Kath, "Ash,I need you to do something for me."

Shit, not today. Before it all starts, let me tell you all the backstory. So, for an introduction, he is Kath. We met after he hired me to hack into a rival company's servers and steal trade secrets. However, instead of delivering said trade secrets, I just hacked into their systems and wiped the data... I don't know why, but I felt like it because we are not good people either. Must be wondering why I am staying with him at his house, so apparently my house was burnt by his enemies because they thought we were together, whereas he is not even allowed to make relations. I was working with Ani before we were sent on a mission together. For information, he is pretty rich, charismatic, attractive, and manipulative, so he usually gets what he wants. I wonder how many hearts he broke till now, but anyways, it's not my job to think that. You must still be wondering why I am in his house, right? For security, apparently after my house got burned, I was attacked for like more than 5 times somehow I always survived. Bet there are more years to my life. Sometimes I feel like he found out that I wiped out data of those people intentionally. Why I did it? I will tell you later.

"Kath, I believe Cascadia can help you too... I am on break."

"Cascadia can do it, but I want you to."

 "What help do you need ?"

"Information"

"About what?" I ask while sitting down on the chair.

"A hacker group known as 'Black Sun'. Anything you can find. Files, communications, personnel identification, everything. I want all information on them."

"I swear I never heard about them."

"You don't lack contacts if I am right.The Black Sun isn't known to most. They work in the shadows. You need to dig deep to find anything on them. I'm talking data on this organisation from its very inception. Any link you can find."

"Bruh wtf"

"Excellent. I'd be glad to have you work on this with me. And don't worry you'll be compensated very generously."

"Anything else mhm?"

"I have an offer for you. Would you like to grab dinner with me so we can discuss it at length?"

"Don't poision me"

"I can give you my word that I won't poison you. After all you're more valuable as a free woman than a dead one. I just want to make you an interesting proposal."

I wonder what it is, but I want to know which perfume he put on today because it feels different. 

 "Alright" I answer after taking a deep breath.

"Capitale today 8. I have one last request, but I'll tell it to you when we meet at Capitiale. It'll probably be best discussed in private."

"Mhm ok K"

"you should dress up a little. Some nice dress or something. Make an effort to look especially attractive tonight."

"We are not in relation nor you are allowed so why hitting on me?"

"You're right we aren't in a relationship. But that doesn't mean I can't find you attractive. And I'm not hitting on you, I'm just giving you a simple request to dress nice tonight. It's as simple as that."

That was rude. Do it again.

 "I see as you say...I am sorry"

"You don't need to apologize. And again, I'm not trying to put the moves on you or anything. I just want you to look extra beautiful tonight, that's all. Is that too much to ask for?"

"Chill cool down sir"

"am chill. You're just acting like I'm trying to ask you to sell your soul or something. You're just making some drama out of this."

"I apologized...gosh" I reach out for headphones and wear it before there is more inconvenience between us. I stand while doing it and walk nearby the painting..I don't think it is the best move but who is gona answer him further anyways?

He looks at me and ..... "Are you not even listening to me now?

You're just acting like a spoiled child now. Can you at least take those headphones off when I'm speaking to you? Or should I yank them out myself?"

Fuck he is stepping further

"You know what? Maybe I should rip those headphones off as punishment. Would you listen to me then?"

That sentence triggered my childhood truma.

"Uhm?" I was about to cry soon..... He is very polite and low voiced right now but the sentence formations are freaking me out.

"You're not going to cry, right? Because that's just going to make you look immature as all hell." Kath steps even closer to the point that I ambacked up against a wall.

"...."

places his hand on the wall next to my head af

"Come on, look at me."

Fuck it felt as if I am freezed .... Kath grabs my chin with my other hand and forces me to look up at him. He leans in closer as he says

"Don't be a brat now. I'm just talking to you. There's no need to tear up...."

He steps back.....and continues leaving my hand

"I need to ask another favor of you. It's an unusual request, but it's a job with a large amount of money involved. I wouldn't ask just anyone to undertake it, but I feel I can trust you. Does that sound ok so far?"

"What is it?" I ask interrogatingly

"To cut to the chase, I need you to pose as my wife in public.

There are rumors going around that I'm currently engaged, and I need someone to play the part of my wife-to-be convincingly.

The job requires you to act like a loving and obedient spouse, and attend public events with me.

However, I can assure you that there is no requirement for physical intimacy. Just acting the part in public.

Can you do that for me?"

"Am I allowed to say no to this?"

"You can say no. You're not my slave or anything. But I'll be paying you very well for this. You'd be my plus one for public appearances and events, and I'd even have to spend time with you in private. I'd have to act like a loving, devoted groom-to-be around you, so this would involve some level of physical affection.

Are you seriously saying you're not interested in what I'm offering?"

"How much?"

"Fifty thousand a night. Plus you'll get an all expenses paid penthouse apartment to live in. I'll buy you designer clothes, jewelry, the whole lot.

You'll live like a queen. The only catch is that you have to spend some free time acting like my loving fiance so is it a deal?"

"Deal."

"Done."