27th September- Berlin, Germany
Han and Gisele's apartment
Dom's POV
"Okay so based on all the information we have the next convoy in this area gets deployed tonight." Brian said to me quietly.
"Yeah. You think the other team will be out as well?" I asked just as quietly. We were sitting out in the lounge room and everyone else was in the kitchen finishing off breakfast.
"Yeah I think so. You know after the other team pulled off that job last week it's going to get harder from here on out. The convoy's trips are already getting less frequent." I nodded and agreed with him.
"Yeah…I've been thinking maybe we should send Mia and Lexie back." I said quietly in case Mia was eaves dropping again.
"She won't go."
"She doesn't have a choice if you ask her to." I said giving Brian a look.
"Why now? We're only like three nearly four weeks in."
"I'm thinking we may have to head underground like the other team soon. Just in case you know. I don't want to drag Mia and Lexie along."
"I get what you mean and on one level I agree but at the same time I'm not going to make Mia do something she doesn't want to either." I sighed but nodded and let the matter drop for the moment.
"Hey guys." Roman said as he and Han walked into the room.
"So we cool to do the job tonight." I nodded and we spoke briefly about the plan again. Nothing had really changed but I knew that would soon change. It was only a matter of time before the military started changing routes, adding more security or what I dreaded the most the convoys becoming even less frequent or stopping in this area all together.
"I'm going to go for a drive just to clear my head a bit." I said to Brian as I got up and left.
27th September- Berlin, Germany
Industrial lot
I drove not really caring where I was heading as long as I knew how to get back I didn't care. I ended up passing our warehouse and about ten minutes after that I noticed another warehouse the same sort as ours. Frowning I slowed down, pulling over as I watched from a distance as I saw movement. These warehouses were supposed to be abandoned but clearly this one wasn't which made me wonder if this was the other team's hideout. Carlos did say theirs was close to ours.
I ended up getting out of my car, creeping closer to get a better look. There weren't many people, just a few outside looking over a jeep and having a smoke. There was a tall man that had a harsh look about him and just by the way he spoke and moved I had no doubt this guy was the leader we'd heard about. There were voices from inside the warehouse as well but no one stepped out, instead the few that where outside cast a look around before stepping back in. I ended up crouching behind the bushes for hours and in that time people came in and out but I wasn't close enough to see their faces; not that they turned much in my direction either.
There was a young woman though that came out after a while and I noticed as the leader, Demetri, said something in German causing everyone that was outside with them hurry back inside so that only the woman and Demetri were left. I couldn't hear what they were saying as they spoke in hushed tones but it was clear by the way he touched her they were very much together. He leaned down to kiss the woman and I assumed the woman kissed him back, seeing as her back was to me, before pulling away as Demetri stalked off into the warehouse leaving the woman outside alone. It seemed like the minute she was alone her whole stance crumbled, even though her back was to me she looked broken as she just bowed her head, shoulders hunched and shaking slightly. There was something about seeing the woman crying that had an affect me and tugged at my heart. Looking her over everything about her seemed so familiar but yet so different at the same time. I looked around there was no one outside and she didn't seem to be carrying a gun I noticed. I thought about getting the woman's attention but I stayed where I was as I heard a shout from inside and the woman suddenly straightened. I watched as she quickly wiped her eyes going back to the way she looked when she exited the building but it was clear to me especially after seeing her broken two seconds ago that it was entirely for show.
I watched as she scurried back inside, but I stayed hidden for a couple more minutes until I was sure they weren't watching and no one was about to come out. I quickly got up, bolting for the car as I got back in my car and sped off back to the apartment. There were only two thoughts in my mind and that was the young woman's name that I'd heard being called, Lia, and though none of my business the other was what could have made a woman like that so upset. I thought for a moment as I came to the conclusion that it could very well be the woman who had been beaten for the slip up, it did seem likely after all. It was only the second person from the other team we had a name for, so I intended to see if I could get any information on the woman. Then maybe some of my questions would be answered, not just on the woman, but the other team as well.
27th September- Berlin, Germany
Han and Gisele's apartment
"Hey you've been gone for hours, thought something must have happened." Brian said as I walked in the door. I smiled and shook my head.
"Nah just went for a drive."
"Alright well you ready? We've got about half an hour before have to head out to the warehouse." I nodded and went to my room pulling out my laptop. Quickly pulling up the name database I had, I entered the name Lia and entered in as much info as I could on her. Waiting for the results I was left disappointed when only a date of birth and a last name showed up; there wasn't even a picture of her. Sighing I shut my computer and put it away,still bugged by the woman's identity. Lia Thomas. The name didn't suit the woman and to have so little information made me think it was an alias. If that was the case I'd never get to know anything about the woman or her team.
