Zane breathed deeply and evenly on seeing her. For he knew that she was going to pester him so bad.
"You're finally back from your short holiday." Grinning at him, she launched herself at him and sat down on his laps wrapping her hands around his neck. "I really missed you. Did you miss me too?"
Zane didn't answer her question. His facial expression didn't even change. Gently, he pushed her away from him and said. "The president wants to see you, Eve." For her name was Eve.
"I'll meet her later." Eve whined and pouted her lips. " I just want to be with you now."
At that moment, a high pitched wail rang out from the next room, and Zane clenched his fist.
"That bastard, he is at it again." His face clouded with anger, he stormed out of his office and into the next room. Eve silently followed him.
"Don't kill me, please don't kill me...." A girl was crying and pleading desperately. Dressed in only her inner cloths, she was swinging upside down from a hook fixed to the ceiling. Her both hands were tied up with thick ropes, and there were knife marks all over her body. Few of her fingers were missing, and she was looking like a living corpse.
".....Please....Please, don't kill me,"
"That is enough, Donald." Zane told the man who was torturing her. The man, Donald looked at him and snickered
"Oh! Look who is here? The almighty Zane." He jeered. " Why can't you just stay away from me and mind your business, hun?"
"You are only allowed to do what you are told," Zane reminded, glaring at him. " No playing with the prey'."
"Tsk! Tsk! What a loyal dog!" Donald met his glare and scoffed, voice laced with venom. "That is why I hate you, always acting like you know all. You should stick to your work and stop meddling with mine."
"Please help me." The girl's voice sounded again. Thinking Zane was here to save her, She looked at him with big, round hopeful eyes, with her lips quivering. "Please ..help ...me."
For a moment, Zane just stared blankly at her, and then he looked around him and found few papers scattered on the table.
He picked them up and skimmed through before flinging the papers away. Taking in the instructions, he put on the apron that was hanging on the door, picked up a big knife from the table and walked towards the girl.
"What the f**k, Zane! What do you think you are doing? This is my prey you are trying to kill." Donald tried to stop him but he was not fast enough.
Zane swiftly ran the blade through the girl's neck, instantly killing her and dropped the knife on the floor. It made a clanking sound.
Red, thick blood gushed out from the dead girl, flowing under their boots and staining the table and the walls.
"It was your job and you failed to do it." Zane yelled, letting out his anger.
Donald was equally angry. He gritted his teeth in silent fury. How dare Zane scold him!
Eve let out a satisfied chuckle as she was enjoying the bloody scene before her. "My Zane is so hot, he is so cool." She praised, and her words made Donald angrier.
"You scumbag." He cursed Zane, the veins in his neck standing." I'll make you pay for this, I will make sure to teach you a lesson not to interfere in my work again." Like hell! Even though it meant going against the company's rule, he wanted to deal with him, wanted to beat up the president's favorite person.
Zane was not affected by his threats. " The company does not support any obnoxious work other than killing' by order." He recited one of the rules to him. And yes! The company doesn't support toying with their preys, or threatening them unless when demanded by the client. Killing them meant Killing them.
With one last look at Donald, he left the room and headed to the bathroom. He needed to wash his hands and his face.
Eve, once again began to follow him, but he stopped her this time around. "Meet the president." He said coldly.
"And what if I don't, will you give me what I want? Punish me and do it rough with me?"
"No."
"So boring." There was a deep frown on her face, but still, she listened to him and went to the president's office.
Knocking twice, the president answered."Come in"
She pushed the door open and walked inside the room. " You asked for me, Mother."
"Yes, Eve." The president smiled slightly at her. " I have something for you."
Eve face brightened. " What is it?"
With a light chuckle, the president gave her a new baseball bat. She took it and smiled, staring happily at her new baby."I love it so much, Mother."
" It suite you more that anything." The president smiled seeing the smile on her face.
"You know me better that I thought." Eve grinned
The president smirked at her. "I also have a job for you."
"Yes." Her grin became maniacal, and her eyes shone with excitement, " Tell me! Tell me! How many people do I have to kill?"
The president mouth curled as she burst into laughter. " Here," She handed her an envelope. Eve took the envelope and began to go through it.
"That is the job. Let me explain a few part because I fear you may not read all the important details."
Eve leaned her back against the table as she listened to her.
"So this time, you have to kill a lady without hurting her body.".
"But why?" She frowned slightly, " This is no fun! I want blood, I want to see blood. Blood! Blood!" She began to whine
"Stop." The President raised her voice, cautioning her. She immediately stopped talking and controlled herself.
"Just do as you are told."Strictly said the president, as if chastising her. " I'm giving you this job because it is perfect for you. You may stop her breathing, drain out some blood. But just make sure the body is usable after death."
"Why?" Eve was curious as to why someone would need a dead body.
"For sex."
"For sex?" She almost choked on her saliva. What in gods name was that!
"Yes, that is the demand." The president affirmed. " You will need to clear three floors to reach the little lady, so be prepared."
