SHE

Chapter 19: Hostility in Family

Rue Scarce

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By the time I was done, I heaved a sigh of relief, thinking back on all the things that happened this whole day.

I was on my way to my car when I felt someone watching me. I was tense but I knew better than to move without thinking, so instead of driving, I hailed a cab.

"Where to, ma'am?"

"Central Park." I answered.

The driver nods, driving away.

At the ride, it didn't take me a couple of minutes to realise that I was being followed by a black car a few blocks back.

Calmly, I started to undress myself. Taking my coat off first, I flipped it over and wore it back. My coat has two sides with different colors, black and brown. I am now wearing the brown side and tied it around my waist.

I took a couple of glances at the car behind me and see that it is still far for them to reach me. I grabbed the small cap from my pocket and squeezed the strands of my hair in it, making me look like a man from behind.

The driver was giving me weird looks from the rear view mirror but I only gave him a small smile. When the car halted into a stop and traffic was in the place, I reached out my hand and handed the man his pay.

"Are you sure, ma'am? We are a bit far from the park..."

"I'll be fine. I'm in a hurry." I say to him.

I stepped out of the car, leaning my head down with my back, scurrying my way out of the lanes of traffic. I didn't look back as I continued walking, only that my body movement and posture are far from a proper lady.

Instead of driving back, I managed to hail another cab and it led me safely back to my apartment.

I took a quick shower and clothed myself. I was in a hurry to head to the kitchen and eat when I realised a familiar presence was sitting on my couch.

"Sheer." I said lowly.

"Rue." She gives me a brief nod as I moved my gaze at the man standing beside her.

"Ashton." I say, acknowledging him.

"Mrs Leighton."

"To what do I owe the pleasure of your visit, Miss Blackett?"

"I have a lead... of the DEVIL."

Her words suddenly whirled excitement and hope in me and I tried my best to remain calm.

She noticed my sudden change of mood so she cleared her throat and stood.

"I suppose you don't mind following us?"

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The moment we entered the abandoned facility, I can feel my head pounding and my heart beating so loud I can hear it myself. On our way here, Sheer offered me something to eat, knowing full well that I needed one so I don't feel any worse.

"We're here." Sheer mutters, gesturing her underling to open the metal door for her.

There were two women in the room and three men, all chained up and forced to stand with their cuffed hands over their heads. I heard the girls whimper, probably their first encounter with a matter of life and death.

The three men looked up to us and one of them was older, a father perhaps? His nervous face wiped out into an angry glare as he directed them at the woman beside me.

"You bitch! Leave my family alone!"

"Yes, yes. But it's actually a waste to have them running without any use, right?" Sheer replied, her eyes daring the man to retaliate.