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Chapter 5

Notes:

Sorry for the long wait. A lot has happened lately. Anyway, here’s the next chapter!

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Agatha awoke to the sound of a loud vibrating. She frowned, throwing on her dressing gown and walked downstairs to the sight of a messed up kitchen, a gleeful Nicky and Rio holding together a smoking blender.

 

“What?” Agatha gasped, rushing over to the socket, unplugging the blender. “Chuck it out!” She said, opening the door to the back yard.

 

Rio nodded, rushing to the back yard, dropping the blender on the ground before Agatha grabbed a hose, spraying it.

 

They sighed, walking back in the house. Agatha calmed herself. “Now. Can someone tell me what just happened?”

 

Nicky stayed quiet, as did Rio.

 

“Am I speaking Chinese or something?” Agatha asked. “What happened?”

 

“We were trying to make a smoothie for you,” Nicky said quietly. “I know you weren’t feeling the best so I thought I’d surprise you. I’m sorry.”

 

Agatha watched him with sad eyes. “No. I’m sorry. Thank you for trying. I mean it.” She kissed him on the head. “Now, go get dressed and we can go out for the day.”

 

He nodded, rushing back upstairs.

 

“You’d better pay for that—,” Agatha started, turning to Rio before stopping herself upon seeing the younger woman’s face.

 

“I’m sorry,” she spoke, through tears welling up. “I thought I could help.”

 

“You’re… what?” Agatha hadn’t been expecting that.

 

“Fuck,” Rio hissed through tears. “I can’t do anything! I can’t even make a fucking smoothie with my son.”

 

“It’s fine…” Agatha trailed off. “We can buy another smoothie. It was like $20 anyway.”

 

“I came here thinking I’d be able to have a fresh start, y’know,” she spoke. “What’s the point? I’d only ever been taught how to kill. I don’t know anything.”

 

Agatha hesitated before wrapping an arm around the alpha, holding her tightly.

 

“Don’t worry,” she said. “I’ll… I’ll teach you. I’ll teach you to cook, clean, uhh how to drive a car, uhh… math… wait I’m bad at that…”

 

Rio gave her a sad smile. “Thank you.” She paused. “How’s the case?”

 

Agatha frowned. “Going smoothly. Still much to be done.”

 

Rio nodded with a frown. “Oh. Okay. Sure.”

 

“Rio,” Agatha said firmly. “I’m going to get you out of this. You won’t be under their control anymore.”

 

Rio stared softly at her before her lip curled into a sneer. “You can’t. You can’t get away from them.”

 

Agatha stepped back. “But… the case.”

 

“It’s hopeless,” Rio cackled hysterically. “I'm going to be stuck with them til I’m dead! Either that or they just kill me! Some ragtag small town omega can’t help me. Nothing will help.”

 

Agatha stared worriedly. “No… I promise…”

 

“You know how many people have tried taking them down?” Rio continued. “They’ve been from New York to Las Vegas. No one will ever stop them.”

 

“So what?” Agatha scoffed. “You’re just giving up? Over a smoothie?”

 

“It’s not just a smoothie!” Rio snarled, pointing her dagger at her, which Agatha hadn’t even realised she was holding.

 

“Ugh!” Agatha groaned. “I don’t know what to do. What do you want?”

 

Rio pulled the dagger away, taking a breath as she closed her eyes. She exhaled, opening the front door. “Right. Okay,” she said.

 

“Where are you going?” Agatha called.

 

“Out.”

 

“It’s not safe,” Agatha said. “Just… stay…”

 

Rio paused, looking back at her. “I can’t.”

 

She left.

 

Agatha fell to her knees. Fuck. Why did she care? Why was she upset? Why was Rio even upset in the first place?

 

“Mom?” Nicky called. “Where’s Rio?”

 

Agatha turned back around. “She’s gone.”

 

“Will she come back?” She asked.

 

“I… don’t know.”

 

“I hope she does,” he said. “She could be my other mom.”

 

Agatha chuckled. “What?”

