Chapter 9

Magnus

"What's the plan?" Jax asked. He's from my father's organization that is loyally working for me even though we're on illegal job, right now. His loyalty to me is flattering.

"What do you mean?" I Confusely said as I take off my necktie.

It's been a week since the Yakuza took our order. Me and Fliory are in good terms now and I plan to keep it that way. I don't want anymore of the misunderstanding and rude behaviors. It's hard to stomach everything when it happens.

"Rein didn't tell you last night?"

I frowned. "No. Just fucking tell me. It's already 12am. What's the fucking problem?"

"The Yakuza didn't pay the prize that was on the contract." Jax replied politely. Of course, this cunning Yakuzas. I just gasped. Rein entered correctly with tea. It's what i prefer, it feels refreshing to drink one after a long day in my job.

"Seriously?" Jax spoke. "No tea for me?" Jax asked. Rein didn't bat an eye on him. It was enough to irritate Jax.

"Hey, dickhead I'm talking to you. Make some tea for me too." AS much as I love these two, them on one room is a headache.Jax is annoying and Rein is always calm but he don't tolerate Jax's annoying behavior and they and up fighting most of the time.

"My Lord, my cockroach has entered your office." Rein flatly said pertaining to Jax and he understood what Rein said very well.

"Ya, how dare you compare me to a cockroach," Jax said incredulously.

Rein nonchalantly look at him. "I didn't say that."

"You--" Jax was about to punch Rein but I interrupted him by talking.

"Rein, why didn't you tell me about that damned Yakuza?" I will ask. Rein always reports to me when it's a problem.

"Why is it still my fault?" Said Rein. So I widened her eyes. Rein only speaks tagalong when he's around the people he trust.

"I'm fucking tired you two! Talk to me decently or else you'll both sleep there on the tiles!" annoyed I said.

I'm tired and I haven't seen Fliory the whole damn day, so these children better speak or I'm cooking them both.

"My Lord, you were in the basement last night when the news came. You were lost in the basement that time, so I didn't interfere. And you left so early this morning. I wasn't even awake that time and now you came back so late. " He paused and turned his head to Jax. "That's when this shit came."

"Fuck you!" Jax gave him a dirty finger.

"I'd rather do it with someone else," Rein answered Jax. These two is giving me more head aches. I briefly swallowed my senses and thought. That damn Yakuza. If only I could just take him down with a sniper, but that wouldn't be enoug. He can't just die. He needs to suffer.

"Set a meeting with him. Tomorrow 12pm. Now fuck off, the two of you. I want some rest."

"I'm in the guess room downstairs," Jax said. I just nodded and closed my eyes, leaned on my swivel chair and rested myself. Rein came out as well.

Minutes later I heard a screaming voice.

"Floiry!" shocked I said. I quickly got up from sitting and ran out of my office towards the chin where FLiory’s room was.

"Fliory!" I shouted as I ran towards her room.

"Boss," Jax opened up to me while his nose was bleeding. He was looking at me blankly. I winced. "Didn't you say there's a woman here punching here ?!" he said annoyed. I peeked inside. I saw Fliory looking at us.

"Fliorym" I called to him. "Come here." He walked quickly towards me and hid behind me.

"This is Fliory. She works here." I held her hands and pulled her away from behind me, but she resisted. I frowned. "He's no harm. He works for me. ”

Fliory nodded.

"I'm sorry," Jax said. "I accidentally touched her. I would have gone to bed but I was surprised because he was there. So I slipped and touched her stomach. "Miriin closed my eyes and clenched my fist. I forgot to tell him Fliory is here. This is his favorite room to stay in.

"How could you not see a person laying on the bed?" I sighed. "Go to my room. Go to sleep there," I ordered Jax. He immediately followed and went upstairs.

"You ok?" I will ask. He nodded and passed me. She went back to her room and about to close the door, so I went in.

I closed the door for her.

"What are you doing?" he asked.

"I'm gonna sleep here, too."

He looked at me for a moment before speaking. "Go to your room," she suggested. I shook.

"Jax is there."

"There are other rooms in this house."

"I'm tired," I replied and dropped my body on her bed. She stands there, watching me. She's like that. She stays silent and let everything sink in. She's a very calm and understanding lady and I like that about her. She may get angry or irritated but it's not enough for her to launch recklessly on anything, drop words that she'll regret later. She's not like that, she tried to understand and not ask question.

