A/U - Over the years I have been pretty amazed by the stories written by all the other authors.. so I wanted to give it a try myself. This is my first story and I hope you all like it. I would really appreciate and look forward to the reviews and critics of any kind as it will help me write better.

Disclaimer : I DO NOT OWN ANY CHARACTERS except my own fictional characters...

CHAPTER1-REVEALING SECRETS

7 months had already passed by and lisa still lived in a fear of Jackson returning to torment her and kill her. Every night she had the same nightmare of Jackson approaching towards menacingly with his 12-inch k-bar and then she would wake up. 'I cant do this anymore. I can never move on.'

She still was the same old Lisa Reisert ,a strong ,confident , caring , people pleaser and a dedicated hotel manager … almost everything same except the fact that she was a little too paranoid about meeting new people especially handsome men. By then she had realized that her choices and her gut feelings about innocent looking gentlemen were always wrong .

After her show of stupendous bravery she was promoted as the vice- assistant of the lux atlantic resort and Cynthia was given her position as a manager.

"Lisa, you have been working relentlessly for months after the red eye incident and I'm worried about you. So I suggest you should take a break, relax enjoy and start afresh leaving behind all the bad memories " Mr. Henry, Lisa's boss said in a very serious tone.

"But sir this is absolutely not necessary. I am alright and there is no need to worry and besides-"

Cynthia cut her off midway and exclaimed, " Leese we all know you are capable of handling yourself perfectly fine but even our best manager needs some time off. I will take care of everything here leese, even your daddy has agreed to this so I think you should go lisa"

lisa sighed in defeat and thought about it. 'I may actually like it. Take some time off and relax. No work, no Jackson thoughts. Hell it will turn out to be good.' She finally accepted and thanked both of them. Walking out of the hotel with nothing but her purse she began thinking of her plans, where she would go, what places she would visit and finally reached home and sat down wearily on her couch with a cup of coffee. Still absorbed in her thoughts , not long after 15 minutes she was fast asleep.

Two months later after the red eye accident-

His death was faked and he was roaming free in not less than one month because someone like JACKSON RIPPNER, one of the best mangers in the field was never let to suffer after a mere failure. They had decided to give him a second chance as that was the first time he had ever failed a mission throughout his entire career. And that was because of one woman , Lisa reisert.

Their cover story was that, Jackson had just recovered from his death threatening injuries which had suffered from his previous mission. Two bullets holes which had nicked his left artery, an impromptu tracheotomy because of a pen stuck in his throat and injuries due to a high heeled stiletto. Once he was fully recovered he was being transported to the county jail and his van met with an accident resulting in the death of Jackson Rippner.

His thought kept wandering to Lisa always.' She looked so easy to manipulate. During the fucking 8 weeks she enclosed herself in a shell which she refused to come out of. And now she is the reason for my failure'.

Jackson had never seen his new boss who was in charge of the keefe mission. His name was kept in the dark and no one was allowed to see him or contact him directly except his most trusted senior members of the assassination organization. And now because of his failure, he was sent to converse with his boss and replan the assassination on Charles keefe once again.

Jackson entered a huge hallway leading to a ebony wood door which was left partially open. With a knock he entered the dimly lit room which was furnished in an old fashioned manner and was surprised to find it empty.

After a while he heard footsteps right behind him and a deep voice said," so finally Mr. Jackson Rippner in person. I've heard a lot about you son and I have watched you in action. But your first impression on me was quite…..distressed if I may say".
Jackson was deep in his thoughts standing still , puzzled at the old man's words. 'I never met this guy before and he says he has seen me in action and my first impression was distressed. What the hell is happening here ? I am surely missing out on something huge here'.

Then the man turned, revealing his identity to Jackson and he stood there grinning with satisfaction upon seeing his reaction. Jackson was taken aback at the imposing sight of his boss with a stunned look on his face which was concealed behind a mask until then but however he regained control over himself and he began his meeting with his boss JOE REISERT, his former victim , Lisa reisert's father.