Vale drives her Mustang to his mansion. He always gives her a mission when she comes to him or when he calls for her.
She rolled her car’s window to show who she was and waited for Louis, the guard at the gate, to open the gate.
She drives through when he opens the gate—searching for an empty place in the parking lot that the gang owned.
After she finds a place to park her car, Vale walks out of her car, and heads to the front door.
The mansion was big enough for a few of his trusted gang members to live inside it.
Two guards stand in front of the mansion door. Other than the guards at the gate, some of the guards are patrolling around the mansion.
Nobody can’t break loose when it comes to a muscled body that was built hard like a brick wall.
The guards nodded, acknowledging her. But, Vale just ignores them and strides through the open door.
Rude? Pfft.
Yeah, she always ignores them (when she’s not in the mood).
Not that she cares for the guards, though.
Their boss blackmailed her into doing things that she didn’t want to do in her life.
Why should she respect them then?
She’s only doing this for the sake of her family and friends.
She turns to the left hallway after walking inside the mansion which leads her to the elevator.
She pressed number 3 as the lift door closed.
In a few seconds, the elevator made a ‘ding’ sound indicating that she had reached her destination.
She walks out and walks straight through the hallway.
Passing by eight doors before stopping at the end, which shows room number nine.
Coughing, she knocks on his door.
“Come in!” he shouts.
Geez.
Why is he shouting?
Pfft.
Vale rolls her eyes before she opens the door and steps inside and almost regrets it for opening the door.
There, the manwhore, as well as the so-called boss, is zipping his pants after having pleasure with his whore.
“Get out!” He points the whore to the door behind Vale.
Jerk.
After the woman steps outside, Vale directs her eyes on him.
As always, she keeps her face emotionless.
He observes Vale from head to toe before he smirks and walks towards her.
Pervert.
He stands face-to-face with her.
Nope.
He was taller than her.
Her eyes only reach his lips, even if she stands straight.
Black undercut hair, blue eyes and tempting smooth slightly pink lips.
Vale swallows her saliva and mentally shakes her head at the inappropriate images popping in her mind out of nowhere.
She wanted to kill herself for even having this attraction to someone like him.
She keeps her eyes glued to the floor.
But, the breath exhaled from the man’s nose is tickling her face.
She had to keep her heartbeat calm down.
The effect of meeting him a few weeks after the blackmail is frustrating.
He made her confused about whether to be afraid of him or to trust him.
He had shown a bit of his different side from time to time, and Vale guessed that it was the reason she never bowed her head at him anymore.
Did she mention that her boss is still in his early 20s?
No?
She guesses that he is 25 years old and she’s 22 years old.
Wait.
What did her age have anything to do with him?
Oh, forget it.
His body put all other men's species to shame. But, it’s also a shame that he is a cold-blooded killer.
The only problem is, that he is too attractive and Vale keeps telling herself to think about Kayden before she makes any silly move.
Not that she hadn’t done that already.
She hates that she’s attracted to him when he was the reason her life turned upside down.
“Valentina Rodriguez!!”
Vale flinched and snapped out of her wandering thoughts when he shouted at her.
“I-I’m sorry. W-what is it again?” She stutters.
He grunts, closes his eyes and runs his fingers on his hair. So beautiful.
“Your mission had been taken care of by Kelly. So, you’re free tonight.”
Vale was utterly shocked at this.
Who the fuck is Kelly?
“Why, all of a sudden?”
She balled her hands into a fist.
“None of your business. Now, get out.”
He walks to his desk and sits before lighting a cigarette. Looking at the paper on his desk as if she’s not in the room at all.
Now, Vale was furious at the thought of another girl getting blackmailed, trained, and already sent on a mission.
Her façade fades away as anger seeps through every vein in her blood.
“I thought we made a deal that we both agreed to follow! You can’t do this! You agreed not to hire other people to take this job!” Vale gritted her teeth.
She walks towards his desk to show her point while breathing heavily.
“Don’t fucking question me! I am the leader! I can do anything as I please!”
Other people, might have fainted at the dangerous pressure he’s giving, but not her.
Not anymore.
With that, she turns around, slamming the door behind her after giving him a look of pure hatred.
She sprints downstairs as four familiar men walk inside from the entrance door.
They were the ones who lived with him in this mansion and the people he trusted the most among all of the other members. They are still around her age.
“Hey! Hey! What’s wrong?” One of them asked.
“Ask the asshole himself!” She replies with anger lacing her voice.
Vale glares at them and walks out of the entrance with invisible smoke coming out from her ears.
Did they know about this?
She scoffed.
Of course, they will know! They are the trainer!
Liars. Bunch of liars!
