"What if it was the prince who needed saving?"
Not receiving an ounce of love even in his childhood, he became heartless. His cold exterior scared people away, and not to mention his detached, unemotional personality. Haunted by his past, he was use...
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"So, we hide this from him even though it has everything to do with him? Makes sense" Felix mutters under his breath. Roxy hits him on the head with a paper rod.
"Do you want to help or not?" She crosses her arms, hair flying like a tough-looking soldier. He sighs. "He's going to skin us alive if he finds out" "That's the point, smarty-pants. He won't find out!" I plop down beside him on the bed.
"This is Zane motherfucking Aleksander we're talking about. You think he won't suspect a thing?" He looks at me, his eyes silently begging me to stop this. "Felix, I asked you a question. Do you want to help?"
He rubs his face with his hand, making a weird noise, then sighs. "Do I have a choice?"
"Okay, now that that's out of the way, let's focus on more important things" Roxy says. "Why am I even here? You know that I'm not gonna help you, right?" Bianca leans against the wide window to my right, looking sharply at Roxy.
"And me! I'm his fucking spy. Why do I have to do this?" Royce kicks the wall angrily. I roll my eyes.
"Look, we need your help in this. Zane won't admit it, but we all know it killed him when he was asked to spare Tyril and Mal. We kill them without anyone knowing, and it's done. Murder is something y'all are good at, isn't it?"
Felix rolls his eyes. "So, what's your plan?"
Roxy claps her hands and Royce brings over the large whiteboard, hanging it on the wall. She takes a marker and starts explaining.
"I know the ACE HQ better than anyone here, since I've visited it quite often in my youth"
"You're twenty-nine" Bianca remarks. We snicker a little before turning our attention back to Roxy. I grab a pillow from Felix's bed and settle it on my lap.
"Royce, you're best at keeping an eye on things. Felix, as much as I hate to admit it, you're a decent sniper. Bianca, your wits are gonna come in handy. And Astraea"
I blink at her, waiting for the sarcastic, sassy comment, but it never comes. Instead, she grabs a gun from one of the bedside tables. "Hey! Stop messing around with my things!" Felix shouts.
She holds it out in front of me. I'm a little hesitant at first, but eventually, I take it.
"Astraea, Felix is going to train you"
I look at Felix, who looks just as confused as I. "You want me to train her? Do you know that I have a fucking job that I need to do? Zane is going to-" "And that's why the training sessions are going to be held after midnight"
The room goes still. "I'm not sacrificing my sleep for a training session" I quickly say. She scoffs. "Do you want to help or not?" "...Fine"
