We were doing our best to show our concern to Candhess as we eat.
Peter always places food at her plate or refill her glass whenever it's empty.
While I talk to her to get to know her.
I saw her eyes and saw vulnerability on their depths. I smiled at that.
"So you're fifteen? Finally, I have a little sister now!"
"Do you like reading books?" Peter asked.
"Not that much." She replied.
"What about clothes? Do you like shopping?"
"I seldom do such thing."
"What do you do then?"
"Fly."
Me and Peter stared at her.
What does she mean by that? Is she a pilot or something? Or does she owns a jet or what?
"I guess that's enough talking for tonight." Papa said.
He glance at the maids behind him before speaking.
"Take her to her room and clean her wounds again."
They nodded before approaching Candhess.
"I'll head now too, and Peter read the file in your room and do as what's written there."
"Yes papa."
"Very well."
He stoods up and placed his hands on his back before leaving us.
~*~
After dinner, Peter left to do his job while here I am infront of Candhess' door. I leaned on the wall and stared at her door. The maids haven't left yet and I wonder why.
Later on, I heard a muffled sound bothering the hell out of me.
I quickly went towards the door to open it but it was locked. Fuck! Tonight is her first night here and I'm sure papa has plans for her!
I won't kick the door open because it will alarm them. My dagger won't also do, so I hurriedly went to the kitchen and took a butter knife.
I pry open the latch by sweeping the end of the knife and moving the latch inward. Then I slide it between the door and the doorframe, starting about three inches at the top of the door knob. I continued sliding the knife until I found the door's bolt.
When I succesfully opened the door, I scanned the scene first before making a move.
There I saw one of our maids holding a syringe while the other one has her hands on Candhess' neck.
I don't know what's happening but I attacked the maid who's choking Candhess without hesitation.
I pulled her away from the maid's reach and threw my knives at them, headshot as always.
The syringe fell and I stepped on it. Whatever it contains must be painful. I turned to Candhess and saw her kneeling on the floor with her hands on her neck.
"Are you alright?"
She held her gaze high to meet my eyes before softly nodding.
"What's with the syringe?"
"I... I have.. have no idea.."
I heaved a deep sigh before pulling her gently for a tight hug.
"Sleep in my room tonight."
"What a mess you've made, my darling."
I felt Candhess stilled.
"She will sleep with me papa."
"Says who?"
I tap her shoulder before standing up, facing the demon by the door.
"I did."
But the psychopath just laughed at me.
"Look at this little bitch being stubborn and acting all mighty."
He place his hands on his back before walking towards me.
"You're starting to dissapoint me."
Before I can even reply a blade was already inches away from me.
Fuck. I let my guard down again.
"Who am I again, sweetheart?"
His dagger is just infront of my left eye. One wrong answer and he can pierce me.
I know to myself that I am well-skilled but I have tried sparring with him a lot of times and I never won.
But someday I will kill him.
"I'm sorry papa."
