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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: ONE OF THE GIRLS ~ THE WEEKND, JENNIE & LILY ROSE-DEPP]

Lily gulped, her throat now dried up with thirst. She had thought with the conversation with Raven, he would forget about her punishment, but for them to still be here means he didn't, and she was going to face the consequences of her actions.

"Now let's hear the crimes of this feisty Puffin," Raven said for Lily's eyes to snap up and look at him. His lips curled up with pleasure. "Let's see, for lying to me twice, suddenly giving lie a color. I've never heard of it, also avoiding my touch, the worst of all offenses, and lastly, cussing out an innocent man. Pu... what vulgar word were you going to use on that man, enlighten me."

Gulping down the bridge of nervousness that now formed in her throat, Lily answered. "I was only trying to stand up for myself, I thought that's how you wanted me to be."

HANDING OUT PUNISHMENTS