He was standing in the dark alley at the back of the convenience store. The shadow has begun to creep in the night, leaving it all silent. The moon was thin and on the verge of becoming invisible.
Alex could have stayed in front of that building for as long as his heart gets full of her presence if he didn't have a crucial matter to be taken care of.
Alex have thought of a hundred ways to kill this man and he was determined to apply any of them, if he could.
If by not murdering then he had to give him a fair threat. Today, Hunk has crossed the limit of his patience. Alex has to give him a brief description of what he is capable of before he goes too far
Alex stayed at the wall. The slight glow from the flickering street lamps was casting a shadow on the edges of the roads. His face was covered by only his hood. His arms were crossed at his chest and legs at an ankle, standing peacefully waiting for his prey.
Hunk was locking the back door of the store. The metallic click echoed in the silent alley. Hunk was humming something as he turned around but when he noticed Alex, he stopped his voice in the throat. There was a look of fear on his face. The store owner was not acting tough like he was doing in the afternoon.
Hunk shoved the keys in his pocket with trembling hands and started to walk, keeping his eyes on the road only.
Alex pushed off the wall, his boots crunching on the gravel-strewn ground as he started to walk after him. He was calm, just as calm as he stayed on a mission when he needed to focus.
Hunk started to panic as Alex advanced closer to him
The rhythm in their steps was lost when Hunk started walking faster. Alex could have freaked him out a little more but he didn't have time to waste. He strode towards the hunk. His long, deliberate steps were predatory.
Before Hunk could break into a full sprint to get away from him, Alex cut him off, stepping directly into his path.
Hunk got momentarily frozen as Alex stopped in front of him. "What- what do you want from me?" And Alex smirked. He has been amazing in fighting with guns and his hands but he uses his smirk to scare the hell out of his prey. Hunk took a stumbling stand back "There is nothing you could give me" Alex said as he sneered for another time. Hunk looked back in the empty alley, trying to find a route to escape but Alex leaves none for his victims.
Hunk was a bulky man. Alex has seen him many times shouting at her. His shouts could shatter that glass but right at the moment, his voice was barely coming out. Likely because of the knife Alex was holding "I- I have money. I can give it to you- as much as you weren't but don't- please don't kill me" Hunk begged, holding a shivering hand in the air as he tried to get further away. His eyes were fixed to the knife only. "Too bad. I don't need money" nor could he kill him. But he could hurt him, in a really awful way. He took a step forward and Hunk was touching the wall "Then what- what do you need from me?" Alex was not in the mood to reply. What would he even make out of this conversation?
Alex grabbed him by the collar and slammed him into the wall. Hunk's eyes stretched wide. There was a look of confusion in his eyes as if he had no clue what was happening. Before Hunk could recover, Alex smashed a punch into his abdomen. His hand hurt, he felt peaceful by how much it hurt. The painful growls of Hunk started to roam in the air. "Fuck" He bent to his knees, hands holding his crumbling belly and that was when Alex snatched his hand.
He saw the ring. He has known this ring, it has left several scratches on her cheeks and today it left her face bleeding.
Alex barely held the urge to shove the knife in his throat and retained it to the finger.
He couldn't bear another sight of this ring. So, he tightened the hold on his knife and ripped his finger off. Roars filled the silent street. They were soul-wrecking but only healing for Alex. Hunk was staring at his hand and he could not believe what just happened. He was screaming uncontrollably and when Alex pressed his wound, his screams turned into howls. The pain in his voice was unexplainable. Alex was in love with this sound, it was melodious "If I see you shouting a word at her again, I would slit your throat open" Hunk appeared puzzled. He was unable to say anything "Do you understand?" Alex asked in rage as the moment of the afternoon was still fresh to his memory.
Hunk nodded his big head and Alex turned around. The shouts followed him till a distance. They were soothing, relaxed and so comfortable.
Alex tossed the finger in a trash bin and cleaned the blood with tissue paper.
It felt disgusting, Hunk's blood on his hands.
•••
Eclipse wasn't an ordinary club nor was it a place that was hidden. People know Eclipse as a luxurious club that is untouchable. The club itself wasn't a secret, it was their identities that cost them the death.
Eclipse has one simple rule. If you sold them off, they would cut your limbs and let you watch when dogs eat them. Alex doesn't fear it. This club was his home. He has spent his entire life in it.
