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Chapter 3

Emerald's PoV

Well, I couldn't sleep that night. I remember what my boss told me. I'm actually meeting with him this afternoon so I could get more information about this 'Harry' fella.

I'm not gonna lie. He was cute. I mean, damn. I sneak out of the house when my godparents fall asleep. I hate the fact that I'm keeping such a secret from them, but in order to keep them safe, I'll do anything.

Walking down the street, I watch the sun go down slowly, leaving behind a sky of an pink and orange mixture.

Well, isn't that pretty? I thought, moving my brown hair away from my eyes as I sighed out, watching my breath in the cold air.

Once I reach the bench, I watch traffic pass by until I finally see him in front of me. Pulling off my headphones, I put them away before saying, "Do you have anything? I can't really do alleys."

He pulls off his hood, revealing his face and hair, "How about 'Hi'? Jeez, who raised you?"

"Practically you. I've been with you since I was sixteen, Niall."

"Okay, okay, let's not get all moody. Now, explain why you didn't catch him. He was supposed to be an easy target."

"He was a quick runner." I said, lying again.

He stares at me for a while. Thing about Niall? Well, he'll try to make you break with pressure. Why do you think I'm an expert at lying most of the time?

"Okay, then." He said, sitting next to me, "Maybe this'll be easier. Tomorrow, he's going out with some friends at a nightclub. Lead him into the alley way and get the job done." Niall says, his voice strict as if I was four and not twenty-one.

"Of course, of course." I replied, showing a slight smile, "It'll be done. But what if he notices me?"

"Have you tried doing something differently with your looks, Emerald?" He asked, rolling his eyes slightly as he laughed.

"I'll see what I can do." I said, concluding the conversation before walking away.

Niall walks the other way after putting his hood up. He wouldn't look like a professional murderer if you just looked at him. He's serious about his work.

I stay up all night, knowing that I'm gonna sleep during the day so I'll have a lot of energy during the night.

Okay, Emerald. I thought to myself, No matter how cute he is, you gotta kill him. It's for my family, so I'll have to do it.

This shouldn't be as hard as I predicted. If I don't do this, not only will my family be gone, but I'm gonna be quite a pussy.

The next night, I decide to straighten my hair, making it longer than it seemed. I then pull it into a tight, spiral bun.

I look back at my make-up that I barely use. Opening the kit, I decide that tonight will be the day I finally use it again

Hopefully, it doesn't look so bad.

"I actually like the way I look for a change. I need to do this more often."

I put on a nice short black dress, with black pumps. Adjusting my bluetooth, hiding it behind strands of my hair, I look in the mirror and see that I'm pretty ready to do this.

"Emerald?"

Oh shit. I thought, I can't do this. I'm gonna be late.

Turning around, I see my godmother, staring at me with shock in her eyes.