{Emily}

"Why are we here again?" I asked.

For whatever the reason Dominic decided to have Toby and I ride along with him to an office building. It was similar to the one that Toby and I had worked in before we got caught and brought back to A-Circle.

Dominic looked at me. "This company is called: Signa Inc. It's sort of a parent company to A-Circle Labs. We're to discuss the contract renewal with them for government funding."

"Why?" I asked.

He tilted his head. "Huh?"

"Why does A-Circle need government funding?" I asked, "I mean doesn't A-Circle get most of their lab rats from people who sell their family members to them?"

He laughed a wicked laugh. "I would tell you but I can't and once you become the leader of A-Circle you'll find out why."

Toby rolled his eyes. "Let me guess, this is just the business side of A-Circle isn't it?"

Dominic nodded. "Yup and you guys will enter the building as my personal assistants. You will only speak when spoken to and other than that you two are to be seen and not heard."

"We're not kids last time I checked!" I snapped.

He shook his head in dismay. "You are really something you know that? Whatever, just be respectful, okay?"

"Fine…" I said.

When we entered the office building we went to the elevator and went up to the fifth floor. We went over to a desk that a young woman who was the receptionist. She looked up at Dominic and I tried so hard not to gag when she gave him a flirting smile. She frowned when she saw me and I averted my gaze to stare up at the nearby clock on the wall as if I was fascinated by it.

"Hey Claire," Dominic said, "It's good to see you again! We're here to see President Mike for our 2 o'clock appointment."

Claire nodded. "Okay then, I'll check you in along with your…"

"They're my new personal assistants," Dominic said. He pointed to me. "This is Emily and the young man standing beside her is Toby."

If I didn't know any better I swear I heard venom in his voice when he said the name I went by when I left A-Circle. Claire nodded again. "Alright then, he'll be with you shortly."

When we sat down in the waiting area Dominic snarled into my ear, "Remember to be respectful! At least remember that!"

I rolled my eyes. "Yes dad, I got it!"

Dominic looked down at my boobs and then back up at my face. "Don't test me."

I swallowed the bile that rose up in the back of my throat. I made sure I kept my composure the best I could when Claire called our names and we headed over to a conference room. The conference room had a big round table with six different men and one woman sitting around the table. One of the men stood up when he was dressed in a blue suit jacket with a white shirt and black tie; he also wore blue pants and black dress shoes to complete the outfit. He had short blonde hair and green eyes.

He walked up to Dominic and smiled. "Ah it's good to see you again Mr. Anderson!" He held out a hand and Dominic shook it.

Dominic nodded and said, "It's good to see you too President Mike and you know what we're here for today."

"Yes, come have a seat and close the door behind you," President Mike said.

The woman sitting at the table looked up at Toby and I and frowned. "President Mike?"

President Mike looked at the woman. "Yes Melody?"

"Well um, is it okay for personal assistants to be involved in this meeting? I mean, there is classified information that's going to be shared here," Melody asked.

President Mike smiled. "It's perfectly okay for them to be here Melody."

Melody raised an eyebrow. "It is?"

He nodded. "Yup! Because these two people Mr. Anderson brought with him aren't just any ordinary personal assistants…" He smiled at me. "Isn't that right Lieutenant 32?"

It took everything in my power not to snarl or punch President Mike in the face before answering, "Yes."

Dominic nodded. "This is Lieutenant 32, the next leader of A-Circle and the young man standing beside her is her boyfriend Sergeant 54."

President Mike whistled, "How does A-Circle Labs manage to make such beautiful people? That's not fair you know!"

Dominic snorted. "Actually Lieutenant 32 was already cute before she came to A-Circle Labs. A-Circle Labs just so happened to make her look cuter."

It was a wonder how I managed to keep my composure because I seriously wanted to punch President Mike just for that comment alone!

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President Mike shrugged. "Anyway, let's get down to business shall we? Now, we went over the recent reports of the data we collected from the recent tests that have been on the lab rats and everything seems to be in order…"

Time seemed to drag on very slowly and I just about tuned out what was being said at the meeting until Melody asked me, "Ms. Emily?"

I turned my attention to her. "Yes?"

"Would you mind coming with me for a moment?" Melody asked.

I looked over at Dominic and he nodded. I looked back at her and said, "Sure."

I followed Melody into what looked like a break room and she motioned for me to sit down at a table across from her.

"So?" Melody after she sat down.

"So what?" I asked.

"It's not everyday that I get to meet the next leader of A-Circle," Melody gave me a look of admiration and I have no idea why but it irked me.

"This is all bullshit! Because I don't want the job! You can have it for all I care!" I snapped.

Melody laughed, "Aww that's cute! Do you really think you get any say in this?" She leaned forward and looked me in the eye. "You don't have a say because once A-Circle gets a hold of you they're the ones that decide your future. As a government worker I know all about the reason why A-Circle exists. So if I were you I would get used to whatever training Mr. Anderson is putting you under right now." She sat back in her chair and smiled.

