Chapter 1
Florence —
Today is the day. Today is the day. Today is the day. Today is the day. Today is the day. Today is the day.
I repeated this to myself every morning, every single day since I've been working at SIA (Shadow Investigations Agency). I've been yearning for me to get a big case or a job promotion since my 4th month of working here. I know I have the skills for something big and I'm not going to give up until I prove myself to everyone in this god damn agency.
I quickly went to go get changed into my clothes. My boss said he had big news for me today, he didn't specify if it was either good or bad so I guess we'll find out. Am I nervous? Yes. Of course I am. But who wouldn't be? My boss is calling me for some big news, it could be me being fired or me getting one of the biggest promotions I have gotten since I've arrived at the agency. All I can do is hope for the best and keep my head up. I put on my dark brown sweater under my white button down and khaki slacks. I slipped on my black vans and went over to the kitchen to get my protein shake I left in the fridge overnight. While I was drinking that, I started brushing my hair and undoing some knots I had. All I had left to do was brush my teeth and grab my satchel bag with my documents.
I headed out the door knowing I was doing great on time as I usually do, and locked up the apartment. I headed down to the parking lot, hopped in the car, placed my stuff down, and started driving. When I was driving the time was 7:30am. I got to the station at around 7:45 and got to my desk placing all my stuff down and setting up for the day. I've been working with this agency for a little over a year and I still haven't got any important or big cases like Detective Johnson or Detective Martinez get on a daily basis. So I really hope today is the day. I've been waiting to show off my skills all year. I let out a deep breath and closed my eyes, hoping that everything will go smoothly.
Suddenly, I hear a loud creak coming from my boss's office, Mr.Miller.
"Detective Russo, Good morning. Step into my office please." He said in a blank tone.
"Good Morning Mr.Miller" I replied back as I walked in.
"Well first things first, I'm gonna be real with you, Florence Russo. That is your name right?"
He questioned me.
"Yes that is my name, sir." I replied quickly and simple.
"Okay well, you're not in trouble or anything of that sort. In fact it is the opposite."
"After a week or two of thinking, I have a case I would like to assign you. This is a big one, but I feel like I can trust you with this one." He stated.
"Yes, sir." I replied back with a blank stare.
"I admire your hard work these past couple months, and I believe you would be perfect for this job and you are half Italian, yes?"
"Thank you.. and yes I am half Italian. What does this have to do with the case?" I furrowed my eyebrows in confusion.
"Well as I said before this is a pretty challenging case and I need someone that I can rely on. I know I've been pretty hard on you since you've came here, that's how I am with all the newbies but.. I believe you are the one for this investigation and I am definitely impressed with your talents." He started off.
"Lorenzo Garcia." He stated while putting pictures and documents of the suspect on top of the desk to show me.
"He has been a suspect of multiple crimes but we have never been able to prove or catch him for the last 8 and a half years. He's smart, careful, manipulative, but most of all he's smooth and precise with each crime. I need you to get close with him, find out how we can catch him, when we can catch him, why he does what he does, and destroy his plans from the inside out. He works for the mafia. Matter fact he is the mafia. He is their leader. Since you speak Italian and his native language is Italian as well, I believe maybe you can get some type of common characteristic and find a way to speak to him. I don't know, just anything in order to get close to him. It'll take time. He's a very closed off man. But I believe you can do this." Mr.Miller explained.
I nodded my head and I immediately felt a burst of excitement running through my veins. It sounded like a dangerous case, but I will do anything it takes to prove my worth in this company. Also to show that I'm the best detective here but that's just a bonus.. plus it seems like maybe I'll gain some experience from this if anything goes wrong.
My boss gave me the documents about Lorenzo and information I would need to know before I officially go undercover.. starting in 3 days. Yeah. 3 days is all I get to prepare. I know I can do this though. This is one of the biggest cases I've been apart of and I don't plan on losing it, this is strictly my case.
Over the next three days, I immersed myself in the world of Lorenzo Garcia. I studied every detail of his criminal activities, his connections, and his habits. I learned everything I could about the mafia and their operations. I even brushed up on my Italian language skills, making sure I didn't get nervous and mispronounce something as I always do.
As I had finally finished studying the enemy over the last 3 days.. boom. Just like that it's the day of the operation. It all starts tonight. The day I meet Lorenzo Garcia and infiltrate myself into his life.
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Author's Note
Thank you for reading the first chapter! I'm so sorry for making it so short, I just wanted to introduce you to the story so let me know if you'd like me to continue :)
