Sister's Revenge: Action Adventure Assassin Pulp Thriller Book #1 (Michelle Angelique Avenging Angel Assassin) by Lori Jean Grace, S. Jay Jackson Page A

the rock climbing gym. Seeing it fresh through Nikky’s eyes, she had to admit it looked pretty bizarre—the inside walls of the large industrial building had been covered from the floor to the ceiling with a smooth, artificial rock dotted with brightly colored bumps, knobs, and holds. Though most of the surfaces were vertical, a few were fashioned like cliffsides so the climber would end up hanging from the holds.
    Numerous people mimicked flies climbing the walls. A few wore harnesses attached to safety ropes, while others seemed to be attached to the wall itself with no visible safety equipment and even less apparent good sense.
    “No way. No fucking way,” Nikky said. “I’ll never do some stupid shit like that. Girl, you’ve gone and lost your goddamned mind. Just to start, look at these.” She held up her beautiful long nails on both hands. “Ten good reasons why you won’t see me climb no stupid wall. I’ve got a hundred more reasons that are even better if you want to hear them.”
    With her updo curls, tight miniskirt, and strap-up heels, Nikky was as out of place in the gym as a business suit in a rock concert. Didn’t stop the guys from admiring her butt, though.
    “Of course I don’t expect you to do this,” Michelle said. “I just wanted you to see some of the things I do. I told you some pretty wild stuff, and what you see here is part of it. Not the real deal, because I can’t just climb up the side of some building in broad daylight.”
    “I think this is real enough.” Nikky said.
    “Hey, look,” she added, “you got here early and I still have one more climb before I finish. You can hang here and watch, or go over to the juice bar. Just keep an eye out for Deja. With her face still jacked, she probably won’t feel very comfortable being here. All these White boys checking you two out like a couple of brown sugar lollipops will make her self-conscious. You know how she enjoys being fine for the men.”
    “Yeah, okay. I’ll stay out here and watch you bust your butt. Man, that is crazy. You’re seriously going to climb that?”
    “You bet your ass I am. See that?” Michelle pointed to an overhead arch only the most skilled would attempt. “I’ll start on that wall, then climb over—well, actually, under it—and down the other side. Takes me about twenty, thirty minutes.”
    Nikky shook her head. “I’ve gotta see it to believe it, because nobody can climb that. You’ll be hanging upside down!”
    “It’s as tough as it looks and damned near impossible if you don’t know what you’re doing. Trust me, the real world’s a lot tougher.”
    “If you say so. I don’t ever want to find out.”
    While Nikky settled in to watch, Michelle went off to chat with a member of the gym staff to set up her climb.
    After about fifteen minutes of climbing, Michelle, out of the corner of her eye, saw Deja approaching.
    “Yo, Nikky,” Deja called out. “What is this place?”
    “Another world,” Nikky replied, “and these people are batshit crazy. Including our girl.” She pointed up.
    “Holy shit!” Deja’s hands flew up to her mouth. “Is that Michelle hanging up there on the ceiling? She’ll be killed!”
    “I know, huh? It scared the shit outta me, too, but she said she’d be fine. I watched her start climbing over there and keep going until she was upside down.”
    “I can’t believe it. What’s she doing up there?”
    “She said it had to do with all the ninja stuff she told us about. I think she wanted us to see her in action. But honestly, it’s kinda freaking me out.”
    “I’m with you on that.” Deja stared at Michelle. “My heart’s beating like crazy, just watching her.”
    Smirking at their conversation, Michelle did her fly imitation, turning around as she crossed the apex of the arch. Soon, she reached the changeover point where she was more vertical than horizontal.
    They’re both here. Let’s cut this short.
    Michelle chose the path leading around