Roxanna was aware of the situation. The moment Cassius told her Claude was waiting for her. She nodded and spared herself successfully from the police. She walked into the study where Claude was smoking and greeted him:- I pay my respect to the glorious silver knight.- Welcome Miss La Rosa. Do me the honor of sharing a discussion.It was a bit dark inside. The smoke made the air thick and gloomy. Roxanna knew that Claude was angry. With his dominant posture and cruel face, he looked quite the dangerous. Claude sat in front of Roxanna and offered her a cigarette. She accepted it and smoked as well. Claude sighed and asked her, with a dry tone:- Long story short, are you the one who did it?- Would you punish the one who did it?- No. I want a painful death for that witch. Yet, choosing this time is just irrational.- It was not me Mr. Knightly. If it was me, I would admit it with no fear.- In that case, do you know who did it?- No, no one told me about something like that happeni
Mielle, the witty coffee shop owner, is an assassin.Cassius, the kind guy, is an enforcer.The enforcer’s job in the Round Table was not complicated. He has to keep order. Every member of the secret society should respect his place, his mates, and the law. And Mielle just broke all of it. Cassius was an enforcer linked to Claude, and Mielle was the assassin linked to Claude. Claude was a knight. Which is a very advanced position. To each knight, the Round Table attributes a functional unit. In the unit, there is an assassin who shall enforce the knight’s orders outside the brotherhood. The Round Table attributes every knight an enforcer in charge of keeping order and punishing those going berserk, even if they were the knight himself.Mille acted without her master’s consent two times. The first time was on the Orient Express where she killed a mafia man: Mr. Fortnight, to avenge her family. The second was in the peace masquerade where she poisoned a guest: Mrs. Ilnero gives her fri
“Are you happy?” said Mielle. Cassius barely added a word after Claude left him and Mielle. He asked her to give him her seal and gun if she had any. Mielle took off the necklace she kept under her clothes. That necklace had a seal on it: The seal of a thorny rose. With that seal, Mielle has the access to the Brotherhood’s database and has the right to communicate with other members. Without a seal, she is just a hanged member who has no voice. Cassius was not afraid of her. Even if she asks for help, his position as enforcer will prevent her from getting any. Plus, he knew she didn’t want help. Mielle was far too proud to not accept the consequences of her free actions. But he respected the protocol. From the moment she is considered a sinner, to the moment she accepts redemption, Mielle shall stay isolated from the rest of the brotherhood to not spread her sins among them. It was ridiculous, but it was the law that protected this brotherhood for centuries. Mielle gave him her gu
Flora woke up the next morning to the sound of knocking on her chamber door.“Yes?!” She asked“Are you decent?”“A moment please.”Flora jumped off the bed and went to the bathroom to wash her face. She knew the voice owner: That was the voice of Mr. Wolfgang! Flora changed her clothes and did her hair then she stood up in the middle of the chamber, head high, straight posture, and severe facial expression:“Please, come in.”Wolfgang came into the room and smirked looking at Flora: She tried to appear solemn and severe but the excitement in her eyes failed her:“How was your night, young lady?”“Cozy, thank you. How have you been, sir?”“You can call me Father. Or don’t. That silly son of mine shall marry you first.”Flora got as red as a cherry and she looked down shyly. He knew she was emotionally entangled with his adopted son! “Calm down Flora. Don’t mess it up this time.” She whispered to herself.“Mr. Wolfgang.” She said to him, “I want to talk with you.”“Here I am.”“First,
- I am sorry, Mrs. Black, but it seems you have six months left to live.That's what the doctor told her and what she was thinking about while brushing her silky black hair. The idea of death was strange, gloomy, and frightening. Yet, for some reason, she felt pity too. Pity for herself.To begin with, she had no reason to be scared of death since she had never been alive! She was only seven when her mother died from a broken heart, some weeks after her father married his mistress. The stepmother made the life of little Flora a living hell.Although Flora tried fruitlessly to get the attention of her father, Her half-sister Bianca was the only child he loved. It was times he forgot her existence. And he was even persuaded by his second wife to sell his older daughter to Jack Black, the Boss of the largest Mafia group in the city. Flora was only twenty one. She thought this may be her opportunity to live as a decent human being, but she was wrong.So here she is! Two days after knowing
Flora prepared her back bag. She just put her passport, her Mother's jewels, and some clothes. Then, Flora sneaked out of the house under the darkness of night. She managed to pass the bodyguards. Then, she walked through the enormous gardens surrounding the mansion.It was not that hard, given her petite shape and fit body. Yet, she felt ominous. Something was amiss. Like, why did she only encounter four guards?Her heart was never wrong, and she knew it. So she felt no surprise seeing Jack standing in her way with a bunch of guards.“Look at this little, pitiful pet trying to run away from her cage ! How cute !” He laughed.Clearly, in the next few minutes, she was chained in the dungeon. She always knew there was such a place in the mansion, given the cries she sometimes heard on cold nights. But she never imagined it was that dark and murky. Her chocolate-brown eyes needed a couple of minutes to get used to the darkness, so she would start to see her surroundings. She got chained
There was no difference between morning and night anymore. Nor was she able to distinguish reality from nightmares. Every time, there was only pain. Every moment, there was only dark desperation and misery. Her stomach didn't become any better. She collapsed more than once. Yet, Jack didn't care. The more she was in pain, the more his pleasure grew. Regularly, two old maids and a pretty blond nurse would visit her to take care of her old injuries and prepare her for the new ones. No matter how much she would beg them or the guards, no one was ready to help her. Helping her was a suicide. They knew it well: Jack would drink the blood of that fool who may dare approach his beloved doll. And maybe they were discreetly grateful for sacrificing the young lady to the boss, for his attitude became much softer since he put her in that torture cage. After seven days of hell, Flora ceased responding to her mad husband's violence: Her body reacted slightly. Her eyes teared. Her heart beat har
Jack was about to visit his doll when he felt something unfamiliar in the air. It felt as if an outsider was wandering in his house. Feeling uncomfortable, he rushed to Flora's chamber to find her vomiting black, thick blood. "Flora!" He cried, refusing to believe. She looked pale as a corpse. And then, she fainted like a dead flower. It was clear that she was dying. Jack held her shouting her name in vain. So he carried her in his strong arms and hurried to his RangeRover. In minutes, Flora was in the ER getting diagnosed. After minutes a doctor came out of the ER asking for the patient's family. Jack jumped from his seat:- I am her husband! Doctor, what the hell is wrong with her?!The Doctor tried his best to conceal his disdain for that wife-bitter:- Did you know about your wife's health condition, sir?- What health condition?- Her stomach cancer.- Yes, I did. The doctor said she won't be able to live more than six months.- Sorry?! Well, can I ask you then why a terminally il