Vale walks to her car and drives, heading towards Kayden’s house. She kept thinking about what Keith-the asshole-said to her back in his office.She’s frustrated as hell, considering she can’t do anything at all. Because he’s a gang leader, and he can do anything as he pleases. What a goddamn deal breaker!“Argh!”Vale screamed as she punched the steering wheel in exasperation—sorry, baby.How did his gang members still trust him when he broke a deal?Did he always break a deal?Vale scoffed.If she wants to get killed, she can kill that son of a bitch right now!But, now, she can’t.She has to protect her family and friends. Even if that means getting her hands dirty, she’ll do anything for them.Vale comes to a halt when she sees Kayden’s car parked at the garage.Curiosity got the best of her.She decided to stop in front of the gate and walk out. Just in case something unexpected happens.It’s only 8:15 pm, and he can’t be back home so early.Vale mused over while glancing at her w
The basement is quite the view.You may think that this is where the enemy suffers until they die.Nope.They had another base or cell to keep them.Vale wouldn't want to live and sleep here if she had to hear their voice screaming in agony when they're being tortured.She walks up to the bar table and grabs a bottle of beer. She opens it and shoves it down her throat with tears sliding down her cheek.She sat on the chair and wiped her tears and gulped down another shot down her throat.Again and again.She didn't know how many bottles she had downed on her throat as she tried to make the suffocating pain in her heart disappear.She emptied another bottle before taking another bottle of wine and tried making her way to the couch.Stumbling, she cries and sometimes laughs bitterly when she recalls the scenes.Vale shoves the drink down her throat, not caring that some of it was spilt on her face and clothes.The pain she's feeling is all Keith’s fault.If he hadn’t given the job to ano
Vale woke up with a throbbing headache.She sat on the bed, still closing her eyes and let her hand wander to search the nightstand beside the bed for her phone.Her eyebrows furrowed when she noticed that her phone was not there like it usually does.She opened her eyes in confusion. Looking in front of her before looking around.Her eyes stopped on the mysterious figure on the couch and her jaw hit the floor hard.Keith was sleeping peacefully on the couch.A soft breeze made her shiver and realize that she was naked.What the hell?!She paced around the room, trying to be as quiet as possible while searching for her clothes.'Oh, god! Oh, god! I didn’t do it! Right?' Her mind went into a mess.Just then, she saw her clothes in a basket.She reached out for it and realised that it was drenched from the rain and she cringed at the pungent smell of alcohol.She bit her lips in frustration.She sighed and looked around the room for anything to cover herself up.She stepped inside the b
He walks towards her, grabs her arm and drags her into the kitchen.'No, no, no!''If he wants me to make breakfast for him, no, I don’t want to and will not do it!'He sat on the stool, and Vale stood beside him, facing him.“Princess, I’m starving.” he pouted and made a cute puppy face.Vale faced the ceiling, praying that she would be strong enough to look at him. One of the things that mostly hold her from winning is his puppy face. She was surprised when he did it for the first time.Right then and there, she knew, she couldn’t win against his puppy face. Vale wondered if any of the guys had seen him like this.What kind of a feared gang leader would make a puppy face?'Damn it!''How can I resist him?'Vale closed my eyes, 'Inhale, exhale.'Think about a cheeseburger, chicken nuggets, flowers, her family, her Mustang.That’s it! She's going back to the living room.Vale turned around, but a pair of arms swiftly grabbed her waist. Vale gulped when she felt electric sparks fly wher
Vale scowled at him but Keith turned his attention to his breakfast.“As always, your food is the best.” he compliments her.Vale always had her own time at the base when Kayden was out of town for work.Vale mentally laughs.Was it really because of work? The guys always cook by themselves when she isn't here. So, when she has the chance, she will cook for them.'Thank you, mom. Thank you for letting me help you cook since I was six.'Vale knew her family could hire a cook but her mother insisted that she wanted to cook.Her family nor her friends know about her blackmailed matters. Except for the friends that she met in the gang.They didn’t know where she went when it turned dark.She made an excuse and sometimes she felt remorseful for them because she was good at lying.Vale actually felt relieved when Kayden asked her to move in with him, saving her from being suspected by her family.It’s much easier to escape from suspicions if she lived with one person who was certainly not h
Vale stormed out from Keith's room and stride towards the balcony.What do people usually expect from a hidden killer?Jump from the balcony onto the ground beneath?Yeah, call her crazy, but she never fractured her bones after a lot of training and experience.She's not jumping right away. Usually, she would back away a few meters from the rail before running towards it, putting her right foot on the holders, jumping and doing a few backflips.She looked at the grounds, searching for guards.Vale could see one at the far corner on her left, and another one is facing his back on her. Check! Security camera? One on her left, check!That was easy for her. Even if it moves around a lot, she can still escape it.Okay. So, here we go!One... Two... Jump!Thud!...and there...Vale landed on the ground smoothly.She ran towards the nearby tree, shielding herself from the guards and the security camera.She kept running and hiding until she reached the tree near her car.Thanks to Louis, he p
Who loves flowers?Vale did. She bought a lot of it, and the robot will do the work of planting it.Cleaning the house and planting a flower. Cool, right?The flower decorations were also arranged perfectly as it made the mansion look more lively.Vale grabbed her phone and stepped out of the car. She put her finger on the fingerprints tab to open the gate, right when she entered the lawn, the gate closed on its own.She walked along the decorated pavement before climbing the short stairs leading to her mansion's entrance door.Unlike the gates, she has to use her keycard to open it. She stepped into the house and switched on the light located near the door.Vale ascended the staircase while unlocking both of her phones, the gang phone and the normal one.Reaching the top floor, she turned right and walked past nine doors before stopping in front of a big door.Vale opened the door and glanced at her phone. Wow! Forty-two missed calls! All from the guys!She opened her other phone and
Vale parked her car on the side of the road. She can hear the loud music reverberating from Remy’s house.Grabbing her phone and her bag, she walked out of her car before locking it.Vale walked to the door, stepped into the house and looked around for Nancy’s face.There are too many people inside this house, making it harder for her to find Nancy.“Hey, Vale!”Vale turned around and saw Remy walking towards her with a grin on his face.She furrowed her eyebrows.Why does it look like he hasn’t been drinking anything?“Hey, it’s been a while!” she smiled at him.Remy and Vale met in high school. She isn’t sure if he is in a gang, but the important thing is that he doesn’t know what she does.“Yeah, it’s nice to see you again.” he chuckles nervously.Wait, nervous?“You haven’t drunk. Why?” Vale raised her eyebrows at him. She mentally cursed her dumb brain.“I’m a host, babe. Gotta sober to watch over my guest.” he grinned.Vale chuckles and shakes her head at him, acting like an exce