Is this destiny?

The competition with riffles was ongoing and Aiden\'s focus was moving from the shooters to Sarah.

Somehow, seeing her there gave him peace of mind, and he wished for those riffle-shooters to work faster so that he can start, win, and join his wife.

"You are Alex, right?"

Aiden closed his eyes and started counting from ten backward. He didn\'t need to look to know that the female voice belongs to Mila. What a bother. Well, it took her long enough.

Aiden thought that pesky women will swarm him right away, and when they didn\'t, a part of Aiden hoped they gave up. A man can hope.

His lack of response didn\'t discourage Mila as she sat next to him on the bench. Too close.

Aiden scooted away from her until he reached a guy who glared at him from his left.

Aiden ignored him. He does not have time for any nonsense and standing up will not serve any purpose.

"Why are you ignoring me?", Mila asked in a whiny voice. "I only want to talk. Not to eat you up. Not yet, at least."

Aiden rolled his eyes. "I\'m focusing on the competition. It\'s not personal."

Mila leaned closer and looked at Aiden provocatively. "How can you say it\'s not personal when you don\'t want to talk to a girl who made the first move on you?"

Aiden sneered. "It\'s not personal because I would ignore any girl, no matter what she tries. Any… except for one."

Mila made a face. "What does Olga have that I don\'t?"

"She has me.", Aiden responded flatly and focused on the ongoing competition.

Aiden was surprised that Mila knows Sarah\'s current alias. Sarah disclosed it to only a few people… but news travels fast.

Aiden reminded himself not to look in Sarah\'s direction. He can imagine that Sarah is boiling from rage, even though she knows that Mila has no chance of doing anything.

Just as Aiden suspected, if looks could kill, Mila would be minced meat from Sarah\'s furious glare.

"Look at that slut… taking advantage of me not being there…", Sarah squeezed through her teeth.

"Ah, the other one is making a move on my man also!", Sarah said in a furious whisper when Sveta moved a guy who was on Aiden\'s left so that she can sit next to Aiden, sandwiching him between Sveta and Mila.

Two seconds later, Aiden lost his patience and stood up to walk on the side, but that didn\'t change the fact that those two nobodies made a move on Aiden as soon as he was available. Someone will pay for this!

Hong exhaled dejectedly, unsure how to pacify Sarah. He hoped that she will not do anything stupid. They reached all the way here, and if Sarah blows their cover now… he does not want to think about it.

Hong was contemplated what to say, when he noticed Zdravko several rows below, waving to get Hong\'s attention.

Hong patted Sarah\'s shoulder before saying only for Sarah to hear. "Zdravko wants something… I guess we will find out if we can leave tomorrow or not…"

Sarah perked up. If they can leave, that would be wonderful.

Sarah has so many plans! She wants to check on Igor (her latest project). The big guy must be confused with this sudden turn of events where they turned from Natalia\'s underlings to some unknown group. Sarah needs to sit with him for a lengthy talk. Sarah would also love to see her fur-babies and kids and sisters and get another checkup.

Aiden is eager to get the latest ultrasound photos and to hear the heartbeat. Based on online research, their baby is the size of a raspberry, and Sarah can\'t wait to see how that looks like. And another thing is that the pregnancy is far enough for them to find out the gender of the baby through a blood test. Ah, Sarah hopes for mini-Aiden!

Sarah was in her baby-world, when they announced that the competition with riffles ended, and that means Aiden is next!

She was focused on Aiden and she didn\'t notice that someone sat in Hong\'s place. Well, she noticed, but she thought that Hong returned. She was curious to find out what Zdravko said, but whatever it is, it will wait until Aiden\'s competition is over. Sarah does not want to miss a thing.

"I was hoping for a chance to talk to you…"

Sarah was surprised by an unknown, yet somewhat familiar voice.

"What?"

Sarah blinked when her eyes met Dusan\'s. Is he smiling at her? Is he flirting with her? That was… unexpected. Sarah was so consumed with thoughts of women flocking around Aiden that she totally neglected the possibility that someone will try to seduce her. But… this can\'t be just flirting. Considering that Dusan is from Iskra\'s camp, he wants to use her to get to Aiden… somehow.

"Is it unusual that I would be interested in getting to know you?", Dusan asked.

"Yeah. You know that I am a honeytrap that Natalia set up for Alex. Why would you try to flirt with me?"

"Straightforward. I like that. What did Natalia offer you to keep Alex by your side?"

"Do you think you can offer me something better?", Sarah guessed the purpose of his appearance.

Dusan didn\'t deny it. "Everyone knows that Natalia is lacking resources. It would be good for you to consider switching sides. You never know what might be on the table...", Dusan ended his talk by brushing the back of his palm over Sarah\'s forearm slowly.

Sarah smiled while suppressing her urge to snap his neck. "Let me guess. You are part of the deal?"

"If you wish…"

Sarah\'s eyes stirred with madness and she licked her lips slowly. "You know… I don\'t like to make a deal before I try the merchandise."

Dusan grinned. "What do you suggest?"

…

Outside... 

Zdravko led the way further from the path, and he made sure no one can hear them before he spoke.

"I don\'t know whose eyes you caught, but you can leave tomorrow after Alex finishes his third event."

Hong was pleased that they can leave, but he was confused by Zdravko\'s choice of words. "Why do you say that?"

"Because several teams wanted to go out, and they got rejected. When I asked about you leaving, my superior said \'no\' right away. However, ten minutes later, I get a call from him saying that you are clear to go."

Hong nodded slowly. "Is that a good thing or a bad thing?"

Zdravko shrugged. "I don\'t know. The main entry is notified to allow you unobstructed entry and exit. You need to return before the next round starts, by nine o\'clock in the morning, three days from now, and Alex will be fine to proceed with the competition..."

Hong was unsure what to think of this news that Zdravko delivered and the only thing that made sense was that Alex caught the eye of someone up in the chain of command. An Elder, maybe? Whoever it is, Zdravko made a point that them leaving is an exception, so it is someone influential.

Hong arrived to see that Aiden is at the final set, and he is currently in the strong lead.

Hong reached his seat and looked around when he realized that there is a problem. Where is Sarah?

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