DARKSIDE
"What," he let out breathily, closing his eyes then opening them again to continue, "do you think you're doing, Ms. Newton?" he asked, his eyes holding the same guarded glint.
"The scar," she said, only to have the male beside her turn into a statue.
"It's...Your face...You're-”
But Nova didn't get to complete her sentence for it was unclear what happened the exact next second.
One moment, Nova was being pushed, the second she was being pressed against a wall; the wall beside the door.
Eyes furrowed and hands trying to move, she figured out that she was in no state of getting away from him.
"Derek, w-"
"Sh..." he stopped her, mid-sentence.
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Nova Newton is perfect at everything she does, she has everything you could wish for. The thing that she wanted the most was a placement in the MI-6 and she earned it on her own by studying day and night and finally getting a recommendation from her university.
What she never really wanted was a neighbour with a questionable past. And for that same person to be her boss? But she is to work with him under a ruse and have a fake engagement with him, through which she gets to learn what exactly it is that is questionable from his past.
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Inspired from 'On the Face of It' by Susan Hill.
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Chapter: 10 | The PenthouseDinner date with the boss, surely nothing could go wrong? Except for everything!Nova knew all of this wasn't actually what it seemed to be right now, this wasn't as wrong as it sounded but she couldn't help her morals. After all, she was her disguised boss's fiance now and that had to speak for itself. And if they were making it a news they sure had it all planned, surely there wasn't going to be any problems.But no matter what, Nova had to be prepared for any situation that could go wrong and she had been thinking about all of this while getting ready for the date.Glancing at the million pounds worth of ring – a ring that was a lie, a lie that was for the benefit of her country as well as for the world – she sighed in front of the mirror.It was clear that Officer Adams and her would be shifting to a penthouse, and Nova already felt the pressure of telling her parents about this. S
Last Updated: 2020-07-15
Chapter: 09 | Nova or Eva?Her plan, however, didn't really work out. Because she didn't get the time neither the opportunity to even execute it for one whole week and a half.Mr. Adams had been away for some other case he had. He was busy wrapping the current one up and scheming for the next both at the same time – James had told her.Meanwhile, she had to learn some fighting techniques and get a full body checkup and give tests every day. She wouldn't say it was exhausting because doing all that – at least she wasn't getting bored all alone in her home. She already knew self-defence and some tid-bits of karate, it wasn't very hard for her to get a hang of the things her instructor told her.She got a kind of secretary of her own, who picked her up and dropped her off and took her to wherever they had to go as she was new there. But now she didn't really need him because she was getting to know about the places she needed to be at. If s
Last Updated: 2020-07-13
Chapter: 08 | Assignment and AnalysisOne month, however, was not enough, and Nova would have known it had she thought of the amount of learning and reading and studying she had to do to clear her finals. She had asked to have her finals taken earlier than everybody else after all. And Cambridge agreed to take her finals before than normal because MI6, of course, was a big deal. And although not many people new about it but the officials and main executors did have the perfect idea of what was going on.But Nova Newton was a perfectionist and because of the character-slip she had experienced precisely one month ago while going to the headquarters, she made sure she was going to be as ready as ever for whatever whoever had to throw at her.And that was why, after one month of exams and research and studying and investigating and learning and going back and forth to the Uni, she was finally at peace. Though she didn't really feel any different because being a perfectionist also
Last Updated: 2020-07-09
Chapter: 07 | Officer to Mister"Mr. Adams will just be fine, Ms. Newton."Nova could not find her voice. He was...His voice was sort of rough yet smooth, she didn't know she could describe it except that it sounded very powerful, commanding and all she could do was stare at him."I'm aware Ms. Newton, that my face, or perhaps what's on it, is quite the catch but I would prefer it if my assistant looked more at the case at hand than ogle the damage," he said and again she was brought back to the reality.He's witty.When her brain registered just what he had meant by his words she noticed it. On the right side of his face, under his eyes and a bit lower down his cheekbones, there lay a scar. At least she guessed it was a scar. A scar caused by burn. But it was fainter now, she thought, because you could hardly see it.His dark hair some of which fell down at his forehead almost reaching his per
Last Updated: 2020-07-09
Chapter: 06 | Black CarsThe feeling was like she had never felt ever before; she was beyond happy. She felt as if the purpose of her entire life was completed then and she was extremely excited to give her parents the news.But, she wasn't sure what kind of reaction to expect from them.She knew her Mother and Father would just be as excited and proud of her as she was, if not more. She just couldn't wait to spill the beans out. But she knew she couldn't because Professor Fehling didn't tell the alternative yet and she could not tell them about the real thing.Working as an assistant to one of the MI-6 officers was one very big deal, it was a secret investigation bureau and she couldn't fathom how she landed in it. Sure she'd hoped to have a placement there but suggested by the college
Last Updated: 2020-05-21
Chapter: 05 | Internships and PlacementsSomehow, Nova didn't know how exactly, but Abby had her number. And was now asking her who she was going to observe or to quote Abby, 'who's gonna be your test object?'When Nova told her that she didn't decide on it but was thinking to observe one of her neighbors Abby sighed and Nova heard her mutter'she's got one, too' but didn't ask her about it.Though, it was clear that Abby did not have anyone to write the report on Nova still wondered who she'll end up with, but prayed for the girl.Sure she didn't exactly know her but it was clear that she was really outgoing and friendly. And th
Last Updated: 2020-05-21
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