Chapter 16 - Sixteen

" I know you're a threat" Ella's head twirls in reach of the voice that stings her ears mildly. Her eyes goggle at her fine figure that cats in the room with her head held high gorgeous she is, with a fine set of friendly eyes yet she can feel a tension between her lips and eyes that hold much genuine anger.

"They might not know you but I do and I know whatever that's in you is yours" she continues baffling Ella out.

There's one thing being told that there's someone in her and perhaps one of mystery, that she can cope with but being told the person in her is her, makes less sense to her. If she's truly the owner of the mystery in her then why hasn't she known about it, and why can't she have the powers?

Whatever, she must be vexing her displease of her being the mate of the man she holds dear in heart.

"Believe me I wish I could take off your mask but my hands are tied." She says staring at Ella's brows that arched in queries of her word's true meanings.

And beyond anything she wants the world to know what she holds in her heart but she can't tell for the oaths of the past. There's no argument on the fact that her paths have been crossed with Ella before and deep within she's sure, Ella is more than she plays herself to be.

"If you really know who I am then why don't you just reveal it?" Ella asks strolling her feet to her body that aid support on the wardrobe. Step after another her feet halt a second gap between, then lays her fingers on her face, smoothly letting a finger rub on Balu's jawline before aiding her chin up with her fingers.

Delightfully she spreads her lips as Balu's eyes get enchanted in hers.

"Tell me, what secret do you hold on me?" Her life crawls out in a sweet and desired tone. In snail she clutches her hand on her slender waist and pulls her close enough that her breath is her to inhale, her secret rose perfume hers to wear.

Every touch of hers is an electric on Balu's skin that urges desire for more. Her alluring eyes send chills in her spine as are her fingers that dance her her right leg. Bit by bit she feels the cold in her body as her finger caresses beneath her dress that could come off any second.

"Tell me, what do you know?" Ella says as she takes her fingers to her hip and gently presses on it. Her eyes look at Balu's lips as they reluctantly release a flat groan.

Her back arches on the second touch of her fingers on her shimmering pants that barely conceal anything beneath. Every stroke of her fingers on the lace pant injects hardness into her body, she can feel her heart racing in her chest and even her tough try to consume her breath from increasing failure as she exclaims out a sharp moan.

Embarrassingly, she can't hold back and she clearly can see the delight in Ella's eyes to the manner in which her body responds to her touch.

More so she feels like a predator being foolishly trapped by a prey she wanted to get rid of.

But again the feeling feels so good, she can't help but desire more of it, even if it kills her later on.

"That's enough for today," Ella says releasing her hands off her body. She stands in watches Balu's face dropping dead in disappointment, her hands covering her face from the moment of embarrassment.

"Using your seductive skills on me is of no use" Balu weakly says snapping out of her thoughts of grabbing her lips or body that desperately craves more of her touch.

A probably an effect of her previous life of being attracted to women.

"Really, I thought it worked" Ella teasely says revealing her organized teeth out.

She could lie all she wanted but she's aware of the effects she had on her and if she had wanted more, she would have stripped her to her knees. She can thank her stars that her desires are off her own sex.

"I'm not here to play with you," Balu says through a hard breath, her knuckles padding her cheeks which she's certain is all ripe from the earlier hits that sprinted in her veins. Her body is still tense as she tries to kick the wild thoughts in her damn mind.

God damn it, how the hell was she able to get her out of order?.

Forget it, it was a moment of weakness, and certain it wouldn't be allowed, not even at the wish of her body.

"Then why are you here?"

"To tell you that I know who you're"

"What am I Balu?"

"An assassin, a trained assassin for the organization"

Her hands clutch in on her skin as she broads out her eyes at Balu. Anxious she stares, sweat gathers on her temples, while her mind scans through possibilities on how she could have known.

"Don't be surprised, I picked it from your memories" She might have been kicked out of her memories, yet was able to peep into her dark memories which revealed her secret. Much less, it's no thrill to her as she was certain from first sight that she's no ordinary girl that all believe her to be.

The most of her worry is the threat she might pose to Steffen. She can't explain but her heart is restless that every second with her is softening his heart and sooner than later he'll be drowning in her commands.

"A girl from the organization is no saint. You're trained to kill and cause others harm, you're ruthless with no heart of remorse "

True, they are trained to be beasts with no compassion, and quite a fact that a part of her training was based on how to eliminate a victim if wished, but she can openly claim that her hands are clean from any murder. She had missions that included stealing and snapping information from targets but her conscience is clean to any other deeds than stealing.

She couldn't bring herself to accept missions that involved the blood of others in her hands, most displeased was seen and heard from The Lady on her firm refusal.

And if it is a talk about saints, she's aware she's no saint. She's far from that label, in fact, if to be honest she feels like a devil in disguise of an angel and soon she fears all will see her for who she truly is.

"Detail me, is it a mission you're given to seduce Steffen"

Even her loud scoff isn't enough to show her displease to the question.

Seduce him?

That's far from it, had it been to her she'd be out of their world and into hers. Since she crossed paths with them her world has taken a whole new direction to madness and it never seizes by each day.

"Is it your mission to have him trapped?"

"Had that been my mission then I would have long achieved that cause he's no hard prey" she boldly states. Fact certain had her mission been as she wishes it then she would have been done with it. Yet a burden in her heart that five days have gone by and she's yet to communicate with the organization, only two days left and they'll be on to her. She fears it being so, if ever the organization finds one of their assets defaults they wipe that asset out no matter the values it holds in the organization.

A similar case was a female agent who was sent to assign a listed man of wealth and power. Her being disguised as a maid in his service took only days of five to love the man, In such circumstances, she refused to finish her mission and decided to go open to the man whom she believed was her true love. The coming months seemed to be well for her and her love after a flee to another neighboring country, a skipper to her knowledge of the organization's abilities.

With her accompanied by the two agents sent after them, she watched as they drained the lives out of the former agent and her be-wedded husband. Beautiful they laid them in their car and had it set as an accident.

So even if she wishes she can't go silent on them or they'll be at her tail and that of Mia. Herself she can take care of but Mia, she fears more for her safety.

"I'll have you know my stay here is not to my willingness. As to your knowledge am being compromised by your king, leave it to me I'll be out of here and off to my life"

"Then I'll make that possible. I'll have you out of here and his life if you are so desperate for it" Balu offers with eyes glued at Ella's broken expression that details her taken back at her offer. And if she's to be frank, she shares not a genuine thought of helping her flee from Steffen's clutches but the fear in her head won't let her stay still. Even if her action goes against him she has to have her out of his life cause she believes it for the best.

"You'll help me?"

"No, am helping myself" she clearifies, "I don't want you next to him so am gonna help you free from him" she states earning herself a rest on the table.

"And how do you intend to do that?, his eyes are always on me, he doesn't give a leach off my sight not especially after the incident" she flatly says to Balu's grin lips.

"Leave that to me. Tomorrow we'll be leaving for the city, that's your chance to leave and never return" she states firmly.

"Deal"