Playing Dangerous

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Tate's POV...

When you're seventeen and study in world's one of the most expensive schools, you're lucky. It's best possible world, isn't it?

Maybe your whole life turns upside down. You start learning about things you were too young to understand, you make decisions that determine your future.

But not everyone has luxury to make their own choices, some of us have to jump at the first opportunity and make full use of it.

Everyone can't be blessed with all good qualities. One day you might be dirty, homeless and starved girl, and the other day you're all cleaned up, wearing fancy quality clothes, standing in huge hallway of one of the most expensive schools in world.

"Tate Hope-Bianchi, born on August 5th 2006. Your father sent us your data, and we are very impressed. We're happy to welcome such an excellent student."

"Thank you, sir." I said to my new school's principal, lying without single mistake.

Living double life means that you have two names, two personalities, two lifestyles and many many secrets. But it can't bother you if you're as excellent liar as excellent student I am.

You might ask how I got here... well...

It's not always bad when someone sees use of your body. I saw. So did Ez...

Ezekiel Monnet, club owner, scammer and criminal, in one word very handsome twenty-seven-years old bandit.

He found me by accident and made deal with me.

One advice, never make bargain if you're not the initiator.

"What is your name?" He asked, sipping something I wasn't familiar with.

"Tate, what is yours?" I learned every single detail in this huge room with no windows, many fluffy sofas and few metal poles.

He huffed and worked his jaw, his black eyes so demanding almost looking through me, as though I should be scared of him. "Do you have any idea who you're talking to?"

"I don't," I said maybe little to sarcastic, "that's the point. So what's your name?"

He rolled his cuffs, still sipping that thing and watching me intensely. "Ezekiel, Ezekiel Monnet."

"Okay, what do you want from me Ezekiel Monnet?"

"No, the question here is what do you want?" I narrowed my eyes at him and then gazed at two very... large guards each side of couch I was seated.

"I want many thing, but what do you have to offer?" I shrugged, frowning at him.

"You're kidding right?" He scoffed, looking at me baffled.

"No,"

"I'm very serious Tate, what is something that you want the most." He repeated and I felt tension in his jaw and shoulders as he leaned in his leather armchair.

I knew he wanted something from me and he would give me anything in turn. "I know what I want," I said. "I want to be educated in a good school."

"You want to study?" He checked if guard's reaction matched his, I did too.