know anything. Revenge for her parent's death is the only thing she remembered. She consumed herself with the idea of avenging them that she forgot about herself, and retiring is her solution.

Athena's eyes lit up when she saw her target coming in with a woman holding his arm, whispering something to him. She discreetly follows them without blinking an eye to their table.

"The parrot is in," she said while looking around, making sure his bodyguards were far away. She's been following him here and there, and finally, this man settled on the cruise ship for days, giving them a chance to make a plan to deal with him.

"Honey, I'll go to the powder room," his companion said seductively.

"Be fast, honey," he replied, kissing her on her cheek.

When Athena Cruz saw his companion far from them, she took advantage of it. She walked towards him, swaying her hips. She made sure that he could see her.

"Hi, handsome! Alone?" She said sweetly. She grabbed a wine from the waiter in front of her and took a sip.

He's been paying attention to her since she started walking in his direction. The way she swayed her hips from left to right caught his attention.

"Yes, beauty. Would you like to accompany me?" He winked at her.

"My pleasure," she smiled.

"Do you have a room?" Athena sat on his lap and played with his tie. She knows Anton Baltazar's weakness, and she's using it against him. Anton smiled widely and signaled one of his bodyguards closer to him to follow them.

They left the party and headed to his room. The hallway in the VIP suites is much broader than the other hallways in the cruise ship. The soft light in the passage makes the atmosphere romantic for lovers, but not for them because they both have a hidden agenda with each other.

He started making advances on her immediately after they walked out of the party that she discreetly avoided.

"Handsome, I don't know your name yet," she said sheepishly.

"I'll let you know on my bed," he whispered. His warm breath that touches Athena's ear gives her a sense of irritation, but she has to tolerate it.

"You smell so good," he's been sniffing her since she sat on his lap earlier. Her smell is different from all the women he had on his bed. And he can't wait to have her soon.

"Oh, you're naughty," she flirted with him but cursed him inside. She hated how he touched and sniffed her, but she had to endure it for her mission. She looked around before entering his suite with him, making sure that his bodyguards were far away. She saw two on each side of the hallway's entrance, and she gave them a playful wink. They were both stunned but lowered their heads, immediately concealing their emotion. As soon as Anton and Athena entered the room, the bodyguards followed, waited, and listened outside the door for precaution. They already predict that their boss won't need them any time soon, but they do not intend to leave just yet.

"W-wait, handsome, let me do it for you..." She said, slowly untying his necktie teasing him.

"You're playing with fire beauty," he whispered and spanked her butt.

"Ohhh," she said while tempting him but holding her anger within. She knew that his bodyguards were outside the door, so she tried to calm herself and play with him a little longer.

She pushed him on the bed and continued removing his clothes slowly. He tried to remove her clothes, but she stopped him.

"I want to see your body first, handsome," she said sheepishly, sliding her point finger from his lips down to his chest then circling it around his nipple.

"You'll have it hard, beauty," he replied playfully. He wants to get further with this woman, but he must be patient to have it sweeter later.

Her face is plastered with a sweet smile while she removes his upper clothes continuously. Then, she removes his belt. She could see his manhood getting hard underneath his pants, and it made her feel shy. She tried to condition herself that it was related to her work. That's why she's doing this. If not, she probably kicked his asset hard already with all those advances he did. That's why she's doing this.

"I'm ready for you..." He said in a husky voice. Anton never let a chance slip away from his hands to sleep with women who show any hint of an initiative to him. It's one of the reasons why his uncle wasn't pleased with him, but he doesn't care.

"I know," she replied with a sweet smile plastered on her face trying to give him the most adorable smile she could give amidst her anger. But she really can't hold it anymore.

A few minutes later, the bodyguards heard a loud groan coming from their boss and a moan from the woman. The bodyguards looked at each other and shook their heads. Their boss is fast when it comes to women.

"Aargh!" he groaned. "You... b- aargh..." His bodyguards nodded at each other, taking the noise inside as a signal for them to leave them alone.

"Humph! You deserve it, pervert!" He's lucky that he just lost consciousness. Other guys who took advantage of her ended up in the hospital. Well, he might, too, when his bodyguards found him.

Athena got up and walked swiftly to the door removing her flashy red gown, revealing a tight all-black sleeveless V-neck shirt and pants both made of leather. When Anton was about to tear her clothes, her instinct to protect herself kicked in. She bent her left knee and hit his manhood as hard as she could. She looked back before opening the door looking at her masterpiece, crouching naked beside the bed.

