She gave them an eerie smile that didn't reach her eyes. "You can't take me against my will. This is a public place. "
She just wanted to include the drama in it. After seeing the hefty-looking men, she smiled at them again.
"We can do as we wish and no one would alter a single word," The guy who had approached her earlier, said. " I mean no one would even care. "
They attempted to carry her to avoid any form of resistance. "Don't touch me! I can walk. " Ivy advised, with a hiss.
"Feisty! The Senator would love you. " The guard said with a chuckle.
They led her to the elevator and stepped in with her.
On reaching the 97th floor, they all stepped out; Ivy looked so unaffected that she was going to be a bed rat to an old man. And the guards didn't seem to think so much about her aloof nature.
She discovered the entire floor was reserved for the so-called Senator alone. She smiled maniacally.
"Move in! " the guard ordered.
" I don't appreciate it when people shout at me. " Ivy responded calmly.
" You better behave. Don't even think of giving the Senator a tough time, if you love your life. " the guard threatened.
" I hope it shouldn't be the other way round," she said beneath her breath.
The suite looks so grand. So this is where they slaughter young girls? She thought to herself. A perfect slaughterhouse.
" Wait here! He'll soon join you. " The guard shuts the door. She took a closer look at the room which was very nice and beautiful.
" What a pity he'll die a beautiful death. We all deserve a horrible extinction. " She said, sitting down comfortably on the big king-size bed.
The door was pushed open and the guard stepped in, followed by the room service with a table.
She kindly went to the dinner table in the suite and did her job with trembling hands. She looked so tense, that one could see that she was under pressure. Ivy wouldn't doubt if she was threatened by those thugs.
She ran out immediately. Ivy shrugged and went to the table. " I usually don't drink, but if you insist. I'll enjoy this more than intended."
The guard didn't seem to understand what she meant by those words. He sighed " Good thing you realized soon enough the privilege that comes with spending the night with the Senator."
He walked out after that. "It's going to be the shortest night he's ever had." Ivy served herself a glass of wine and sat down comfortably on the bed crossing her legs seductively.
" Yes, Shadow!" she said to her bracelet.
She smiled suspiciously, " How nice of you, Senator, to take down the cameras from this floor."
Shadow was one of her father's men. He sometimes assisted her in training and tonight he offered to help her break the CCTV camera on that particular floor. But to just be shocked that the Senator ordered the Security Cameras should be taken down.
The guard opened the door and the Senator got in. He smiled at her sight and posture. " My chief guard informed me that you are feisty."
" He ought to have given you more info." She retorted with a scowl.
" That is enough information I need." The old man said, taking off his black suit. " I see you made yourself comfortable with the wine."
He went to the table, got a glass for himself, pulled a chair, and sat opposite her. " You look gorgeous, what's your name, Sweetheart?"
" Your death!" she answered coldly.
The Senator laughed a little and drank from his glass. " That's a funny thing to say. Now what's your name?"
Ivy could sense the sudden detest in his words and that made her smile. He didn't like her choice of words. " Saint," She answered.
" Nice name… sounds like you are more than it looks."
" The reverse is true, but I accept your judgment about the name." She said getting up to drop her glass.
She looked at her watch and smiled. " Time is not on your side,"
The Senator chuckled " We've got the whole night and if you are what I presume, you are mine till I get tired" He informed, happily.
" You talk too much." She opened her black bag and took out a gun. She sighed, placed the gun inside, and put on her gloves instead.
" I see. So Tedros sent you to silence me" He said, realizing who she was.
" I don't care. How nice of you to shut down the CCTV for me. Guess many women have suffered in this room."
" And you are the Captain America who has come to seek justice" The Senator chuckled. " It's going to be difficult. You look too clean for the job."
" You should be bothered about your death, not my role." she took out the knife, tasted its sharpness, and smiled at the way it sparkled in the light of the room.
" I'm no savior or saint. I'm a nightmare." She walked toward the Senator who seemed too calm for someone who was about to face death.
She smiled when she saw the Senator pull out his gun. He shut at her and she ditched the bullet professionally.
She laughed at his attempt and before he could figure out her next move, he was kicked in the guts and the gun fell out of his hands.
" Wow, that was easy. I trained all my life to kill a weakling. What a waste of talent." She said with disdain and regret in her voice.
She carefully tied him up, looked at her watch again, and grinned. "8:45….! I've got enough time. Why don't I lose you up, we have a physical combat before I kill you. What do you think? Sounds like a great plan isn't it?"
The Senator didn't respond to her words but said something shocking instead." I'll double the amount he paid you. If you can kill him after killing me."
