"He's going to a masquerade ball on a cruise ship tonight, and the transaction will take place on the lower deck. Based on what I've heard, this is one of his biggest transactions—worth a billion pesos. He's not going to waste it, you know." I chewed my gum and popped it in between my lips.

"Alright, send us other important details, including the location of his men in different parts of the ship, and we'll take care of the rest."

"On it," I dropped the call and let out a sly grin. Another sum of money is to be drawn into my account. Finally, I can resign and go to a faraway place with my family. I put my phone in my pocket before putting on my sunglasses, and I immediately walked away from the building. I checked into a famous and expensive hotel to relax and sleep. I'll tomorrow morning. I sent the details my boss needs. All that is nothing more and nothing less, as well as which ship and the blueprint.

I packed my things into my rolling suitcase after sending those details. I checked my passport and everything I need for my flight tomorrow. After checking my things, I went into the bathroom for a bubble bath. It was so nice. I could smell the fragrance of the rose petals and soap I put in the bathtub and still had time to play with the bubbles with a freaking smile on my face like a freaking crazy woman. When I got bored, I submerged my body and temporarily relaxed before trying to take a nap, but I woke up when I heard heavy footsteps and other sounds, like someone dropping things.

I looked at the wall clock and saw that it was almost midnight. I got out of the tub and grabbed my robe to cover my naked body. I took the gun I had placed on the mini cabinet before slowly holding the doorknob. But before I could turn that around, someone had already done that for me.

The men in black exposed themselves to me. They were wearing black face masks, so I couldn't see them. But after seeing the tattoos on the guy in front of me, I knew who they were. I hurried, completely forgetting I was only wearing a robe. I tried so hard to fight, even though it was hard because of what I was only wearing, but I could still do it. I kicked the other one's gun. Before he was given another powerful kick, it hit his jaw, and I faced another one rushing towards me in the back. I caught his arm and kicked it before giving him a heavy punch in his face. I followed to fend off one's knife by dodging his hand and hitting it hard, causing me to hear his breaking bone.

I was panting, but I am not going to stop fighting. I need to fucking escape. Not until I felt a sharp pain near my neck, when something pricked it like a needle, making my vision dizzy. I didn't notice it. I didn't immediately feel the approach of someone who had done it before. But I only heard one thing before I passed out completely.

"We got her, Master."

I woke up and immediately felt a sharp pain in my head. Also include the jaw that looks like a crow on the side of my neck so I can hear it being stretched and massaged. Fuck! What the hell just happened?

I squeezed my eyes and roam them in every corner of the room I was in. When I remembered what happened, my eyes immediately widened, and only then did I see my situation. I was kneeling on the floor, pinned against the wall, with my two hands chained on both sides of me, inside a room that didn't belong to me. The room's color scheme was a combination of white, gray, and black. The same goes for things. The strong, but not offensive, masculine scent stings my nose. It was interesting to smell. intoxicating and addicting. Where the hell am I?

Another memory from last night flashed in my mind. The tattoo!

Could I be inside his fucking room? Bullshit! I should be on the plane by now, but here I am! Chained. Helpless. Busted. Fucking shit.

I adjusted my position and straightened my head when I heard the door open and close. I heard heavy footsteps coming in my direction until someone stopped in front of me.

"I was reckless when I thought you were loyal to me." I wanted to spit on his freaking handsome face, but I remained emotionless, gritting my teeth in disgust. He deserves the betrayal I gave him. filthy attractive devil. His voice was monotone, but with a hint of horror. It was cold, dark, and deep. You'll feel chills down your spine. Authority and power were visible. It was venomous and would make you tremble and feel weak. That's him. That's what he can do to everyone who's in front of him.

"Kill me," I commanded, like a freaking fearless hero, which I'm sure I'm not. I was just good at disguising myself and putting up a brave and unbothered front to show everyone that I was strong. I am Storm, a disaster you shouldn't mess with. But when there's a storm, there's a doom, and that's the person in front of me.

"Now you're commanding me, and I hate it." You think I'll do that after everything you did to me? "I lost a billion, and that's because of you and your little game, Katana. You deserve to be punished." I felt something inside me go crazy when I heard him call me by my second name. I flinched when he held my jaw to guide my face into looking at him directly in his dark, deep, and scary-looking eyes.

"Yeah, that's why you should kill me now, Master." Because of what I said before, he looked at me darker and sharper. I felt the tightening of his grip on my jaw, which made my lips part. His jaw clenched so tight that I could see it.

"Call me that way again...

"What?"

"Call me master."

"You're no longer my master; I quit." He grinned at me before violently letting go of my jaw, and we settled down. He took something out, and it was his gun. He set it on his coffee table before sinking into his couch, grabbing a pack of cigarettes, pulling out one stick, and lighting it. He inhaled before leaning forward and patting his hand as if he were a king, and that was his throne.