Hearing her latter words, Eve grinned broadly. She loved challenges like this!
"You are free to kill anyone who comes in your way."
"Yes mother." Her excitement returned, " I will surely do that."
" Good!" The president felt so proud of her. "Brown will take care of all the alarms and CCTV. And someone from level C will be waiting outside with a car to assist in transporting the body to the client.The client will take care of the body afterwards. Is that clear?"
She nodded
" And do not forget, no witness must survive." Warned the president sternly.
"I understand, Mother."
"You may leave." The president dismissed her. " And do not forget to use your baseball bat."
"Sure." Eve bowed slightly before leaving the room. Swinging the baseball bat left and right, she headed to Zane's office room.
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Zane was alone in his office, going through the details of his mission.
"A son of a wealthy man....Hmmh....Act as a driver and receive him from a hotel room....Kill him and cut him into 24 parts ...and deliver it to the smith's residence....." Wait a minute! The same last name? Could it be a father paying to kill his son? He chuckled in amusement, situations like this doesn't surprise him anymore.
Glancing at his wristwatch, he tiredly rubbed his temple. Damn! He needed to leave the office in half an hour. For what? A butcher job!
"Hey, Zane! " Eve face popped into the room. He looked at her with a bored expression.
"I have got a new job." She grinned.
" Same with me."
"Cool." She stepped inside the room and showed him the base ball bat. " Look! I got a new baby."
Zane hummed
"Isn't it cool?" She couldn't hide her happiness and began to babble. " I will swing it this way and smash so many skulls. I will drag out their eyes and break all of their bones....."
Zane rose to his feet and started to pack all the necessary things he would be needing inside his brief case. Gloves, driver uniform, tapes, ropes, and different shapes and sizes of knives.
"I will show no mercy. I will finish them off brutally. I will...."
" Did you hear anything about Tess?" He asked interrupting her.
Eve nodded. " I heard she is leaving the company because she fell in love. And there is also a rumour saying that she may be pregnant."
Zane eyebrow twitched and he clenched his jaw
"How can she just leave like that?" Eve continued ranting, "She was an idol to us, Your teacher. You accompanied her to most of her missions, and she loved you the most. Well, having a baby is not that bad. I also want to have a baby, your baby....."
" I'm leaving, do your work." He said, shutting her up. Before she could whine, or say anymore nonsense, he left the room with his briefcase, his mind vacant and deep in thoughts
'Emotions! Pity! Love! But why, Master? You taught me how useless those three words are, how they make someone like us so weak. Then how can you betray your own words? Why did you go back on your words and fall in love?' He took a deep breath and smacked his lips, ' Now it is going to be me against you.....'
Stepping into the elevator, his thoughts drifted to Layla as he wondered what she might be doing.
Taking a stroll? eating? or sleeping? He smiled at his last guess knowing how much the girl loved to sleep.
Ding! The elevator reached the last floor, and he got out. He walked through the long corridor and met a level b American boy, Seth by name along the way. Seth was a pretty boy with blonde hair who was openly gay. Zane was his role model, and he had a secret crush on him.
It all started when he newly joined the company. Zane saved him from some bullies who were mocking him. And ever since then, he took Zane as his god.
" You are back, Zane," Seth face brightened to a smile at seeing him, " How are you?"
" I'm fine." Zane returned the smile.
"You are going for a job?"Seth asked trying to keep their conversation flowing.
Zane nodded. " I'm off to work."
"Umm, Zane." Seth paused for a moment before he continued. "There is a minor issue with Tyler
"Tyler?" Zane knotted his eyebrows in a frown as he remembered the proud man. Tyler, who was once in the Elite level failed in one of his missions and was almost caught by the police if not for Zane, Leo and Donald who came to his rescue. Zane reported him to the president, telling him he wasn't fit for those kind of heavy jobs and he got demoted. He still held grudges against Zane for that, and blamed him for everything.
"Yes, he wants to fight with you."
'Perhaps! He should just end this once and for all.' He thought for a while, before he said to Seth. "Alright! You can go back to your work."
"Alright, Zane. Bye." Seth blushed furiously
Zane nodded. But before he could take a step forward, he heard an angry voice behind him.
"Stop right there, Mother fucker."
He turned and saw the hefty man with curly bangs. Behind him were about fifteen people who were eager to witness a fight.
"l have work, let's do this after I return." Zane said with his normal cold expression.
Tyler scoffed in derision. " Do you think you can drag me out of the elite level, and still tell me what to do?" He pinned a glare at him.
Zane only glanced at his wristwatch, as if to remind him that he had no time.
"Fine!" Tyler moved closer to him, voice filled with venom." I will fight you whenever you return. Tonight, probably. I'll show you how worthy I am, you mother fucker."
Zane took a step towards him, and the atmosphere in the hallway became tense. There was a pin drop silence as everyone held their breath, waiting in anticipation.
His thin lips curled into a smirk, an evil smirk and without a word, he turned and stormed away.
Tbc