Over the years, Eclipse has changed a little but that person stayed the same. The person who scares him. The leader of Eclipse. The Prime. He was a man to be feared. The danger stays with him like a shadow. The peace persist it's distance from him
Alex loathed him with an intensity that burned his heart. There was no person in this world he hated more than Prime. It was a relief that Alex wouldn't be seeing him for two weeks. He was out of the country.
Alex entered the building of Eclipse. It was an old, astonishingly amazing building exuding a dark, that resembled a castle from another time.
The guards at the door hit the fingers to their forehead as he stepped into the building.
At a sight of him, everyone straightened their backs.
Alex had one of the highest ranks in the Eclipse. He was the leader of the security force called Wolves. He has trained almost all of them himself. Six months ago when Alex took charge of Wolves, they were like shattered remains of power. Something that was once strong and then lost. But now they have become unrecognizable. Each one of them was built of iron. Alex has put so much effort into making them like this and it was the only thing that has made Prime praise him.
"Where are you coming from, Hawk?" It was Mark. He was blond. His eyes black and his face was small. Mark is a member of Wolves. One of the two members who doesn't like him so much, it was a loss that they can't say a word against him in Area one.
Alex paid no attention to him as he continued moving "Were you out causing trouble?" Joe was the one to ask, he was one of the twins and the second person who hated him. Alex doesn't like them either and he knew he wasn't in a position to get into a fight. Both of them had been more annoying since he had recovered. Alex gives people many reasons to hate them. He is sometimes careless with the strategies when they are in a fight. It makes people irritate and he couldn't care as the results are always on his side. But Mark and Joe hate him for a different reason. Three months ago, as a result of an incident, he was injured badly. He stayed in a coma for the entire two months. Joe and Mark thought he would never wake up and they would get a chance to become a leader of Wolves. But too bad for them that he woke up and has completely recovered.
"Eagle is waiting for you, Brother" Jake was smiling as he looked at him. "You do know how much I hate to see him, don't you?" Jake was Alex's only friend. He has known him for five years. It was the time when Jake and his brother Joe were taken in to train as Wolves "No luck for you. Go before he comes out shouting" Alex stretched his lips in annoyance "Yeah, I will have to go" he said and then turned to the chess room.
Alex had a game of chess and a meeting with Eagle today, the one he can't miss
"I have been waiting for quite a while, Hawk," he said in his husky voice. "You should have started the timer" Alex replied, taking his position against the table. "Too clever for the mind games" Alex smirked with a click of his tongue and adjusted his pieces to perfection. No matter how much Alex dislikes him, Eagle is the only one he gets excited about playing
"Classic opening, huh?" It sounded like a compliment but Alex didn't pay attention. He must be up to driving his attention to something else "How is the mission with Phineas going?" Asked Eagle "Well" he replied, concentrating only on the game "Tell me where he is right now?" Alex checked his phone for a brief moment "Near that convenience store" he tried to conceal the halt in his voice as he said, that convenience store
"Then why haven't you caught him yet?"
"I know his location but not the exact spot. There are fifty shops on that street and you don't have to be worried. I know how to handle my tasks"
"I wonder if you really do," He laughed in a wretched laughter. Eagle was mocking him.
Other than not liking him much, Alex has always been suspicious of him.
Maybe because he was too truthful. He has proved his loyalty to the club many times but Alex can not trust him. Eagle has helped the club and given important information way too many times and Alex believes that it's not his skills
"How long will it take to get the deal done with Won Clarkson?" he asked about the other mission. Alex has to reply to every question. It was Prime's order. He has left Eagle to keep everything in order.
"Maybe two weeks or three" Knights are Alex's power and that's how he took a rook and a Bishop with his single knight. It might have hurt Eagle but he didn't express "It's been more than a month, Hawk. Are you simply dumb or your love spell isn't working?" Eagle expressed the pain from the game in a taunt "I got transferred to her law school and in a month Julia Clarkson would go begging his father to take the deal" The words were dominating to say but the move that Eagle just made was pure pain "Let's wait for the time then. By the way sorry for taking the knight" Alex took a sigh. It really hurts to get the Knight killed but it was actually a sacrifice.
Alex gave him a smirk
"Feel sorry for yourself" and he took his queen and did the checkmate with one move.