 

“Well, all my other classmates have a mom and a dad. I just… I wanted…”

 

“Oh, Nicky,” Agatha sighed. “I’m sorry.”




Agatha sat on a bench by the swing set as Nicky pushed himself back and forth on the swings, exclaiming loudly whenever he’d get high.

 

She tapped her fingers against her knee.

 

Was the case really worthless? Was it all just a waste of time?

 

She huffed. This wasn’t exactly the best way to spend her day off work. She grumbled, running her fingers through her hair. Someone cleared their throat, standing in front of them.

 

“Rio?” Agatha called.

 

“Who?” The voice responded. Agatha looked up to see someone much worse than Rio. Her mother. Evanora Harkness.

 

“Mom? What’re you doing here?” Agatha sneered. “Here to ruin yet another happy moment?”

 

Evanora scoffed, taking a seat next to her daughter. “I came to check on you.”

 

“How’d you know I was here?” Agatha questioned.

 

Evanora sighed. “Okay. I was going for a jog and I saw Nicholas on the swing set.”

 

She nodded. “Didn’t know you still ran. How are you?”

 

Evanora scoffed. “Please. We both know you don’t care.”

 

“Well, it’s not like I can’t say the same for you,” Agatha pointed out.

 

“So what’ve you been up to?” Evanora trailed off.

 

“I haven’t seen you in six years,” Agatha said, standing up abruptly. “Why do you suddenly care what I do with my life now?”

 

Evanora rolled her eyes and the two stayed quiet for a while.

 

“You smell like an alpha,” she stated.

 

Agatha snorted. “What is this? Congratulations for getting laid?”

 

Evanora narrowed her eyes in disgust, trying to start the conversation again. “What’s his name?”

 

Agatha groaned. “There it is. How many times have I told you I’m a lesbian. I don’t like men.”

 

“I just thought maybe—.”

 

“Maybe nothing,” Agatha loudly. “I don’t like men. No thank you. How many ways do I need to say it. I’m a lady lover. Lesbo. Dyke. An evil lady kissing witch!”

 

“Keep your voice down!” Evanora hissed. “People might hear!”

 

“What? That your daughter’s a raging lesbo?” Agatha laughed. “Not to mention an omega. Oof. That’s two swords. And a single mother. Three.”

 

“Stop it.” She glanced at Nicky who was still swinging. “Nicholas might hear you.”

 

“Please,” Agatha scoffed. “He already knows.”

 

“You let your child be aware of your sin?”

 

There was the sound of crunching leaves and she looked over to see… Rio?

 

Rio was running over to her. She stopped abruptly huffing for air loudly.

 

“Agatha, we need to—.”

 

“Who’s this?” Evanora bit.

 

“My girlfriend,” Agatha spat, hooking an arm around a confused Rio. “My mate. And the father of Nicky.”

 

“You lay with this woman?” Evanora gasped.

 

“Yup,” Agatha responded. She was done with her mom. If she wanted drama. She was going to get drama. “All day. All night. Every room. Even outside. Isn’t that right, baby?” She gave Rio a quick smack on the ass for the added effect, making Rio blush and splutter in confusion.

 

“This is the alpha?”

 

“That’s me,” Rio said, meekly turning to Agatha. “We need to leave. Right now.”

 

“What? Why?”

 

“Don’t ignore me, girl,” Evanora demanded.

 

“Can it hag!” Rio snarked, making Agatha snort with laughter and Evanora gasp in shock.

 

“Are you going to let her talk to me like that?” Evanora demanded. “Another one of your evil sins.”

 

“Aw, did that hurt your feelings, Mom?” Agatha sneered as mothers ushered their children away from the sight of the argument. “Did I hurt your feelings? Oh my God! Why do you still hate me?”

 

“You were born evil,” Evanora responded, making Agatha halt in her movements.

 

“I… what?”

 

“Agatha! We need to leave!” Rio shouted this time.

 

“I ought to have killed you the moment you left my body,” she stated.

