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Lily gulped, it's the 'devil'. She said in her mind with her hands still trembling.

Raven picked the phone from the girl's hand, turning it off, he said, "You don't want to do that. Now run along and forget everything that happened here, little girl." His voice low and chilly to the bone.

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Sunshine Meets Grumpy

He's a hitman, a hacker, a serpent slithering through the city's underbelly. Not a hero, not even close. The mafia's ghost in the machine, shadows his only companions.

Then, there's her. Bookish, buried in debt and dreams, juggling endless shifts and late-night study sessions. Sunflower yellow amidst the grimy alleys, oblivious to the danger lurking beneath her hopeful smile. "Plain," they call her, "basic." But her light, it's undeniable.

One fated night, a muttered curse, a stolen glance. Their worlds, oil and water, are destined to collide. Can sunshine melt the frost around a killer's heart? Or will their tangled destinies ignite a storm that consumes them both?

The Hitman’s Sunshine

[MUSIC RECOMMENDATION: I HAVE QUESTIONS ~ CAMILA CABELLO]

"Are you okay, Puffin?" Raven asked the moment they were outside, turning to look at the girl's face.

Lily looked down at her wrist where Raven had been holding, sensing a hint of possessiveness in the way he wrapped his finger around her hand.

"I'm fine," she replied, holding her hands together after he let go. She subconsciously rubbed her wrist.

Raven sighed. "We should leave," he suggested, knowing that the words the girl had heard about being referred to as a woman for fun would hurt her.

Lily pushed the hair away from her face, her bun now getting messy. "But the game isn't over," she pointed back at the arena, worried that Raven wanted to leave because of her.

"It's not something you enjoy; you've seen enough. I guess we can leave now," Raven replied.

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