Ivy smiled at those utterances." I enjoy what I do. I don't normalize who I annihilate"
She pulled out her phone and he did the transfer. She smiled at the amount and immediately sent a message to her father.
" I have one last request." He said meekly.
" No! " Ivy sensed his request and she expected that to be his first request but he didn't say it. " I won't go back on the deal I've been paid to do. Consider your job done!" She stabbed him in the heart before he could protest.
The old guy's eyes bulged out as though they wanted to fall off their sockets. He coughed with difficulty and a sly smile graced his countenance.
" I was paid to exterminate and that's exactly what I'll do.!" She said with a smug expression on her face.
" Guess we both lost then." He said struggling to touch the position she had stabbed him.
" You can count on that. I'll serve him your heart as a death wish before killing him." She placed a finger where blood was oozing out and brought it to her lips as if she wanted to have a taste.
" Ever wondered what blood tastes like?" She smeared the blood on his face close enough to his lips.
The old guy twisted his face in disgust. Ivy laughed out loud " Bitter, right? Yours and my blood should be bitter because we've committed countless hideous crimes. It's just a pity you had to pay for yours so soon."
She tore his chest aggressively and the old guy coughed some more this time blood coming out of his mouth. She cut it in a circle making sure not to wound his heart. The Senator was gone already.
She got up, went to her bag, and took out a plastic bag. " Tough guy!" She let out noticing a light movement from his fingers.
" Never been a chef but Senator Tedros is going to love my cuisine." She knelt beside the dead guy and scrutinized the position where she had stabbed the knife. Gently pulled out the knife and placed it on the floor beside him.
She dug her hands into the hole she made in his chest and carefully pulled out his heart. " Quite disappointing! I expected a stone heart." She said to herself.
After placing it in the plastic bag, she changed her gloves and put on a new pair; put on an overcoat and walked to where her black bag lay.
The time read 9:00, Ivy packed up her stuff and walked towards the door. " Job done Master!" she informed her father.
" Great, don't report to the headquarters, head off to Senator Tedros's house and finish the job." He commanded.
" Copy, Master"
She shut the door and walked out of the suite in fast steps. She wished to wait and watch the uproar after they discovered his dead body.
When she got outside the Hotel, she saw the guards and it's amazing how they didn't recognize her. She walked to her car and put the black bag in the trunk.
She entered her car and sped out of the hotel with a smile on her face.
" You seem too keen for someone who just pulled out the heart of a 50-year-old man." A male voice said from the back seat.
" You should be scared. I may add you to the list, " she said with a smug expression.
" Death is inevitable. It never announces its arrival." The intruder retorted with the same energy.
" I bring death. And I don't fear how I serve the death warrant."
" Well said."
" Hand over the information, Shadow," She ordered calmly.
" Master insists I shouldn't accompany you on this last mission. He said you should report to the headquarters at 11:30." He informed, handing her the brown envelope.
Shadow was a fair guy, tall, with dark hair and his lines were in the right places and equal. From his jawlines to his perfect shoulder length and well-built abs. He was the only person Ivy was allowed to get close to. But her father made it such that their interactions were restricted. He closely monitored them, openly and secretly.
He feared Shadow might fall in love with Ivy and tried all he could to prevent that from ever being the case. As for Ivy, he knew she wouldn't.
" Where are the other costumes.?" She asked
" You don't need one, you'll get it from the maid whom you have to either knockout or kill. The choice is yours."
Ivy chuckled, " I don't see any choice here. Kill or get killed. That has always been the choice"
" You sure do keep it at heart." he stepped out of the car and walked to the driver's side of the car.
" I'm just fulfilling the purpose of my creation. I ain't got a heart," she responded, flipping her hair.
" The house is full of surveillance cameras and sensors. It's built in a way the presence of a stranger can be detected. You have to be a spirit today."
" I'm no stranger in this world. They don't just know I exist."
" You got this," he said walking away. Ivy zoomed off after that.
She parked her car at a safe distance and studied the house very well. From the information in the brown file, she could walk around the house without any form of direction from the inhabitants.
She knew exactly where the Senator's bedroom was, including that of his two teenage daughters. After studying the environment for some time, she got out of her car and walked to the house which was a bit far from the car.
She went in through the gate and knocked out the gate man. Pulled him to the side. " Well, this is going to be easy," She said to herself.
She hacked the security system using her phone and walked through the back door.
She entered the kitchen and saw a maid preparing something. She quietly walked behind her and grabbed her by the neck.
The maid attempted to scream. " I wouldn't do that if I were you." She warned, tightening her grip around her neck.
" You have to choose between dying and going unconscious." She whispered into her ears. The maid nods her head in acceptance.
"Good! Which would you choose?"