Mae was being covered up like she was a broken toy being taken away for repair. As soon as she was moved off the stage, the bidding continued.The next time the curtain over her cage was pulled up, she was back in the office the man who brought her here had taken her to meet Leo Vance."You bastard," she cursed at Leo who just smiled. He was seated behind his desk like before she left but was more comfortable now. He had his legs crossed over his desk while he faced the screen in front of him. Mae hadn't noticed the screen there before. She heard numbers still being announced so she looked at the screen like him and saw some other young girls being auctioned and bid over. They were much younger than she was. It broke her heart to see them sitting in their cages quietly unlike her, looking hopeless and waiting to be sold off."Let me out of here and I'll kill you Vance, I swear I will!" She yelled at him and shook the cage she was in so he looked at her. His look was cold and indiffe
Inhaling one more bounty amount of air, she charged at him again but decided to do what she did with the lanky man. She gave herself a boost and ran with three steps on the wall behind the man. Before he could turn around to follow her with his eyes, she hopped on his back and put her arms around his neck to attempt strangling him.The man tried to get her arms away from his neck but she held on tight and looked back at Leo. He was watching her again like she wanted but she still couldn't find fear in him. She started to ask herself if he wasn't worried that he was going to be the next to die by her hands.In her thoughts, distracted by Leo's smile, the man successfully freed his neck of her arms and threw her to the floor."Ahh," she let out a cry when her body hit the floor with much momentum. She felt pain rush through her as she tried to get back on her feet but fell back. She heard Leo laugh again so it made her angry again.As if recharged, she got up on her feet and though stil
"You're not so useless for me to sell you anymore you know." Leo laughed to himself before cracking her neck and making her go unconscious.Mae slumped into his arms when he put her to sleep. He lifted her to his right shoulder and was going to walk out of his office when one of the men started to get up. It was the lanky one whom Mae had made unconscious too earlier. Displeased that he let Mae defeat him so easily, Leo took out his gun from his suit jacket and shot him in the head. Just one bullet was enough to send him back to the ground.Leo had the gun with him since, even when Mae had a gun pointed at him. He could have just shot her and ended the whole thing but he wanted to see how angry she was and if she'd really kill him with the chance she had. He decided to play around and look defenseless when she pointed the gun at him.****Mae sat up hours later and realized she was on a bed. She looked around and though her sight was blurry, she could tell that she was in a room, a w
I walked towards the room where I left Mae. One of the men by the door gave the room keys to me so I opened it and expected to see her still unconscious on the bed but she wasn't there. I walked further into the room and heard the door close automatically behind me. I stopped walking when I sensed that she was behind me. If I was guessing right, she probably had something to hit me with.With a sigh, I turned around and moved my body to the side, dodging the table lamp she swinged my way. She didn't back down after being unsuccessful with hitting me, instead she swinged the lamp at me again but I was quick to avoid it hitting my face.I didn't wait for her to try hitting me with the lamp again. I held it's base and took it away from her but she hurried to the door now. Why wouldn't she just quit? She opened the door to escape but I was fast enough to pull her back by the waist and shut the door back.She wriggle and twisted herself to try and get free from my hold so I got fed up an
"What the fuck is wrong with you?" I heard Leo ask with a gun to my forehead."Stop trying to kill me. You can't, Ms Yrote. Can you quit already?" He spoke directly to my ears."If you're doing this with the hopes of getting back to the agency and being commended then forget it. First, you cannot escape here. Secondly, Omar doesn't give a shit about what I do with you.""You lie. I'll kill you, and I'll leave here and I'll be given a medal...""Don't mention a medal, come on, now you just sound stupidly desperate He groaned after he spoke."Omar must be so close to knowing where I am now. I'm sure he has the team trying to track my whereabouts. Maybe we'll finally have a crime with evidence to take you to jail." He must have little idea about the agency I work with. I trusted Omar. He'd find me soon and when he did, Leo will be in trouble.Leo laughed hysterically after what I told him."Omar has erased all files that could link your partnership to the agency. He couldn't get his superi
"Look at me," he commanded and weirdly I obeyed, feeding my eyes with his built body again.Leo turned around and stepped under the brightest light in the room. With his back facing me, I could see the tattoo spread across his back. I won't lie, it's beautiful. There was a shadowy tattoo of a skull head and two guns crossing under it. Then the cobra that ran from his upper shoulder part to his waist. The tattoo artist who designed his tattoo needed an award if you ask me.Leo turned back to me so I looked at the ceiling to act like I wasn't mesmerized just now by the beautiful art on his back. His broad shoulders made the skull head have a more dreading look."Why are you showing me your tats? You just want to show that you have a skilled tattoo artist, right?" I looked back at him to ask."The snake on my back, every man who works for and under me has it too. If I send one of my men to take out Lade, it will be easy to know that it was my order." He stood now with his hands buried d
I stood at the edge of the terrace of my gym house. Mae had to accept the proposal I made to her no matter what. If she thought about it and decided to not work for me then I'd make her beg for me to give her a chance to change her mind. I had to let her know she didn't have a choice but to do what I wanted her to.Speaking of her. Is that her I see walking away from the building areas towards the field? I smile as she walks farther away towards the field suspiciously. She was trying to escape again.I knew she'd attempt leaving so I asked the men to ease off their guard around her room when I was leaving. I wanted her to leave. I could bring her back here whenever I wanted but I knew why she wanted to leave so I decided to let her.She wanted to confirm what I told her if I was calculating just right. She would probably head for her agency's headquarters in the city to meet Omar. She would tell him about all that happened with her so far and she'd ask about what I mentioned to her.I
I quickly got out of the cab that just stopped me in front of the FIA headquarters. I didn't have a penny on me to pay the driver with so I pleaded with him to let me go into the building and return with the fare for his taxi.I was about to knock on the door to Omar's office when someone stopped me. I turned around and it was another agent."Mae?" He recognized me, thankfully."I need to talk to Omar, it's urgent.""Come," he drew me to a corner."Don't meet Omar." He whispered to me."What?""Don't go to his office. Everyone here thinks you're never coming back. If anyone else sees you or if Omar sets his eyes on you, it might be bad for you.""What are you saying?""Omar blacklisted you from the agency." He finally broke it to me.I snorted wryly, not believing what I was being told."That's not possible.""It is. Leave, so you don't get into trouble you don't deserve.""..." I didn't believe him."I want to meet Omar." I shook my head in disbelief over what I was just told."Didn't y