Trouble in paradise (official)

Chapter 3 " Is that your big head talking or the little one?"

Mikey's eyes narrowed as he looked at them. "Tell me. Who and what are you?"

Nai cleared her throat, feeling the weight of everyone's attention. "What are we? What the fuck is that supposed to mean?" She glanced at Lani before turning back to him. "My name's Nai Gonzalez, and this is Lani Torez. We're... human, I guess?"

Rindou smirked at the answer, but Sanzu wasn't amused.

"Don't make me cut your tongue out."

Lani scoffed under her breath, immediately catching his attention.

"That goes for you too." Sanzu pulled his katana from its sheath and pointed the tip toward her lips.

Lani stared at the blade. Every rational thought in her head told her to move back, especially considering the man holding it had already shot at them twice. Instead, with adrenaline still pumping through her body, she leaned forward and pressed a quick kiss against the flat of the blade.

The room went quiet.

Sanzu blinked, looking from her to his sword as he slowly lowered it. Did this bitch just kiss my fucking sword? Do you know how many people I stabbed today?

"Now, why the fuck would you do that?" Sanzu asked, raising an eyebrow.

Nai pressed her lips together, trying not to laugh. Even Mikey glanced toward Sanzu for a second before returning his attention to the girls.

Lani stretched, trying to shake some of the tension from her body. "Look, I know y'all have a million questions, but we don't even know what the fuck we're doing here. We know about as much as you do."

Kakucho crossed his arms. "That's the problem. You know too much about us and somehow nothing about how you got here."

"We didn't ask to come here," Nai said.

"That doesn't change anything."

Lani and Nai exchanged a nervous glance as Kakucho looked toward Mikey. "We can't let them leave. Not until we know where they came from and how they got this information."

"Wait." Lani frowned. "What do you mean, can't let us leave?"

Mikey stood from the loveseat. "Exactly what he said. You know things about my organization that you shouldn't. You know who I am and things that happened before Bonten existed. Until I know why, neither of you leaves this penthouse."

"But—"

"You're not guests."

Nai shut her mouth.

"You'll be watched. You don't go anywhere outside this building without permission, and you don't touch anything that doesn't belong to you. Anybody tries to leave, stop them."

Sanzu smirked.

"And don't kill them."

His smile disappeared.

Lani looked down, fighting the urge to laugh.

Mikey's eyes returned to them. "If I find out you're lying about who sent you or why you're here, that changes."

Neither girl needed him to explain what that meant. As fucked up as the situation was, at least they weren't dying today.

Ran, who had been unusually quiet, suddenly narrowed his eyes at Nai. "Hold on. Where the fuck did you get that?"

Nai followed his gaze toward her calf.

Her stomach dropped.

Oh no.