When he lifted his head, he blew out the smoke, and I almost swallowed when his Adam's apple moved. Damn! Why do I feel hot inside this room even though the air conditioner is very strong?

I lost my attention to him when he opened the huge flat-screen TV opposite his bed and the burning building appeared there. I frowned and almost gasped when I recognized that building. The government organization I am working for Did he burn it down?

"What did you do?" I asked.

"You're the only agent left from your organization, Agent S." He looked at me with a devilish grin on his lips before putting his cigarette in his ashtray and standing up. He removed his coat, leaving him in his black button-down shirt tucked into his black pants. He pushed his hair back before he walked towards me again, holding his gun. He held on to it so tightly that the vein in his hand went up his arm.

"And I let you live for a reason."

I thought he was going to touch me again, but he didn't. He just left the room after that, leaving me clueless about his real intention. I looked back at the TV where the news continued, and what he was saying was true—no one escaped, they're all gone, and he did it in just a few hours?

We hit a strong and hard wall. I already knew it, but when I saw a hole, I thought we could do it. It turns out that he's not just a mere mafia boss; his organization is not just a mere mafia organization; he's beyond. The organization wasn't built in a day and the training isn't a joke, but it certainly fell short.

I don't know how many hours I've been tied there. I was already feeling pain in my knees, but I didn't care. Mathicus never came back to that room, and at noon someone just brought me food. He tried to feed me, but I didn't try to open my mouth. The man is not familiar to me; maybe he was assigned to another place when I was still part of Traze's organization. I didn't know all the members of his organization because they didn't stay in the same den. They're around the world. scattering, roaming, and living like a civilian. like a normal citizen.

"Where is he?" I asked. But the guy didn't even open his mouth to talk. He looked away from me as he waited for me to swallow what was in the spoon near my mouth, but I didn't do what he was waiting for. I was still in my robe. That man didn't really bother to dress me. After all, who am I to be demanding? I'm just a traitor.

"I don't want to eat, so if you don't want to talk, just leave," I said coldly, and he didn't think twice about getting up and leaving. I don't know how many hours I stayed there. All I know is that it's almost late afternoon. The color of the sky is also changing at that time.

I stretched my hand when I really felt the strong grip because it was handcuffed and had been lifted earlier. I was stretching it in a circular motion when I remembered something. I moved my gaze to one of my hands and removed the earrings I was wearing. I forgot this was a high-tech weapon, and when I pinch it, it will reveal a small pin containing a past killer poison. This time, it's not going to be a weapon, but a key that will save me.

I quickly bit the end of it, which is his safe part, and quickly put it in the handcuff hole where the key was inserted, and he immediately fiddled with it. It was a matter of minutes before I successfully freed my hand. I took the pin between my teeth and opened the one on the other side. when I successfully freed myself. I immediately stood up and searched the whole room for weapons. I also got some clothes, and I don't care if they belong to Traze.

After securing that, I was armed. I quickly went to the balcony of the room to check the perimeter. Every corner of the house is full of guards. I jumped from the balcony to the branch of the tree near here and balanced myself until I landed on the other fence. But before I could do that, someone saw me.

I ran as fast as I could while hearing heavy footsteps following me. I heard one shot after another before I turned and kept running.

Shit! I heard a vehicle! I turned onto a smaller road and continued running. It was getting dark. I continued that until I heard a gunshot and felt a pain in my side.

I almost fell because of that, but I still managed to stand up and run. I took one gun and looked at the perpetrator before starting to fire, causing them to hide. And I had a chance to get away.

It was already dark. The streetlights were the only source of radiance for me. I can feel my sweat dripping from my forehead down to my neck. Nothing could be heard but the heavy steps I was taking. My side ached as I continued to run. The area was secluded; Mathicus's house was the only house here, or there was one, but it was far away. Or maybe it's part of his land. Damn! What a very unlucky day! I grimaced when I reached the dead end.

"There she is!" I immediately turned to the source of the voice before looking at the wall again and measuring how high it was. I know I'm not going to make it, based on my current condition. So, when I saw them from five meters away, I immediately put my hands up.

"Hands at the back of your head, Miss Storm." I did what one of them said. Their guns were pointed at me while one of them approached to get all my weapons. I was left empty-handed. "Handcuff her, Eliot."

"Bullshit Devsin, don't mention my name!"

"Idiot! You mentioned mine too! Fuck you, man!" I winced even more when they argued. Crows! Because of their stupidity, I acted quickly. I got the handcuffs, and the man named Eliot was the one I handcuffed. I heard the guy named Devsin curse under his breath. The table turned, and I was holding both by the neck.

