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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: NOW, RUN~ HANIA RANI]

Before the police could arrive at the poppy field, Raven and Lily had left the place to go home. Jeffrey, led by his team, rounded up the whole place, and arrests were made, both the gardener and Lily's father and other men who were involved there.

Jeffrey was the one to cuff Lily's father, dragging him to the van. When the police captain came forward.

"How did you get this tip? This is a huge win and might even get you a promotion. It took the Narcs years to even arrest the smallest drug syndicate, but you found the whole field with just one phone call. Tell me who it was?" The police captain asked, nudging his junior.

Jeffrey twitched his lips, "Just someone," he muttered.

His Captain followed him behind, "So you've been working behind all of us, pretending to be interested in Mr. Ryker. That's good, keep up the good work, and stop chasing the wind. Mr. Ryker is just an innocent citizen,"

PAWNS IN THE GAME