Who's next?

Chapter 33

Word count - 6490

"Disastrous!" Kikyo exclaims as she paces the living room. "Have you seen the damage done to this place!?" She spoke to no one in particular

You gave her a hidden dirty look. Her home should be the least of her worries right now.

"why are we still keeping her here?" Milluki rudely pointed in your face.

"Pardon me?" you shot back. Milluki gave you a bothered stare.

"How could you let this happen illumi?" Silva questions with a hand on his face

"Zaryian was locked away tight. Escaping was impossible" he persuaded

Milluki chuckled "Clearly not."

"And what about y/n?" Silva gestured. "not only did you almost get an innocent killed, but he saw her face illumi."

Everyone went silent when Silva spoke. It wasn't hard to miss that he was the boss of the room.

"Her face!!" he shouted slamming his fist against the wall, making you jump.

there was a brief pause. you didn't know what to do, or how to react all while still overwhelmed by the fact that you almost died. you caught yourself focusing on the fact that Illumi didn't seem too worried about that.

Moreso, the zoldycks made you nervous. Their auras combined were strong and menacing.

It felt weird being in the same room with the Zoldyck family. they didn't exactly function like a family. more like a business. They even made arrangements for this meeting. "2 P.M. on the dot, no exceptions" you recalled Zeno's voice in your ear this morning like a boss telling you not to be late for work.

Killua wasn't present, which didn't surprise you. It disappointed everyone else slightly. You knew he was most likely accompanying Gon.

Kalluto stood behind Kikyo, as quiet as a mouse. You wanted to see more of him, but he stayed low.

Zeno oozed a questionable vibe. he mostly stood near the wall making side comments, eyeing you up and down. with his hands crossed behind his back, he said "Mike didn't eat anything until this morning either. I just checked."

everyone exchanged looks before he spoke again. "how is it that our highly trained beast, didn't catch him?"  he hummed. "zaryian escaped underground. he dug a hole to the outside of our quarters. Mike picked up his scent, but nothing more. why is that?"

"what're you suggesting?" Silva pushed

"There's a traitor. in this building."

Kikyo dramatically gasped. "impossible! I pay them all well."

"Sometimes money isn't always the best offer." zeno argues.

you looked down in thought. is that why Zaryian was able to escape from his chamber too? has to be.

Silva crossed his arms. "from now on, y/n is our responsibility until Zariyan is found and killed. but she cannot stay here."

"But Silva, we-"

Silva raised his hand, stopping Kikyo from speaking.

"she can't-"

"Quiet!" he raised his voice

All especially Kikyo went quiet. she let out a grunt before speeding off and muttering under her breath. Kalluto looked conflicted before quickly scurrying off in her trail.