I pointed my gun at Eliot's temple while my arm was wrapped around his neck. He immediately clung to my arm.

"Stupid, Eliot! Master will kill us, I swear!"

"Fuck you! "It's your fault!"

"Gun on your feet, Mr. Devsin." He cursed again and immediately lowered his gun to his feet. My lips curled. "Kick the gun here." I commanded.

Like a submissive dog, he kicked his gun toward me. I picked it up, still not letting go of Eliot's neck. After getting the guns and leaving them empty-handed, I slowly walked, dragging Eliot with me, until we shifted positions. Devsin was now where I was standing with them, his hand still raised and frowning as he glanced at the colleague I was holding by the neck before fainting slightly.

I was about to let go of Eliot when the cold lips of a gun touched my temple.

"Let him go, or I won't hesitate to kill you." Those authoritative, venomous voices stopped me. Even my breathing stopped quickly. My body went rigid as my arm let go of its grip on Eliot's neck. I even saw Devsin's crisper cursing and attended to Eliot's coughing fits. While I remained frozen, the man behind me held my freaking waist and pulled me closer to him, causing me to bump into his hard chest. I could feel his warm breath against my ears, and I almost shut my eyes when he tightened his grip on my waist, trying to keep me still.

"You forgot what I am capable of, Katana. Have you forgotten our deal? Would you like me to make you remember?" My eyes automatically shut. He couldn't bear the weight of each word.

"Escaping me is another way of committing suicide. Don't you know that?"

"Why don't you just kill me, Mathicus?" I growled.

"I told you to call me master. You're not allowed to call me by my name unless I want you to. Bad girl." He licked the corner of my ear, which almost made me groan. I can't believe he's doing this to me in front of those two fools who were just watching us like they were watching a live pornographic film! Damn it! I held his arm that was hugging my stomach so that he could press me more against his body. My nails pressed there every time I could feel his warm, sinful tongue running over my skin.

"M-master, stop!" He didn't do anything to stop He continued doing what he was doing right in front of his men! This is completely humiliating! He kept his gun pointed at me as he continued what he was doing. No matter how I try to stop him, I know he won't do it.

My system is messed up, especially when his hand went up to the bottom of my breast. I gasped. Devsin and Eliot wanted to look away, but it seemed like someone was stopping them so they could witness what their master was doing to me. I groaned in frustration and embarrassment as I felt his hand hold my left mound.

"Traze, s-stop... please... I'm coming with you." Tears rolled down my cheeks, and my voice trembled when I cried. Automatically, he stopped. Like I just said, the safest word that could make him stop doing anything related to me is "stop." I was panting the moment he let go of me and lowered the gun he was holding. Eliot and Devsin immediately looked away, like their master's withdrawal from holding me was a sign for them to look away. I could feel my body trembling, but I chose to hide it before closing my eyes tightly to remember all the things I wanted to forget and thought I could forget, if only my plan wasn't ruined.

"Seeing you act like that, I guess you already remember what you tried to forget, bad girl." His voice sounded like thunder when he said that. I slowly faced him and looked up. She is taller than me, and my eyes only see her chest if I don't lift my head to look at her face. He looked down on me with his unpredictable, emotionless, dark green eyes.

"You're my master, and I am your—" I trailed off. I swallowed the lump in my throat.

"Go on. Continue."

"Slave," When I looked at him again, there was a smile on his lips.

"Good girl. Now, get in the car and fulfill your part of the contract. "I'm done with your punishment." He turned his back on me and entered the black Mustang he owned first.

I swallowed again and forced myself to continue despite the shivers. So that was his punishment for escaping. He humiliated me in front of his two men. And I know that's not his punishment for what I did as a traitor.

I closed my eyes, and when I opened them again, I forced my feet to walk towards his car. And when I got on board, I remembered how I got into this situation. He was the target of the government organization I was working for. I needed money at that time. I will earn a lot from my mission, which was to spy on Mathicus. Entering his organization is not easy. I needed to pretend to be a woman giving service to billionaire bachelors. I thought I could easily get his attention, but I was wrong.

He's arrogant and unconcerned about the women around him, so changes of plans. I applied as his spy. I offered to spy on his target government organization. He made me prove myself, so I sneaked out crucial data and information for him. He already accepted me after I proved myself to him. But it doesn't end there. He's a clever beast. He made sure that I couldn't just run away from him and fool him. He made a deal and made me sign a contract.

A contract between a master and a slave. And for every wrongdoing I commit, he'll punish me with a punishment I won't like. That's how that contract works. And all I could do was just obey him, or else he'd do horrible things not just to me but to my family as well. He put a leash on my neck and let me draw in his manipulation. And again, he has my consent. I was a fool and arrogant for accepting the deal.

I just got myself into a situation where I have no safe escape.