CHAPTER 1.2 THE MISSION

She returned to her room and packed her things. She can't stay here anymore since Athena got what she needed. She might as well leave as soon as she can to avoid unnecessary trouble.

"MA (mission accomplished)!" Athena logged off and deleted all her traces. She wasn't the best hacker in their organization, but she's not bad at it.

The cruise ship will dock in a few hours in City S's newly developed tourist spot. The surrounding area of City S is mostly water and mountains.

The development in the area multiplies. It started when one cruise ship company explored the place to look for a new destination to add to their passengers' itinerary for relaxation between long travel to and fro.

Athena looked back once more at her room before she headed out to ensure that she got everything. Yes, she has had that habit since she can remember.

She is wearing her usual all-black attire but with a jacket from head-to-toe, a red wig, and a fake mole on her face. Although she had makeup on and made some changes to her look when she went to the party, being cautious is vital.

She closed her eyes and spread her arms, feeling the wind blowing in front of her. She climbed the stairs going up the deck to see the view for the last time since she didn't know when she would have an opportunity to be on a cruise ship again. It's better to enjoy it while she's still here.

Unlike a few hours ago, the deck is now quiet and darker. There are no traces left from the party that happened a while ago. Unbeknownst to Athena, people hide in the area, watching her every move and just waiting for a signal to move to catch their prey.

She looked at her watch and saw that it was precisely two o'clock in the morning. According to the cruise ship's schedule, they were supposed to dock before sunrise. She saw mountains and a few islands from a distance.

The vessel is about to enter the city in two hours and another hour to reach the dock, but she feels weird about it. From how fast the ship is sailing right now, they won't enter the city in two hours. Instead, it will take four hours! The speed slowed down by half, and she didn't have a good feeling about it. That's why she checked her watch, not because she wanted to see the time but because her wristwatch has a unique function. It is to locate her enemies hiding in the dark. It's like a compass pointing to the north, east, west, or south. Her best friend designed her watch for this reason.

Her eyes are still closed, and her arms stretched sideways, giving an illusion to her enemies that she's oblivious of her surroundings. But in fact, her ears are listening to their movements. She spun around with her arms still stretched, which stupefied her attackers. It gave her a chance to punch their faces and kick on their juniors.

She ran towards the stairs, but a muscular man with a nasty grin blocked her. She smirked, held onto the railing, and kicked him hard. The man lost his balance but was able to hold onto the bar. His back hit the metal hard, and he twisted his arms when Athena gave him another kick.

Athena stepped on his hand and gave him a mocking smile. Then she jumped down. Several men ran after her and started firing at her.

"Sh*t," she murmurs. She's pissed that they disturbed her peaceful night. She hid behind the vast palm plant in the corner, and since she was wearing all-black, the darkness in the corner engulfed her.

"Where is that woman?!" Anton roars at his men. He can't believe that his men lost her! It took them hours to find that wicked woman, and she just disappeared in front of them. He was furious and took it out to his men.

"Find her, or I'll throw you all out!" Anton said, gnashing his teeth. He can't believe that he fell into her trap. Athena heaved a sigh of relief when they started walking away from where she was hiding. And when she couldn't hear their steps anymore, she walked on the other side of the hallway.

Suddenly, "she's over there!" And the sound of the guns firing followed in all directions.

Bang!

Bang!

Bang!

Athena kept running without looking back. She has to escape!

Athena can't risk being taken by them. They didn't leave but instead waited for her to come out from her hiding spot. She looked around and found out that they had fooled her! "Smartass!" She mumbled.

"Sh*t, how stupid I am!" She said to herself. Her only option right now is to jump off the ship. She looked at the islands in the distance. She runs around, trying to find something to grab to help her on the water if she jumps off. She got a glimpse of a snorkel mask when she turned to her right. Athena Took it and put it on quickly. She looked down and saw a ladder on the other side.

"She's over there! Catch her!!!" The muscular man growled. "Welcome me," she said to the water, splashed! With her quick movements, she climbed down the ladder and jumped off the sea with her eyes close.

"F*ck! F*ck! F*ck!" Anton cursed and kicked the closest men in front of him. He can't believe they couldn't catch the woman who humiliated him a while ago. He clenched his fist and promised himself to find her no matter how long it took.

"You better find her, or I'll kill all of you!" He's so annoyed that he wants to chop them off. "I need her alive!" He roared, pulling his hair in frustration. It's a big insult to his gang that a lone woman escapes in their grasp. If his uncle Benjamin finds out about it, he might disown him and send him back to his parents, who were enjoying themselves roaming all over the world without caring if he was dead or alive.