"Okay, since you insist on starting today, let's go to my office, I have a lot of work to attend to". Axel said to Hannah and went back to his office with Hannah and Camden who were trailing behind him. Hannah was finally relaxed. Who knew that this CEO would be so easily deceived? 'This man would be dead before he knows it. Hannah thought to herself as she walked behind Axel.
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In Axel's office
As the trio got into the office, Axel spoke first, "Camden, go and see if there is anything that needs your attention, and prepare her cubicle. It should be close enough to my office". Axel told Camden and the latter immediately nodded and left the office to carry out the order of his boss. Now both Hannah and Axel were left alone in the office. As Hannah stretched out her hand to lock the door, Axel stretched out his hand at the same time and both their hands collided. Hannah felt Axel's hand slide through her wrist and the inside of her palm and she got distracted for a couple of seconds.
The door was finally closed and Axel walked to his seat, behind the desk. Immediately he sat down, he pressed the remote on the desk and the blinds came down to cover the window and all other openings in the office. Hannah was shocked, but a second later, the realization hit her.
"Oh….so he gave me the job so he can have his way with me". She arranged her features and walked towards the desk where Axel gestured for her to sit on the seat opposite him.
"Let's get straight to the point". Axel began immediately as she took her seat. "Why are you here?" Axel asked the girl who now had a mixture of shocked expressions on her face. Hannah was surprised. An outsider can't know about the organization. She mentally shook her head and told herself that he might be talking about something else.
"I came here for the interview as I have said before". She didn't know why she was still explaining to this damn CEO. She readied herself to kill him and it would be so much easier since he had locked the door and brought down the blinds. No one would catch her in the act.
"Why are you here?" Axel asked again. He knew she was not here for the interview, she had been sent to kill him, but since she had not pulled off any tricks, he decided to play a little. "No, you don't need to tell me anything. I already know why you are here. I am your target right? Just go ahead and do what you are supposed to".
Hannah could not believe what she had just heard. How did he know what she was here for? "Since you already know what I'm here for, and you have not done anything yet, I guess you need me for something". Hannah said, to which Axel replied,
"You are right about that, I need you to do something for me". Hannah was shocked. The fact that Axel had not done anything despite knowing her intention amused her, but that did not mean she wouldn't get to complete her mission today. She had to complete her mission to keep her end of the deal. She slowly pulled out a knife from her skirt and threw it at him, aiming for his neck.
Axel saw a knife flying towards him, and he quickly caught it between his fingers. The knife barely missed him as a thin red line came to form on his neck, right above his collar. He had not expected that from her at all. He could see that the girl's face had paled because of his unexpectedly fast reflex. He slowly moved the knife from his neck. He made sure her eyes followed every movement of his as he pointed the knife to his hand.
When Hannah saw what he was holding in his hand, she felt like blood had already been drained from her body. He was holding her annunciator in one hand and was pointing a knife toward it with another. "How…..w-what is that doing with you? How did you get it?" She asked him frantically. Axel saw the pale complexion of her face and was satisfied. He had finally gotten her where he wanted. " Give that back to me!" Hannah hissed. She didn't know how he got her annunciator. Maybe when she fell, no, maybe when she got into the office….the office..when their hands touched. This sly man, how did she not notice?!!!
The annunciator was a very important gadget in the guild, once it gets misplaced or destroyed, the owner would be labeled as a traitor and would be hunted down by special forces in the guild. She had already misplaced her annunciator once and almost lost her life because of it. She could still feel the pain she went through and it was not something she wanted to experience again. She knew Raymond had a soft spot for her, but there are certain things he has no control over.
But how did this CEO know all of this, the annunciator looked like a simple wristwatch but was only a little bigger than a normal watch, so how does he know? Maybe he is one of them, but neither does he look like an assassin, nor give out the aura of an assassin. "Are you one of us?" She asked him.
Axel snorted coldly, "I would never be one of you disgusting beings who go around killing people for wealth and pleasure". He spouts out in an irritated tone.
"Then how do you know all this?" Hannah asked.
"Let's just say I know things, just like how I know that you are putting on a disguise". Axel said and started twirling the knife in his hand. He tried to read through the girl as he stared at her intently, trying to gauge her expression. He wondered how long it would take for her to give in.