 

Suddenly a fist was thrown in the air and Rio punched Evanora square across the face. The old woman fell to the floor, clutching her face in pain as Agatha gasped in a mix of shock and delight.

 

Agatha looked at Rio with excitement. “I’m suddenly really turned on by you,” she whispered.

 

“The Salem Seven are here!” Rio finally said.

 

“What?” Agatha roared.

 

“They’ve found me,” she said. “We have to go.”

 

“Why didn’t you fucking say that,” Agatha hissed. “Nicky!” She yelled. “Let’s go!”

 

He jumped off the swings and she grabbed his hand.

 

“Hi, Rio,” he smiled.

 

“Hey.”

 

He looked down at Evanora who was still groaning in pain. “Hi Grandma.”

 

She gave him a small wave, still clutching herself.

 

The three clambered back into the car, quickly buckling up. Agatha drove fast through the woods, picking a more secluded route, making Nicky giggle excitedly in the back seat, unaware of the situation ahead of them.

 

Rio looked back, seeing people behind them. There were two. They both wore hoods and masks.

 

“That’s two of them,” Rio stated.

 

“Shit.” She fumbled the compartment at the front of the car. “Nicky. Duck down, okay honey. Rio!” She handed the alpha the gun. She took it with a determined look, before turning behind angling the gun towards the car behind.

 

Agatha heard gunshots. She looked back at Nicky. “Cover your ears,” she said. He obeyed, quickly doing so as he hunched over, making sure he wasn’t seen.

 

The sound of bullets clinked against the car.

 

“Fuck!” Rio hissed. She turned back to Agatha, checking the roads. “Make a sharp turn here. I think I can hit one there.”

 

Agatha nodded. She waited before tearing at the wheel, making the turn quickly.

 

Rio fired the gun, reaching out to angle the shot. It hit one of them square in the head, knocking them dead.

 

“Yes!” Rio cheered with a manic look in her eyes.

 

Agatha sent her a quick side eye before looking back at the road.

 

“Mommy, I’m scared,” Nicky cried.

 

“Just uhh sing our song, okay?” She suggested.

 

He nodded. “Down. Down. Down the road…”

 

Agatha joined in, hoping to calm him slightly. Another sharp turn, another bullet. Rio moved swiftly avoiding a hit, almost catching her arm.

 

“Fuck.”

 

“You good?”

 

“I’m fine.” She took sight of the road ahead. “This isn’t the way to your house.”

 

“You’re right,” Agatha noted. “If they know where I live, I’m not taking any chances.”

 

Nicky screamed as a bullet narrowly missed him.

 

One last bullet. Rio angled it and hit. It fired, hitting the target in the head. She slumped down, dead. The car lost control and crashed into a thick tree.

 

“That’s them,” Rio announced.

 

“Yeah but there’s five more of them,” Agatha pointed out.

 

“Can I uncover my ears?” Nicky asked.

 

“Yes,” she quickly said.

 

“Where are we going?”

 

“A friend's place.”




Jen sighed contently as she laid down on her couch, reading her contemporary literacy book with her biodegradable face mask and her feet soaking in bubbly water. Soft lofi music played as she flicked the pages, humming along to the beat.

 

There was a loud banging at the door. She sighed, placing her bookmark in, opening the door. Her eyes widened to see a rather messed up looking Agatha.

 

“Hey, Jenny,” she smiled wildly. “Room for three more?”

 

She didn’t wait for an answer, barging in, followed by Nicky then Rio. She set to work quickly, locking up the doors and windows, adding barricades.

 

“I’m sorry, what the hell is going on?” Jen questioned.

 

“Your case,” Rio supplied, sitting on the couch, dipping her feet in the bubbly water. “God, I could get used to this.”

 

“Who is this?” Jen asked as Nicky twiddled his thumbs nervously.

 

“Jen. Meet Rio. Rio. Meet Jen.”

 

“Rio,” Jen spoke. “Rio Vidal. Lady Death.”

