"Lord Michael is looking for you."
Alice nodded and followed the maid to his room.
The maid opened the door for her and waited for her to enter before closing it, leaving her behind with him.
The man she's with, has his hands on his back and has this wicked smile plastered on his face.
I guess it's time to go to work now.
"Ah, my sweetheart."
He turned to her and pushed a folder on the table towards her.
"Punish." He ordered.
She opened the folder and examined the person she'll be meeting with later.
"Don't disappoint me, Alice."
After his remark she closed the folder and left it on his table. She then looked at him intently and gave him a tiny smile before leaving his room.
~*~
"Have a good evening sir!"
The man nodded before leaving his own building. His mouth curved into a smile as he walk without knowing tonight will be his end.
His phone rang and he answered whoever it is and his smile grew bigger and turned into laughter. Must be someone he cherish.
Alice started walking towards him as she play with her dagger which have her name carved in its handle.
"Mr. Edia?" She called for him in a sweet voice.
She placed her hands on her back to hide her dagger and waited for him to turn at her, he excuse himself on the line and finally faced her.
"Ah yes, how may I help you?"
What a bummer. He seems nice.
I wonder what he did that made papa furious.
"Michael Fiego. Does that ring a bell?"
His smile faded.
"Who.. Who are.. Why?"
Her lips form into a tiny smirk and she lifted one of her eyebrow before asking.
"Why?"
He diverted his gaze before answering. "Why tonight? It's my son's birthday can you please spare me for now?"
She crossed her arms and his eyes immediately focused on her dagger. She remembered what her papa usually tells her, that Fiegos don't spare enemies.
Well turns out, I'm not a Fiego. And I'll never desire to be one.
She softly nodded at him, "Happy birthday to John."
~*~
The moment she opened the door to his mansion a slap welcomed her.
She composed herself and still faced him witha smile. He gritted his teeth seeing her calm face and grabbed the gun of his bodyguard beside him and pointed it at her.
"You fool."
Before she knew it he pulled the trigger and shot her on her shoulder.
Fuck. Just fuck.
She felt her tears bursting out of her eyes but like everytime she controlled it. But she can't help not to wince at the pain she's feeling at the moment.
"One hundred lashes for you, Alice Fiego."
He slap her again using the gun and left her as his bodyguards dragged her to hell, her own kind of hell.
One of them lifted her by her head and the rest of them beated her up. Alice grew up with this pain but of course it still kills her everytime.
She was already coughing blood but that didn't stop them until she felt a tingling pain on her stomach.
"Fuck!" She yelped.
~*~
She woke up feeling something excruciating on her back. Seconds passed before she recalled everything that happened before she passed out.
She roamed the room and saw eyes again, those pensive blue eyes were focused on her. It diverted its gaze and again, darkness consumed her.