Later, she finally decided to lay on the bed, too. When he lay down, I immediately turned to him and hugged him. I buried my face on her neck and sniffed her. She has this sweet smell, I wonder what her soap is. It's an alluring smell, like something sweet and tasty. It's nice.

Her hands went on my hands that is on her stomach and caressed it. It gave me a sense that she's enjoying it. It was enough to make me smile. We stayed like that until she fell asleep.

She's a drug I would never refuse but she's also a drug I cannot have. I can't be doing this. I've told myself that so many time yet, here I am.

I slowly got out of bed and headed outside. I wanted to get a drink, so I went to the kitchen.

"I thought you were screwing her," Jax said to me as I entered the kitchen.

Rein and Jax sat on the opposite sides of the table, enjoying their liquor.

I stared at Jax.

"Fuck off." I snatch the bottle of liquor from him, and drank it.

"What is she to you Boss?" Jax asked.

It made me wonder but I couldn't find any answer. I have no clear view on what we are, what she is to me, why I do it. I don't know now. I just know that I like her but that can't be happening, so I gave him a shrug.

"Someone special?" he asked. I shrugged again.

"I thought it was just Sarah?" he added. I glared at him. Jax and his mouth. There's no stopping it.

"I said it was just him," Jax said when he felt my threat to him from my glare. Their the only one I allow to mention her name so casually like that. If it was another person, I wouldn't be able to take They knew her, they adored her like she's part of our team, they respected her.

"So, what is miss Fliory to you?" This time it's Rein that asked. "You kiss her, hug her, and flirt with her, shows that you care for her. What's the plan? Just screw her and leave her?"

"Will you stop using that 'screw' word," it feels uncomfortable. I don't see her as that, and I don't plan on fooling her, or whatever they mean.

"Then what are you gonna do about her? After making her our maid, which we don't really need and kissing her, hugging her and do such things with her. Are you only gonna fuck her or what?" Rein said. WE don't even kiss in front of him. How can he know we did kiss? Rein and his weird way of knowing things.

"You're making it sound like I made her my whore," I pointed out.

"Did you not?" Jax asked innocently. I'm gonna have a sufficient reason to kick his balls someday.

"No, and I don't know what's gonna happen to us, and I still feel the same towards Sarah. I just feel different towards Fliory. I want to keep her with me."

"Parausan?" Jax and his unfiltered mouth is really pushing me to the edge.

"Watch your mouth."

"What? You're still inlove with sarah, you don't know what to do to her aside from keeping her. You only feel like doing those shits to her cause what? There's only two reasons, you want to fuck her or it's something romantic, ”he explained.

“Fuck you,” is all I could say and grabbed the shot he was holding and drank it.

"I don't know." I honesetly don't know.I just want to go with the flow for now.

“You can’t keep a living person here and to warm your bed and fool her with your gestures while you continue to love a dead one, my lord. And I mean no harm in saying this, but someone's gotta go. ”

Someone's gotta go.I know. I know that very well. I just need time to sort things out. I need to think about this hard enough.

“Wow, I didn’t know you had it in you to speak like that,” Jax mocked Rein.

I just shook my head when they started arguing again.

"She was poisoned," Sutton said, with his calm voice I can sense danger.I failed him and his daughter.

"You failed big time boy." Sutton cornered me but I did not leave. All I can feel is pain inside me. He started beating the shit out of me but I couldn't find strength to stop him, I deserve this. I need to be punished for this. IT's funny cause all I could feel is pain. Everywhere. Every breathe I take, it hurts. Every move I make, it hurts. I lost her and I can't bring her back.

She died infront of me. How can that happen? It's not fair.

"My Lord!" Rein shouted and started to block Sutton's punch to protect me. Rein and his loyalty.

"Lord Sutton. We did an investigation," Rein said while being punched. That's why Sutton stopped.

"What did you uncover?" his voice vibrating anger and authority.

"There are two possible killers. The Billionaire from Russia that does human trafficking and the Yakuza in Japan."

"How so?"

"They left traces and traces lead to them plus they're the only enemy you and My Lord both have, and their transaction was near the place where Sarah went before coming home to my lord."

Sutton took a deep breath and looked at me.

"Get up boy." It said coldly, but I couldn't I was drowning in pain and I can't seem to find anymore reason to stand up. I just need them to end me here.

"I want you to kill those guys. You will never stop not until you kill both of them." I did not answer. It wasn't a request, it was an order.

"Now, we'll start a mission. It will be called Project Sarah." I could see him turning to see her daughter's coffin. "You will bring justice to her death."