Her smile made my skin crawl just like the way Dominic's smile does. "I must say you are a very beautiful woman Lieutenant 32. If I wasn't straight I'd probably go after you. You are so beautiful that you could have men and women eating out of your hands. You would just have to learn how to use that charm of yours without scowling all the time."

She got up from the table and went behind me and touched my shoulders. "Hmm, strong shoulders for a female but that's to be expected from most lab rats that come from A-Circle. However, from what I heard you were actually the weakest of the bunch up until now. Let's see here…"

Without warning, she yanked my chair out from under me but before I could hit the ground I caught myself. Melody chuckled as I got to my feet. "Perfect reflexes, that's good. Now, take off your shirt."

I blinked, feeling a little taken aback by the command. "Excuse me?"

"You heard me and yes even though this is a break room it's also an examination room," Melody said. "Don't worry I locked the door so no one else is coming in without my say so."

I gulped.

"Now take your shirt off," Melody commanded.

"Why?" I asked.

"I'm just doing a physical examination to see how much more training you need to undergo before Mr. Anderson steps down from his spot as leader of A-Circle," Melody said.

I did as I was told even though I wanted to object to it. But I knew there was no way out of this no matter how much I protested.

Melody whistled, "Nice! My goodness woman you have a little six pack on you regardless of being pregnant! I'm so jealous. The other female lab rats I examined don't even have that. I must say I am impressed! Alright you can put your shirt back on. It seems psychically you're good and with a few more years of training you'll be ready for the position of leader."

I didn't say anything. I put my shirt back on and just stood there staring at Melody dumbfounded on what to say next. Melody chuckled, "Yeah I know. Most lab rats react the same way you do. We're done here, come on, follow me."

I still didn't say anything as I followed Melody out the door.

***

{Dominic}

As President Mike and other men, Sergeant 54 and I waited for Lieutenant 32 to return from being examined by Melody, President Mike decided that it would be a good time to examine Sergeant 54. Sergeant 54 put up a fight about it and at one point he changed into his Anaconda form to try and kill us just to get away. Thankfully, President Mike thought to bring tranquilizers with him to calm Sergeant 54 down. He changed back into his human form and we gave him a change of clothing.

President Mike laughed as he dusted himself off, "Well looks like you have your hands full with these two Mr. Anderson! I wonder how Melody's doing with Lieutenant 32."

"We're right here and everything went well!" I heard Melody say.

I smiled when I saw Lieutenant 32 standing beside Melody looking around the room in shock.

"You really didn't have much trouble with her?" I asked.

Melody shook her head. "Nope! I took her by surprise just like I do with all the other lab rats I examine."

"But Lieutenant 32 isn't just any lab rat now is she?" President Mike said while raising an eyebrow.

"I didn't mean it like that. Of course she's not just any lab rat!" Melody said, "She's the next leader of A-Circle! And I'm honored to have the privilege to examine her!"

I smirked when I saw Lieutenant 32's expression go from shock to anger when she saw Sergeant 54 sitting down on a chair looking half awake because we had to give him tranquilizers just to get him to calm down.

"What did you do to him?" Lieutenant 32 snarled.

I rolled my eyes. "Calm down Lieutenant 32. He put up a fight so we just gave him tranquilizers to get him to chill out."

"Calm down?" Lieutenant 32 snarled, "Don't you fucking tell me to calm down!"

Melody put her hands on her hips and narrowed her eyes at Lieutenant 32. "Young lady this a place of business and you really should-"

"Yeah well fuck you lady!" Lieutenant 32 sneered, "Last time I checked I'm not a goddamn animal at a zoo!"

Without warning she slammed her fist on the table in front of her and cracked it in two.

"Oh great," I groaned, "And self destruction mode in three, two, one…"

Just as I thought Lieutenant 32 used her new ability and floated the broken pieces of the table with it and threw them at us. Well, most of the pieces of the table she threw at me. I looked over at President Mike after I dusted myself off. "I was afraid this might happen. Do you have any more tranquilizers left?"

President Mike nodded. "Oh yeah I do. I made sure to bring plenty just in case this happened." He took out of his suit jacket another needle with a syringe and tossed it to Melody. "Here! Catch!"

Melody caught the tranquilizer and grabbed Lieutenant 32 and gave it to her. As soon as Melody gave her the shot she fell over and passed out before she passed out she said, "Dominic, one of these days I'm going to kill you!"

President Mike looked at me and raised an eyebrow. "Dominic? Who's Dominic Mr. Anderson?"

"That would be me," I answered. "Dominic's my first name and that's what she knows me as."

He nodded slowly. "I see. In case you're wondering, there's no need to discipline her for this. You came here and we did what we needed to do. All I need you to do is sign the contract on your way out at the receptionist desk and we'll help get Lieutenant 32 and Sergeant 54 back to the car for you."

He held out his hand and I shook it. "It's been a pleasure doing business with you as always Mr. Anderson. Send my compliments to Uncle 42 about Lieutenant 32 and Sergeant 54. Don't worry about the mess in here, we'll send someone in here to clean this place up. Have a nice day!"

I nodded and without another word I turned around and left the room. I'm glad everything went according to plan because if that had been any other type of business meeting and that happened I would've been pissed off.