 

“No one really says that now,” Rio asked. “Do they?”

 

“Agatha, what is going on?”

 

“Long story short,” Agatha said. “The Salem Seven are no longer seven. That’s two down. Five to go. How long do you think it’ll be until they find us?”

 

Rio giggled. “It’s never usually a long wait with them.”

 

“Okay,” Agatha said, after making sure the house was fully secure. She looked at Jen. “Not exactly the best host, are ya Jen? Not even a charcuterie board?”

 

Jen angrily tore at her skincare mask. “This is why I don’t have work friends.”

 

“Do you have any lunchables?” Nicky asked, sitting next to Rio. “I’m hungry.”

 

Jen took notice of Rio. “Hey, get your feet out there! That’s mine!”

 

Rio chuckled. “Trust me. I’ve been to places you wouldn’t even imagine. You don’t wanna know where these have been. Don’t bother using it again.”

 

Agatha couldn’t tell how much of that was true.

 

“Why are they after you?” Jen asked. “Don’t you work for them?”

 

Rio sighed nonchalantly. “I’ve retired.”

 

“Can you retire from the assassin business?” Agatha questioned.

 

“I mean, I just did,” Rio pointed out.

 

“She is fucking crazy,” Jen said. “She can’t be in my house.”

 

“Welcome to my world,” said Agatha. “I’ve been with her for only a few days and look what’s happened!”

 

“Is that how you knew so much information about the case?” Jen questioned. “Cause your baby daddy had all the intel.”

 

Agatha sat upright with a silencing motion. “Jen. Stop.” She glanced at Nicky who wasn’t paying any attention.

 

“Oh my God!” Jen gasped. “I’m connecting the dots.”

 

“You’re not connecting shit,” Agatha said with a roll of her eyes.

 

“I’m at least calling for backup,” Jen stated.

 

“No!” Rio said, suddenly standing. “They’re not taking me. They can’t. I can’t go back.”

 

“I don’t give a shit what you want you creepy alpha,” Jen said, already dialling the number. “You’re going to jail after this whether you want to or not!”

 

Within half an hour, Lilia turned up with Alice and Billy, who all sat around the living room, nervously.

 

“So,” Billy trailed off. “You’re an assassin?” He asked, looking at Rio.

 

“What kind of question is that?” Agatha snorted.

 

“Hey!” Rio gasped in faux hurt. “I only kill the bad people. The murderers, y’know.”

 

“Aren’t you a murderer?” Alice asked.

 

“There are children in the room,” Lilia pointed out.

 

“Sorry,” Billy responded before gasping. “Oh my god. I’ve gotta call my boyfriend. This is my first real mission and he worries about me. If it doesn’t go well, I…”

 

“We get it, you have a boyfriend,” Agatha groaned.

 

“Mommy,” Nicky spoke up. “I’m really scared.”

 

She turned to her son and gave him a worried look. “I know. But we’ll be okay. You will be okay.”

 

“Actually,” Lilia said. “Putting him in a safe room might be the best option. Billy, you go with him.” Billy nodded, standing up.

 

Agatha nodded. “Jen? Where would that work?”

 

“Uhh…” Jen murmured, thinking. “The closet?”

 

Billy sat back down. “Oh, no can do. Can’t go back in there.” The group stared at him in annoyance. “Sorry. Tone.”

 

“You can save your gay jokes for after,” Agatha directed. “Let’s go!”

 

Billy led the younger boy upstairs.

 

“Right,” Agatha murmured, looking through the weapons the police had brought in. She picked up a gun for herself and looked back at Rio who seemed to be thinking something.

 

“Rio?”

 

 “This is it,” Rio said, more to herself than anyone else. “I’m free. I can get away from them. It’ll be over.” She wiped her forehead. “Fuck. Why am I sweating?”

 

The group stilled around her.

 

“Rio? You’re not…?” Agatha trailed off, hoping it wasn’t what she thought it was.

 

“What? In rut? Nooo,” Rio laughed. “Oh. Shit. That’s due the 21st.”

