Gabrielle's P.O.V.

My breath was steady as I walked closer to the building. Keeping my eyes focused directly ahead of me, I ensured my posture was perfect. This is what I had been practicing for for the last three months, I was determined not to make a single mistake. I paused momentarily as I approached the door of Larkin Global, inhaling a breath. The building was so familiar, and despite having never stepped foot inside, I knew every inch of the building better than I knew my own apartment back home.

It had been seven months since the death of Tony Swanson and three since I had been assigned to the case. After being chosen to go undercover for the case I had spent three months studying. Studying the case, studying the Larkin Global building and studying each and every employee from the bottom up. I knew my story inside out and still I was nervous as I walked though the door of the dauntingly large building.

I felt several pairs of eyes on me as I walked towards reception. I had to stop myself from self-consciously fixing my skirt or my hair. I wasn't used to dressing like this. I was wearing a black pencil skirt, a white shirt and a two-button blazer. My usually wavy hair was straightened smooth. I smiled politely at Elizabeth Clarke, the receptionist.

"Amelia Longoria, I'm here for the investor's meeting," I informed her, my smile still firmly in place. The name was still somewhat foreign to me and as I said it I thought back to the first time I had heard it.


"Amelia Longoria" my supervisory agent, Brad Burrows announced as he walked into the meeting room. I raised an eyebrow in question at his seemingly random statement.

"Sorry?"

"You, Agent Carabella, will become Amelia Longoria. You will be a representative of a major investor in Larkin Global, that's your in," he explained, his expression as stony as always.

"What investor?" I questioned.

"A Mr. Van Pelt. He lives in the Maldives but has several billion dollars invested in Larkin Global. And he's looking for someone to represent him at the investors meetings. Keep an eye on the company's finances, alert him of any drastic changes," He continued. "The job is perfect. It gives you a reason to visit the company building once a week therefore it gives you full access to the partners. Remember Carabello, its the four partners we're interested in. You do whatever it takes to get as close to them as possible. Whatever it takes Gabrielle."

"Ah yes, Ms. Longoria, you're here for Mr. Van Pelt," she stated, with a polite smile. "The meeting is in ten minutes, on the ninth floor," she added. I nodded in response. "Thank you."
My heels clicked against the floor softly as I walked towards the elevator, never faltering. It was a huge advantage to have studied the building beforehand. There were so many people, it would rather overwhelming to have to find my way.

I slipped elegantly into the elevator as the doors opened, along with two men. I recognised them immediately as junior employees; Jack Parsons and Derek Colgan.

"What floor?" Derek asked me. I smiled in response. "Nine," I replied, allowing him to push the button for me. I kept my eye focus directly ahead, knowing I had to look professional. It was important to convince everyone I belonged in this world. Even the smallest slip could be disastrous. I couldn't let my facade slip even for a minute.

The two men stepped out of the elevator on the third floor and more people flooded in. Again, the talk was minimal and before long I was stepping out of the elevator on the ninth floor. I immediately began making my way to the meeting room, taking in my environment as I did.

I could hear voices coming from around the corner and froze in place as I did. I recognised one of the voices - the distinct Irish accent of Niall Horan - the one I had watched in many interrogation videos. The voices were coming closer, about to turn the corner any second I assumed. This is what I had prepared for. I couldn't just be another investor at the meeting, I knew I had to stand out.

And so, I waited at the corner until the moment I could hear the men's voices directly around the corned and then crashed into them. I stumbled back a little, enough to cause Niall to grab my hand to steady me but not enough to have actually fallen.

"You'll have to excuse me. I'm in a rush to get to the investor's meeting, I wasn't paying attention to where I was going," I lied expertly, gently pulling my hand from his grasp.

Niall Horan smiled, the smile I had seen often in pictures and videos, but never in person. I smiled back, feigning sheepishness. "It's no problem, truly, Miss.." he trailed off. "Longoria. Amelia Longoria," I finished for him.

He held out his hand once again and this time I shook it. "Of course, Ms. Longoria. Well, it seems you won't be late after all. The meeting's beginning in five minutes. Down the hall and to the left," he informed me. I nodded in thanks, despite the fact that I was already well aware of where the meeting was taking place.

The man standing next to him reminding him softly that he was going to be running late if he didn't hurry along. "Yes, of course," Niall answered quickly before addressing me once again. "Have a good day Ms. Longoria," he nodded briefly. "You too, Mr. Horan," I replied before brushing past him and heading in the direction of the meeting room.

The meeting didn't last long, merely twenty minutes. It was simply about the financial state of the company - their current statistics and future sales strategies. It was mainly about giving the investors reason to invest more. However it wasn't the informative slide show I was worried about - It was the man presenting it. The curly haired ladies man was easily the most accessible of the four partners and so he was my target.


"Harry Styles. What do you know about him?" Burrows asked, pointing to the picture of the 25 year old billionaire pinned to the board.

"He was born in Redditch Worcestire, England to Anne Cox and Desmond Styles. He was raised in Holmes Chapel, Chesire along with his older sister, Gemma. He attended Holmes Chapel Comprehensive School. Parents divorced when he was seven. He attended Cambridge University for a year before dropping out and moving to Chicago, Illinois where he met Louis Tomlinson. Became friends with Niall Horan and Tony Swanson when he moved to New York, along with Tomlinson. They started working on ideas for setting up a business but nothing was put in action until Liam Payne joined the picture 8 months later. The five of them then created what is now known as one of the biggest companies in the world," I listed off, unsure of why he was asking. He knew that I knew my stuff.

He nodded, impressed. "Yes. That's all rather accurate. But you left out a vital piece of information," he spoke quietly, his eyes focused on the picture of Styles rather than on me.

When he didn't continue, I sighed. "Care to enlighten me?" I asked dryly.

He turned to me, his expression serious. "Styles is the weak link. After the murder, its seems these four," he indicated to their pictures, "closed ranks."

I nodded, indicating so understood.

"However, Styles is a world-known ladies man. He can't help himself. Styles is easy to get close to providing he's attracted to you. And that's our way in. You get close to Styles and you get close to them all. They're a tight-knit bunch Gabrielle," Burrows explained.


During the meeting I couldn't help but narrow my eyes ever so slightly at Harry Styles. As far as I know, he could be the killer. I could be here because of him. Either way I was going to find out. And I knew exactly how to do it.

Notes

I understand that this chapter may be confusing.
I'm sorry, I tried to make it as clear as possible..
This is an idea I've been playing with for a while, so I thought I'd give it a go.
Let me know if you think the idea is interesting. Obviously the first few chapters will be spent establishing the story but if you're interested in this story at all or are confused by this chapter just comment below!
I understand the Gabrielle/Amelia thing may be confusing so just to clear, her name is Gabrielle. She's undercover as Amelia.
Thanks for reading, Hope you enjoyed!