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The edge of the pocket knife hit against the bruise of Mik's cheeks. Goosebumps spread all over his body as he glared at Yana.
"Ha, you're dead. Once my men-"
"They won't come in if you don't make a noise. If you do-" the pocket knife glided to Mik's throat, "Then this knife will gladly soak in the warm blood pouring out of your throat."
Yana smiled and Mik grit his teeth. Yana didn't waste any more time with him and in an instant, her eyes turned cold. She put her hand over Mik's mouth before WOOSH-
Blood splattered on her face, Mik's wailing tainted her ears and the knife stuck perfectly in his shoulder.
"Now that you know how the drill goes, start answering my questions," with a long blood string the knife was pulled out and cleaned on Mik's clothes.
Mik whimpered but his bloodshot eyes condemned Yana. He wouldn't let her off, yet knowing that Yana was so vicious he had no choice but to give in now.
The pain that radiated from his shoulder was numbing his brain and crucifying his nerves. Who knew this fucking woman actually was this crazy?
Mik has never dirtied his own hands because he found it disgusting. He always let someone else do it.
Part was because he thought this kind of work was underneath him. He had power and money, it was a given to hire others to do it.
The other part was Mik didn't like gory stuff. Blood and all that, he didn't want to see it. So, it was a surprise to him that Yana didn't even blink her eyes to do something cruel and possibly even crueller. Mik has underestimated her.
In his lifetime, Mike has never been hurt this much. It hurt like fucking hell! The sight of Yana's knife and the knowledge she would stab him any time made Mik involuntary shudder.
"Tell me," Mik flinched when Yana suddenly spoke. Yana couldn't lie when she said that she enjoyed his cowering form a lot, "Who's behind this."
"B-Behind what?" dammit, Mik didn't want to appear this weak in front of Yana.
"You should know."
"I don't. You mean kidnapping you? Who else but me?" Mik got gradually nervous.
This wasn't how it was supposed to go! It was supposed to be him breaking Yana completely and then dangling her in front of Luka to see his reaction.
He killed two birds with a stone. But now, Yana overturned the situation and even seemed to know that Mik didn't do all of this alone.
"So, you're saying that the weapon mass production is also you're doing?"
"Do I look so stupid in your eyes, you think I can't even do something simple like that?"
"Simple? Then the news and suppressing your scandal all came from your big brain as well?" Yana gave Mik a mocking smile and without waiting stabbed the knife into his other shoulder.
"Now feel like talking? Don't waste my time," Yana pulled the knife out again and without any emotions looked at Mik. The truth was she disliked this a lot.
Disliked the blood, the screams, the feeling of the knife gliding in and out of the flesh, the sight, the smell, everything.
Although Yana enjoyed Mik's misfortune, she didn't like torturing someone.
It was a disgusting feeling that was rotten to the core.
"I-I talk!" although Mik said it panicking, Yana still saw the hateful glint in his eyes.
"So? Talk," Yana once again wiped Mik's blood on his own clothes.
Mik's eyes turned even more hateful but there was also slight fear that finally made it through.
"It's all Paul's doing!"
"Paul?"
Yana had a faint recollection as to who this specific Paul was.
"He-He's the CEO of Nixo," bitterly Mik hissed through his teeth as pain contorted his face.
"What's his plan then? What is Paul doing? It can't be only this weapon thing, right?" if Nixo's CEO was behind this, Yana was afraid that there were even worse things hidden in the dark.
"He was the one who insisted on getting the orphanage, he also helped me after I fucking got kicked out by my family!" with each word Mik spoke, his anger and hatred burn more intensely.
"So, you're ratting him out so easily?"
"Ha, my life's more important obviously," Mik glared at Yana who only smiled, "The rest you already know."
"Did he also tell you about what to do with me?"
Yana didn't want to be under Paul's radar. Although Paul was very suspicious of being the only CEO in the 3-comps-scandal who made it unscathed and for announcing the crap about a new era, Yana didn't think he was behind the orphanage incident nor the factory.
He fell through Yana's radar and that was concerning. To be able to do all of that by manipulating others to do it, holding himself in the dark, until he made his grand entrance, Paul definitely wasn't someone easy. Yana had to be wary of him.
"As if he'd care about someone like you," Mik spit. Although Yana wanted to believe that she was only targeted by Mik's revenge crazy mind, her intuition told her it wasn't solely that.
Mik definitely must've cursed about her in front of Paul and Paul should also know about Yana due to the 3-comps-scandal. Maybe Paul really didn't care about her and only thought she was someone insignificant.
If this was the case, Yana was at ease but if he did a bit of digging then he might find out Yana worked for the EF.
And this was a problem. Why? Because Yana was sure that Paul belonged to the organisation.
"You're still arrogant," Yana twisted the knife in her hand before her next words caused Mik to be shocked silent, "Is it because you work for that organisation now? Selling your soul to the devil to enjoy brief power?"
"How… How do you know of them?" it was only after a few attempts that Mik finally managed to choke out.
"Mik," Yana's lips curled upwards, "Out of us two, I'm the bigger fish that eats the small plankton you are."
It was a reference that was often used in this world.
Now. At this exact moment, Mik realised how truly terrifying Yana was.
It was true when they said knowledge was power, information was the best weapon. In this crooked world, what else could be more terrifying and scary than the knowledge of that organisation and the truth behind the governments?
"What's Paul's next plan?" this was a crucial point.
However, before Mik could even answer-
BANG
A slight sting graced Yana's cheek along with a breeze that brushed past and got stuck in Mik's forehead.
From the hole, blood leaked and his wide eyes would be a sight forever engraved in Yana's mind.