Chapter 2

Gregory

She walked out so casually,so elegantly and all I wanted to do was pull her back,make her stay,hear what she dreams of the most.

“Emilia Winslow…”I hum her name,recalling how her lips felt against mine.How she slid the tip of her tongue into my mouth,how wet it was.

“Church…” I mumble and smirk at how she defended the existence of that building.

“Yes,church.”Another voice repeated after me.

I take my gaze away from the ceiling to the front of my desk where Lucious was standing.

“What are you doing here?”

“I'm your secretary,I'm forever by your side.”

I nod.”Yes.But why are you here? In my office?”

“You mentioned that you went to church.”

“None of your business.Get out.”

He gave me a passionate eye roll.One that I have never received from any female I've encountered in my life. I raise an eyebrow at him.

“What?”he counters.

“You should never do that infront of any girl.”

“Don't worry.This is especially meant for you.” He replied with a smirk.

“We need to go down the base.”

“Why?”

“We found the little bustard that has been revealing things that were supposed to be kept hidden.”

“You didn't have to use all those words.” I say,following him to the car.

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They had chosen the torture room. The man was on his knees with his wrists tied behind his back and a blindfold on.

“Who did that?”I asked,ushering to the blood that was tricking from his forehead.

“Sebastian.”

I scoff.”Of course he did.” If he wanted to clean this up then he should have done it properly.

“Where is he?”

“He got a call and asked me to let you finish the job.”

My eyes pierced through his.”He did what?”

Lucious steps back before opening his mouth to reply.

I make equal steps as his.“-And you actually called me for that.”I state each word while making more steps towards him.

For each one I took forward,he made two  back.

My fingers wrapped around his neck and I pulled him close to me.

“How many times do I have to tell you not to involve me in anything he's involved in?”

My brother does everything to spite me. He knows too well that I'll get to do it no matter what.For some reason there's this yearning inside me to do all that he asks so I can ruin it.The satisfaction that arises from watching his eyes burn and his frame shaking with anger is unmatched.

“I'm sorry,sir.”

“Did he ask you to report everything I did to him as well?”

He nods.

“But I don't do that.”He adds quickly.

I let go of him and step back.

“Here.” I hand him my coat and my watch.

“So…”I pull the chair that was across the room up to where the man was kneeling.

“Is there anything you want to say for yourself or should I kill you already?”

He does not reply.

“Lucious,bring me that blade.”

He does.

My finger traces the man's body,from his face,to his shoulders and down to his arms. Sebastian had left marks on his body and they were too shallow to even cause a sting.

“Which part should I begin with?”

His muscles trembles but he still doesn't say a word.

I sigh. Not because I was getting impatient but because this was a waste of time that would have been appropriately used in thinking about important matters,like Emillia.

I take off his blindfold. His gaze remains transfixed on the ground. I grab his hair and yank his face up.

His eyes meets mine.”Good.I want you to look at my face.Register every inch of it in your brain." I let go of his hair,his eyes drop to the floor again.

"I don't think I've met you before but now that I have,make sure we don't meet again.”

I use the blade I was holding to wipe off the blood that was close to his eye.

“If you happen to see my face again,just know that it's the last face you will be seeing.Understood?”

He nods.

I drop the blade that was in the other hand and let go of his hair.

“Call someone to escort him out.”

Lucius nods.

After all was cleared,he comes back to where I was seated.

“You're thinking.”He stated.

I look up to his face,his hair tied up in a messy bun with a few ornaments in them.His green eyes looking down to me.

“Why don't you just walk away,Lucious?”

“What?”He asks,confused.

I shake my head and drop the topic.He's one of the people father saved sometime back so he feels indepted to repay him with his life.

“Who sent him?”

“That's what we're still trying to figure out.What we know is that he is a member of the Syndicate gang,not active though.He must have been hired recently to snoop around this place.We are still gathering information about-”

“Leave it.”

He bows his head.A sign that he wanted to disagree but didn't want to cross me.

“Look up.”He does.”What is it?”

“Sebastian gave the orders that-”

“If he wants to find something out,let him do it himself.You are not his servant.”There was a short pause.”Understood?”

He nods.

“Now,I need you to find something out for me.”

His eyes flashes to mine before he quickly looked away. “I am not your servant as well.” He replies lightly.

I snap and point at him.”That,you are not.” I drop the smile on my face,he immediately straightens up.

“Emillia Winslow.Find everything about her and…no,find her and bring her to me.”

He nods and rushes out.

If she is who I think she is then I'd have found just the way inwas looking for.