"Dom you ready?" Han said as he stood at my door. I nodded following him out, kissing goodbye to Mia and Alexis on the way out.
"Please be careful." Mia said to me quietly as I smiled softly at her and nodded.
"Always."
27th September- bBrlin, Germany
Other team's warehouse
General POV
"Lia are you okay? You've seemed… out of it since that night at the club with that group." Ana asked her friend.
"I'm fine Ana." Lia answered somewhat hesitantly.
"Did you know them?" Lia paused before smiling slightly.
"No not at all. I just didn't want to be around the club when the big boss came out." The two women smiled sadly at each other, it was short lived though as their smiles dropped at their names being called. Being the only women in the group they'd learnt early on that some of the men in the team were total pigs and had no respect for women. The two bosses being the main ones.
"There's a new protocol, you all have to wear these while jumping, we can't have another mistake. Ana, you and Christian are working together again. He's waiting by the car for you." Ana nodded at Demetri, taking the ski mask and gloves he held out to her. Sparing a glance towards Lia, making sure she was going to be okay, before hurrying away.
"Everything okay Demetri?" Lia asked. She had been unfortunate when she first became part of the team to catch the eye of the boss. After many attempts of trying to put distance between them, she had had no success. It had led to eventually becoming his girlfriend; if you could call it that. The thought had never sat well with her.
"Yes everything is fine, except you have not been to see me once this week." He stated as he invaded her personal space.
"I'm sorry, I've had a lot of things to do out of town this week."
"Again?" He questioned, his tone accusing.
"I told you I often have business outside of town." She said to him softly. His stare was piercing and she flinched when his hand suddenly appeared in front of her face, instead of the pain she was used to feeling it gently grasped her face and pulled it towards his.
"Well you can make it up to me tonight." It was a demand not a invitation but she nodded anyway, trying hard not to shiver in disgust as he leant forward kissing her. She relaxed after he pulled away, letting her go leaving her to follow him like normal. She tried to seem normal as she got in the car with him and Gabriel, her normal partner in crime, he was one of the only men in the team that was actually decent.
27th September- Berlin, Germany
Hijacking convoy
"Gabriel you're up." Demetri stated hurriedly as he sided the car up next to the military truck. In less than a minute Gabriel had himself out of the car and onto the trucks roof. Lia moved her ski mask over her face, her gloves already in place as she prepared to follow the same route as her teammate. Suddenly a hand grabbed her arm, haulting her movements.
"You will meet me tonight." He stated aggressively as she nodded mutely, waiting for him to release her seeing as he was pleased with her answer. She didn't hesitate before she too made the jump onto the military truck. Her feet had barely touched the roof when she swore clinging to the truck as it suddenly swerved, her teammate trying to take down the driver on his own.
"Fucking hell Gabriel." She muttered quietly when she finally managed to stand up after the truck stopped swerving. Hearing a thump behind her made her blood run cold and turn suddenly. She took a step back as a figure scaled the truck.
"Looks like this one's already taken." A sandy blonde haired man said to his partner as he too came into view.
"Looks that way." The other was a man seeming to be of Asian descent.
"Sorry, it's all yours." The blonde one said before raising his walkie talkie to his mouth.
"Yo Dom this one's taken, come in close again will ya so we can jump back."
"Geez O'Connor didn't you check that before you made the jump." The two men smiled tensely at her before jumping back over the edge and onto the top of the other car and then they disappeared. Her heart still hammering in her chest long after they were gone, and though she was on top of a moving truck she was unable to move.
"LIA!" Snapping out of her haze she turned, swinging herself into the cabin of the truck and landed next to her partner.
"What was with that back up there?"
"Other team." She responded quietly as they drove fast towards the usual meet up point.
28th September- Berlin, Germany
Han and Gisele's apartment
Dom's POV
"Well that kinda sucked." Han said as we all walked back into the apartment early in the morning.
"We got four trucks that was one up from the other team." Brian said as he crashed on the lounge.
"Yes speaking of the other team, did I hear right? Did you guys run into them?" Gisele asked as she sat on the other lounge with Han.
"Yeah they'd already taken over the truck, we weren't about to go up against them. If they hadn't have already gotten rid of the driver we might have." Han said.
"No its better to just stay out of their way all together. New rule if we do come into contact with the other team we leave them be; we've all heard how the boss is. We don't need anyone signing their life over to them." I said and they all agreed without any fight.
"So what next?" Brian asked me.
"Same as before we all hit seven trucks tonight that was over half their convoy, they'll be upping security so we lay low for the week again and just watch them and see what they do. Hopefully it won't be long before another convoy gets put together." I stated as we all agreed to turn in for at least a couple of hours of sleep.