Unmasked: Volume Three by Cassia Leo

Author:Cassia Leo
Language: eng
Format: mobi, epub
ISBN: 9781499608366
Publisher: CreateSpace Independent Publishing Platform
Published: 2014-08-15T04:00:00+00:00

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AFTER THIRTEEN DAYS of being Daimon’s student, my body and mind are both exhausted and invigorated. I feel like a new person. A better person.

According to Daimon, my training made me the perfect candidate for a job as an assassin. The only things I need to work on are embracing technology and weapons, and learning some foreign languages. We argued about the effectiveness of weapons for hours before I finally conceded to his point that it is always better to be prepared for anything.

Victor’s wife and three children arrived from their three-week trip to Brazil last night. They were too exhausted to spend time socializing with us, but they’re full of energy this morning as they scurry about the huge kitchen helping themselves to a traditional French breakfast of coffee, fromage blanc with fruit, and sliced baguettes with fresh butter and jam.

The three children, ages eight, eleven, and fifteen, speak in rapid-fire French that sounds almost musical. Eight-year-old Louis sits next to me at the breakfast table as I’m pouring some corn flakes into a bowl.

“You are American?” he asks, then he takes a spoonful of fromage and strawberry preserves into his mouth.

“Don’t ask stupid questions, Louis,” snaps fifteen-year-old Victoria. “I’m sorry for my brother,” she continues, taking a seat on my other side.

Daimon sits across from me wearing a slight grin as he drinks his coffee and eats his baguette.

“I am not stupid,” Louis retorts, and Victoria shakes her head in dismay.

“It’s fine. I don’t mind answering. Yes, I’m American. Have you been to America?”

Eleven-year-old Vanessa sits across from Victoria. “We have been to New York and Florida and California.”

I swallow my shame as I realize these children have seen more of America than I have. “Which did you like the best?” I ask as I pour some milk into my bowl of cereal.

“California,” Vanessa replies. “New York was cold and so many people. And Florida was so hot and so many bugs.”

“I like New York,” Victoria says, sipping her café au lait. “I want to live in New York.”

“You can’t live in New York!” Louis shouts in my left ear. “They don’t like ugly people in America.”

“Be quiet. Nobody was talking to you,” Vanessa interjects.

“Shh! All of you be quiet. You are annoying our guests,” Victor’s wife Imane says, taking a seat next to Vanessa.

I look at Daimon and he’s still smiling. I don’t know what he’s thinking, but I’m beginning to feel like fate may have intervened at the right moment for us. I am definitely not ready to deal with children at this juncture in my life.

Victor enters the kitchen with his cell phone pressed to his ear and a worried look on his face. He and Daimon lock eyes, then he nods toward the other room. Daimon looks at me and nods for me to join him.

“Bring your food. You need to eat.”

One thing I’ve learned about Daimon these past two weeks, which did not surprise me at all, is how bossy he is.

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