Chapter 11. Big pockets, short endurance.

[Xeros: What a surprise! I think you aren't afraid of me. I told you if I saw you online again, I would expose your identity to the world, idiot. Didn't you hear me?]

That person's message reappeared in the forum the moment she logged in. For two years, Eva had never entered the forum and her many project opportunities and jobs were all shattered because of that Xeros. 

It was time to change things. Eva smiled looking at the words. If that guy could see her at that moment, he would be scared to see her red bright eyes and long fangs appearing, seeking blood and revenge. 

However, this era had many different ways to fight, and many of them didn't require to be physical present. At least, she was given the ability to cover that side. And… well, she wasn't a coward. 

She will make that idiot Xeros pay compensation for every job he made her lose in the last two years. 

[Sunday: Do what you want, asshole. Or rather, Yael Terance, son of Mattew Terance, senator and presidential candidate of Crimson City. Oh, by the way, photos of you sneaking out with your stepmother will be all over the news and forums tomorrow.  And with your stepsisters too. What will your brother and father think of that? Shall I ask them?]

Not many seconds later the man responded. 

[Xeros: Don't you dare or I'll have you killed, I know where you live, and who you are. Damn nobody.]

[Sunday: I'll wait for you here, idiot, but I don't know if you'll have the time. What do you think your dad will say when he sees the photos of the people who bribed you to fuck his campaign in the past elections? I also have those videos. Look...]

She sent him at least seven clips from the security cameras of a few bars and from the cameras in some smartphones. In there was a young man wearing a blue suit with hair dyed in white, it looked like he was receiving wads of money from some shady guys known to work for his father's opponents.

There were also videos of his father drinking and flirting with prostitutes in a seedy club, or having sexual relations with his wife and another man, who appeared to be the mansion's driver. It seemed that they were filmed secretly by his own son.

Xeros didn't answer for a few minutes. He was trembling on the other side of the screen. If those videos spread, they would ruin his public life and his father's reputation. He couldn't let that happen.

[Xeros: How much do you want for those videos?]

[Sunday: I wasn't thinking of selling them to you... but I think there are certain people who will pay a good amount for them. How much will your father give me? I bet he will give me a lot more than you could.]

[Xeros: Don't you dare or I'll kill you.]

[Sunday: Try it, I already told you, but your life will be ruined in a few seconds. Wanna bet if your father will forgive you or not? Wanna bet that I won't release these videos in a loop for years and years without being able to be deleted? No one will forget how your dirty deals and your father's. They will point at your face forever.]

[Xeros: ...]

Eva waited. This was her moment. She knew the idiot wouldn't dare to do something to her. And if he did… it wouldn't end well for him either.

[Xeros: I'll give you whatever you want.]

Eva smiled with mischievousness. 

[Sunday: Send seven million to my account, later I'll tell you what to do. You better not try anything funny, or you might regret it. Behave well, little Yael.]

On the other side of the chat, a man in a bathrobe with a cigarette in his mouth almost broke his keyboard when he saw the last message.

That woman, that nobody, dared to threaten him. Even if she was the genius of BlackRose College, even if his father and his older brother had spoken highly of her, this was too much. He was jealous of her, but now he hated her. 

Although she was poor, with a full scholarship, without a family to back her up, his father and brother hoped that upon graduation they would be able to lure her into his brother, Xavier Terence, IT company. A talent like her should be given the correct opportunities, they said. 

However, they never considered him. His father only saw him as a good-for-nothing spoiled boy. Someone who only knew how to spend money on stupid things.

Even after they knew he had a talent for computers, after hiring several expensive private tutors and experts to teach him, his father and brother never looked at him.

He was so jealous of Eva, that he even entered the same school as her just to diss her, but he couldn't do much. His brother threatened him to not do anything stupid at BlackRose College or he would send him abroad. They were worried about their reputation and his father's candidacy for the next elections. 

"Dammit! You stupid bitch!"

He hit the desk again.

"I won't leave it like that. You may have those videos, but… soon you won't have a life."

[Sunday: I'm waiting for you...]

He looked at the screen and gnashed his teeth. Even if it was little money by his standards, the humiliation was something he couldn't tolerate. Well, he would give her one last dinner before ending her life.

He logged out after transferring the money and got up from his chair. 

After a few seconds, he looked at his phone with a little smirk. "This is your end bitch."

Then he posted an anonymous request on Blacktea, the forum of mercenaries most popular in Crimson City.

Lots of people knew about the site, but no one spoke openly about it as it was illegal and the police had been tracking its owner for many years, but they couldn't find him. It was said that he was a powerful hacker with important connections with influential people. 

That place was where any kind of dirty jobs were requested, paid, and ranked. Someone could request anonymously for a certain group, however, most of the time, the request was published for whoever wanted to take the job. It was a contest of time. 

There were no rules inside Blacktea, no laws, and no exceptions. Payments were done inside the platform in advance and the platform would send the money once proof of a complete job was given. Therefore, one thing was sure about BlackTea, anyone who was targeted in that forum was finished, and they would never stop persecuting him or her in this world.

Xeros knew this and smiled. This time that idiot was done for. Suddenly someone knocked on the door.

"Yael, are you there?" A woman's sweet voice came from the other end. It was like an alluring siren song, filled with seduction and lust. "We have to hurry, Lord Tark's guests are about to arrive."

Yael, the famed Xeros, lowered the phone upon hearing the voice. Now was not the time to deal with that woman, there was a very important meeting that he had to attend.

Not many knew, but in the underworld lived other creatures besides human beings. And sometimes someone was lucky enough to attract the attention of a creature with higher powers.

Yael took a deep breath trying to control his temper. There was no time for playing with that idiot. He had better things to do. Then he opened the door. He was still wearing his bathrobe with nothing inside. 

That was the view the beautiful woman in front of him saw. She was one of his stepsisters, one of the very first to enter his bed since they arrived at the mansion.

Xeros smiled at her and then took her hand softly to lead her into the room. He closed the door quickly and as soon as they were alone, he kissed her and lifted up her skirt. Then he pressed her on the door and took her from behind. He had to ease the tension before meeting Lord Tark and his guests, and she was perfect for that.

"Yael… wait… ah… we're going to be found out."

Yael didn't listen to her, he just continued with his act. "Almost… there…"

Talia just got carried away, after all, it was either letting him do what he wanted with her body or cutting off her money for the rest of the year.

By the time they finished, only after a few minutes, Yael smiled satisfied, but Talia could only feign pleasure. It was always the same with that man. Big pockets, short endurance. 

"See you downstairs; your father will be here soon too."

Yael nodded indifferently and adjusted his robe. 

He looked at how Talia walked out in her short, sexy dress, as she seemed to want to attract glances as well.

Yael couldn't help but make a sarcastic face. Everyone was the same in that house.