 

“It is the 21st,” Lilia supplied.

 

Rio laughed, assuming it was a joke before freezing. “Really?”

 

“This is so awkward,” Jen mumbled as Alice nodded in agreement.

 

“Can I use your bathroom?” Rio asked Jen, already standing up.

 

“I’m not letting some murderous alpha jerk off in my lovely house,” Jen scoffed.

 

“Jen!” Agatha hissed.

 

“Fine,” Jen hissed. “Door to the left.”

 

Rio gave her a small nod before making an almost animalistic grunting noise in her face. Agatha couldn’t tell what her intention was but it definitely weirded them all out by a lot.

 

“We’re great with timing, right,” Agatha joked with a snort once the alpha left.

 

“We’re so screwed,” Jen stated.

 

“How?” Agatha scoffed.

 

“How? Our best fighter is at a weakness,” Jen said. “On her rut.”

 

“Who says she's the best fighter,” Agatha said.

 

“Her criminal record,” Alice stated.

 

“Not now.”

 

“Can any of us even use guns?” Jen questioned. “I know I haven’t. I mainly joined this job for the aesthetic. Lilia’s bones crunch every time she so much as bends over. Alice is too nice to hurt a fly. Rio’s a horny mess. Agatha’s… Agatha.”

 

“What does that even mean?” Agatha asked, taking a bite of some food Jen had lying in a bowl.

 

“That’s popurrí,” Jen said.

 

“And it’s delicious,” Agatha responded.

 

“It’s not edible,” Alice supplied.

 

Agatha let the leaves drop out her mouth. She dusted herself off. “I’m just gonna…” She made her way to the bathroom where she could smell the alpha. She turned the door knob, expecting it to be locked only for it to open.

 

Rio greeted her at the door with blown pupils and gasps of need.

 

“Hey sexy.”

 

“Never say that again,” Agatha said, taking off her coat.

 

“What’re you doing?” Rio asked as Agatha closed the door.

 

“I don’t know what time the Seven are getting here,” Agatha said, locking it.

 

“The Five now,” Rio corrected.

 

“But we’re losing already if you’re in this state,” she said.

 

“Yeah?” Rio smirked. “And what’re you gonna do about it?”

 

Agatha met her with a stern look. “Get on your knees.”

 

Rio’s eyes widened in surprise and excitement before she did as she was told, falling to her knees without hesitation. Her fingers made her way up to the omega’s belt, untying it, letting it fall down.

 

“If you want to fuck me,” Agatha instructed. “You’re going to show me how good that tongue of yours is first.”

 

Rio grinned and tugged down the woman’s pants followed by her underwear. She gave her one last look before grabbing Agatha by her thighs and licking a long stripe across her wetness.

 

Agatha groaned lowly and guided Rio’s head to continue.

 

“Good girl.”

 

Rio continued, lapping away as if this were her only chance. Maybe it was. Her tongue found its way into her clit, moving in and out with each second. Agatha could feel herself growing more aroused by the second, already dripping wet.

 

Rio moved a finger in, adding it to the mix, and curled it around. Agatha groaned, shuddering with pleasure as she reached her high. Rio pulled away, awaiting her next command with a smug look.

 

Agatha wanted to roll her eyes at the alpha’s grin as she came down from her high. She curled a finger around Rio’s belt loop, tugging her back up, level with her again.

 

Both their breaths were ragged. They didn’t move for another second before capturing each other's lips in a kiss.

 

Agatha pulled away and fumbled with Rio’s pants zip, eventually tugging it down, as well as her underwear. She took sight of the alpha in front of her, at her length.

 

She grabbed Rio by the collar, pushing her back against the door. Agatha grabbed Rio’s length, moving her hand up and down it slowly, making the younger woman moan.

 

“So sensitive,” Agatha cooed as she continued. “I haven’t even done anything.”

 

“You…” Rio panted. “Make me like this.”

