To Put A Leash On The Master

Kill Me

~X~

I know their names and looks. Father does too. Stuff took me a year and more to study that I might even begin to list the names of their fetuses.

It's my first time coming to Braevalle, and I've heard things about it. Good things. Like how the fruits are heavenly. And how unearthly their young girls look. And... I think the White Mansion took up sixty percent of these compliments—it also happens to be the first stop for tourists.

Let me tell ya though, I find the whole thing exaggerated. Braevalle is just as good as every other place but also as quiet as a graveyard, which is bad. Really. Or maybe I hate too much silenc― ouch!

Did I just see Hunter's female guard hitting Heidi's forehead against a boulder? Yes! And the impact rendered her unconscious on the woman's body.

I want to laugh but then if I do, I'll be heard and exposed. I'm currently camouflaged in the environment and making a loud sound is... I won't say it's dangerous because no one knows me and they can't catch me if I run anyway.

Father did make a good choice in choosing me for this mission. He's made an enemy out of nearly all powerful creatures in the world, and what better weapon to use to spy on them than me? Though I've now been distracted from the major person he asked me to watch. I just got too curious about this Heidi girl and her guts. Hehehe.

"Whose child is this anyway?" the guard mumbles while pushing Heidi's limp body back into the snow. "Nearly broke my damn head too!" She hoists the girl over her shoulder and walks away, leaving a black leather jacket behind; Zavere's, I think.

When she arrives at the hall, she signals one of Hunter's men to come forward. "The boss needs to see this. I've been watching her try to get near him for a while now," she says, nodding toward Heidi's butt. The man disappears into the hall while she drops the girl's unconscious form in the snow.

Hunter emerges from the hall moments later with Tad trailing behind him. He crouches beside Heidi's body and peers at the small abrasion on her forehead, then touches it with his index finger, his gaze darkening when he sees blood.

Rising to his full height, he turns to the guard. He exudes an airy demeanor, also fatal, as he approaches her. Yet, she's as bold as the glare of gold. I'm gonna enjoy watching this. Wish I had a bowl of popcorn too.

"What did you do?" Hunter speaks through clenched teeth, his voice low and eyes brooding.

His tone causes the woman's composure to shatter. And as she watches him near her with the murderous glint in his eyes, her legs involuntarily begin to shift back.

"She... she attacked me first. She's b–been spying on you," she stutters as fear steals her expression.

Hunter nods stiffly. "Do you know who she is?"

The guard shakes her head. Panic sets in. I can feel her emotions, Hunter's too.

He is fuming; and without warning, covers the remaining space between them, reaches for her, and clamps his thumb and index fingers on her throat.

She begins to choke, her hands grasping at his wrist. But no matter the pressure she adds on the man's hand, it doesn't seem to affect him.

Tad, who wanted to intervene before Hunter attacked the guard, immediately retreats to the hall. He walks past Zavere, as the latter approaches and stands a few paces away from the horrid scene, facing Hunter's side profile with hands in his pockets.

"That woman belongs to me. No one touches her," Hunter warns. His words create runes on the guard's skin that summon her deepest fear and form, within her, a phobia of Hunter. And as she frantically nods, he doesn't loosen his grip. Instead, he lifts her off the ground, her feet dangling under her as she struggles to breathe.