 

“Mmm.” She pushed Rio further back against the door, connecting their centers together slightly. She felt the tip brush lightly against her aching core and moaned softly. “I’m not sure you deserve this. I could just leave you here all alone and needy.”

 

“Agatha,” Rio growled, riled up from the rut.

 

“Shhh,” Agatha whispered, finally pushing herself around the alpha’s cock. She winced in slight pain from the size before letting herself adjust as Rio bottomed out inside her. The pain quickly shifted to pleasure and she slowly started jutting her hips forward.

 

Rio’s head fell back as Agatha guided her around in her, each deliberate thrust meeting each other's hips.

 

“Fuck,” Agatha moaned softly as she felt the alpha pulsing inside her. “God, you’re so big.”

 

Rio chuckled quietly, unsure what to do. Any word she said might make the omega stop. She didn’t want her to stop. She needed this desperately.

 

“Is this what you’ve wanted, hmm?” Agatha asked with only the wet sounds of each other filling the room as she guided Rio, moving herself up and down on her cock. “Is this what you’ve been craving since the first time we met?” Rio stared at her with dark hooded eyes, grunting in pleasure from the soft strokes. “I never thought you’d be this way. You’d just do anything I’d say, wouldn’t you.”

 

Rio glared at the older woman, before grabbing her by the shoulders, spinning the two around and forcing her against the wall, controlling the pace of their hips together.

 

Agatha’s head fell back in pleasure. “Fuck. Yes, keep doing that!”

 

“You’re so hot,” Rio said again. “Fuck. I’m so close. Gonna fill you right up.”

 

“Yes, yes,” Agatha moaned, pulling the woman impossibly closer, feeling herself clench around her cock, encouraging Rio to fasten the pace. “Oh my… fuck!”

 

“That’s it, yes, that’s it,” Rio murmured, leaning her head on Agatha’s shoulder.

 

Agatha’s wall’s spasmed around her cock, finding her release once again. Rio soon joined her, filling her up with her hot cum. They both slowed down, letting their breaths become even once more.

 

Rio moved to pull out, letting her cum drip down Agatha’s thighs.

 

“Clean me up, will you,” Agatha breathed.

 

Rio nodded quickly, grabbing the roll of toilet paper, taking a few squares cleaning around the woman’s dripping thighs mixed with both their arousal.

 

“Good girl,” Agatha spoke again. Rio blushed lightly, placing the paper in the bin.

 

The two separated, quickly pulling their underwear and pants back on, smoothing out their hair and clothes. Rio went to leave the room before Agatha pulled her arm back.

 

“Round two?” Rio asked with a quirked brow.

 

“What? No,” Agatha scoffed. “I just… wanted to check on you.”

 

“Me?” Rio questioned. “Is this cause of the smoothie thing?”

 

“It’s more than a smoothie,” Agatha said, reminding her of what she said earlier. “Just… I want you to know… you’re more than they say you are. So much more. It pains me that you think you’re not.”

 

Rio sighed. “Thanks. There’s no point though. Now that your cop friends are here, there’s no way I’ll be allowed freedom again.”

 

Agatha looked down thinking before looking at Riomagain. “You’re a big girl. You’ve escaped before. Why can’t you again?”

 

She then shrugged and walked out the room, followed by Rio. They made their way into the living room, seeing the others' shocked faces.

 

“Hey, sorry about—,” Agatha started before Lilia raised a hand.

 

“Don’t even,” she said.

 

“We heard everything,” Jen said with a look of disgust.

 

Rio shrugged, sitting back down on the couch, sighing contently.

 

“Well, at least that’s one issue out the way,” Alice pointed out. “No more horny alphas.”

 

“At least not for a while,” Rio added, leaning further back.

 

Agatha grumbled, feeling slightly exposed before sitting down.

 

“Now what?” She asked.

 

“Now we wait,” Lilia said. “The Salem Seven have only recently found us. They need time to regroup. Find our location. Gear up.”

 

There was a loud thudding at the door. The group sprang up in fear. This was it.

 

The Salem Seven.